It Begins Again

The search for the perfect mountain bike. N + 1. Although in this case N isn't really changing since I'm parting out my hardtail. There's also another saying, "as the number of bikes owned increases so do the odds that none of those bikes are working correctly".

As of this moment that rings more true than ever. I bought a new saddle for my road bike, but it didn't fit the seatpost. So, I swapped it for the seatpost on my single speed, but being a setback post, it puts me too far back on my road bike. Also, my road bike seatpost is too short for my single speed. On top of that, my hardtail is completely disassembled in my bedroom right next to 2/3rds of an old steel road bike. It's starting to look like a bike shop in there. Seriously. Tools in one corner, frames/wheels in another, small parts in a third corner, and a bed somewhere in the mix.
#firstworldproblems

On the positive side, my new fork arrived. It's bigger, stronger, and lighter. I've come to the conclusion that if your going to have multiple bikes, they need to be different or at least serve different purposes. A short travel hardtail is just too similar to my rigid bike, but there's also another problem with hardtails. A rigid bike can corner well because it slides predictably; both wheels have similar traction. But with a hardtail, the front wheel has better traction than the rear. One can equalize the traction by increasing the spring rate or increasing the compression damping at the loss of some of the benefits of suspension. In theory, a full suspension bike should have better and equal traction front and rear.

I'll be ordering the wheels and frame in the next month or so. I should be able to get it dialed just in time for next race season.