davidscott wrote:
Thanks guys.
My thought was misguided.
Rose tinted glasses.
My thought was misguided.
Rose tinted glasses.
A twinshock bike still may have better suspension than your 690 though
It'll certainly be lighter and lower
Depends on what you are doing and your skill level
At the TRF recommended speed of 25 mph a Twinshock will be fine
Now if we're racing along at 40 mph on the trail then it won't
Trail speed is a whole different argument
I like to think of trail riding as pony trekking on a bike
Pottering is preferable to racing on the trail for me and I'd sooner go out alone than in a group of 8
A Twinshock is great for pottering
I think trailriding has become keeping up with the jones, when you have to have the latest snazzy bike which most riders can only extol 10% of its potential on the trail - so to my mind a new £8000 KTM is a waste of money for trail riding, but plenty buy them
Plus people ride in £700 suits, with neck braces and full body armour & it's overkill for pony trekking
When I ride my (kickstart only)15 year old XR 400 I get some glances meaning we'll be slowed down by him or he'll never start that - but the bike keeps up fine
I've had KTM exc etc but much prefer the charm of a 2002 XR 400 to ride the trails on
Horses for courses, but we rode much harder, gnarlier trails in the 1990's on Twinshocks or DR 350 XR 400's without a problem because that is the only bikes we had and now a lot of harder trails aren't available anymore, so why do we need a top flight Enduro bike for the easier trails we can only ride now ?
I ride a Husky fe 350 , by far the best trail bike that I have had , but that's only my opinion 
