Hawk DLX - Durability

[Boatguy]

I said it in the other thread about the RX3.

It’s down to how you treat the bike. ALL bikes will be durable enough to do any trail at all, unless you beat them up.

All bikes will fail if you treat them like crap.

It’s a matter of learning to ride properly out in the middle of nowhere and that means remembering the real danger you can get in if you’re careless and break your bike. It’s not so much the bike as it is the rider.

I cross oceans on boats. We absolutely never stress the sailing rig when weeks from any assistance. No matter how rough it is, you slow down and make your decisions thinking about how to best protect the rig from damage. You baby it.

It’s no different riding a bike in the middle of nowhere.

[Wild Dog]

Originally Posted by Boatguy

All bikes will fail if you treat them like crap.

Even sometimes the most expensive gear will take less abuse before it says good bye.. For example, which bicycle will take more abuse a cheap steel frame one or one made with the best carbon fiber bicycle out there.