Transferring Your Smashpot to Another Fork: Parts Required If you're thinking of moving your Smashpot to a different fork, follow this checklist to ensure you have the correct fitting parts for your fork: 1. Is the Smashpot compatible with the new fork? You c... Smashpot
Upgrading Your Fork’s Spring vs. Damper Suspension basically comprises two separate systems working in parallel: a spring and a damper. On a mountain bike fork, you’ll have one leg containing the spring system, and the other leg containing ...
The Perfect Setup Doesn’t Exist The perfect setup doesn't exist.(There, we said it). There is no perfect setup.There is no ‘correct’ setup.There is just the best overall compromise for your preferences.It’s a common misconception th...
What is fork stiction? What is fork stiction? Higher stiction and friction is prevalent with any air sprung suspension, because they simply have more sliding seals. With as many as 6 sliding seals present in air sprung fork... General Suspension Topics
The Limitations of Air Springs Most forks that come on mountain bikes these days are air sprung, likely due to being lighter and more adjustable when compared to a coil sprung fork. Air spring designs have improved over the years, ... General Suspension Topics
Tuning Your Suspension - Bracketing Setting up suspension sounds like a daunting task for most - however it is not as complicated as some may think. Touching your adjustments will not cause your bike to explode, and you’ll quite likely ... General Suspension Topics
Understanding Leverage Curves In mountain biking, rear suspension design isn’t just about shocks specifically, but involves the design of the frame and how the shock is integrated with it.Over the years, the development of suspens... General Suspension Topics