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Posted by on July 29, 2008, 6:24 pm
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> >I've recently heard some "suspension expert" make references to
> >position-sensitive damping in modern forks. =A0I've seen the innards of
> >several, and AFAIK, there are no position-sensitive components in
> >modern damping-valve forks - valves are 100% speed sensitive and,
> >other react the same regardless of where in the stroke you are -
> >personally, I think this guy was full of crap. =A0OTOH, I haven't had
> >the displeasure of tearing apart the forks on either of my new bikes,
> >so I don't know if there are some new wiz-bang gizmos stuffed in
> >there. =A0Do the new 391-chamber forks that all the MX bikes use include
> >any position-sensitive components?
>
> >JayC
>
> I got my suspension done twice by those guys up by you. That old guy mx-e=
r
> (#5) used to race for them. Something Suspension. In at least two differe=
nt
> conversations with them about the rather under-suspended initial state of
> the XR, they noted I was riding in the harsh part of the stroke where the
> suspension damping is more aggressive. The first time I got it back from
> them, I felt I was finally up in the plush part of the stroke. HUGE
> difference. IIRC, Burleson said the same thing that time. That is, the
> comments were that the damping I experienced was driven by where I starte=
d
> in the stroke. So one data point is that what they said satisfied what wa=
s
> observed. Can't think of how the forks would "know" where they are, but
> that was the POV they offered.
>
> Mike
>
> --
> Mike W.
> 96 XR400
> 70 CT70
> 71 KG 100 (Hodaka-powered)
> 99 KZ1000P (training)
> 99 KZ1000P (rider)
> 00 Beta Rev-3
I've seen a new style prototype MX fork that has chambers on both ends
of the forks. It looks really wild. Can't find the pics right now but
will post a link if I can.
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