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Originally posted by fil2
Quote: Originally posted by couchcommando
Suspension is the one thing we can change so I'm surprised people are finding it difficult to understand, sorted suspension will get you more time than any exhaust/dynoet and set up yet everyone has that done ?
Priorities wrong maybe ? |
right...but what does the upgrade acheive..what is done..?.i dont understand.....
seems to me no-one else does lol.... |
Ok, ok.... lets go back to basics! The ideal setup for a front fork is (in theory) when it uses 99% of it's available travel over the course of a race.
This isn't quite true, because you may want it to go 100%, and hit the lock stops, in a couple of places if they're braking in a straight line (the tyre will then act as suspension). This may give you a better setup for the rest of the track.
The worst case scenario is when the combined suspension travel provided by the forks and the tyre is exceeded. This is when the tyre loses traction and you slide (me @ Quarry).
So the ideal setup is one where the compression damping is perfect for the place on the track where you want the most travel to be used, and where the rebound damping is set to return the bike to normal without pogoing off down the road!
Unfortunately we don't have damping adjustment, but a kit may make it easier to adjust than the standard setup, and may get you closer to an 'allround' setup to begin with.
Is it worth it? If it'd saved me from my broken collarbone I'd have happily paid £1k.
My 2p.
Ali