No bouncing, no jouncing, no snap crackle or pop. For us laymen, one of the hardest things to understand is why springs that are stiffer and stouter actually make the bike feel cushier. Max, I know you understand this. You've even explained it to me. Thanks for keeping my butt in the saddle.
Dehydration update A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, to fracture a phrase.
And this is so typical of what happens when somebody with a little knowledge starts to make decisions and analysis based on it. I found myself getting worse every time I rode a section, when I should have been getting better. So I learned my lesson, or so I thought, and on hot days I drink lots of fluids whenever I go racing. Sure, any idiot can see that on a hot day, you're gonna sweat, and when you sweat, you lose fluids that must be replaced. Oklahoma was cold and rainy, so I was slacking when I should have been slaking.