10-01-2019, 04:53 PM
(10-01-2019, 09:30 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: no not all of the suspension travel will be lost just some
Not really.
You have a total suspension travel from FR to FB:
FR=Full rebouund
FB=Full bump
With a particular preload+weght on the bike, it may be something like this:
[FB----0------------FR]
where "0" is the equilibrium position.
If you increase preload, you'd get something like
[FB------------0----FR]
Ideally, you should aim to adjust your preload to the load on the bike, so you are always around:
[FB--------0--------FR]
Full bump happens at the damper (there is a bump stop), it's not due to the spring coils locking, so the travel remains the same. You only change where is your zero.
[FB----0------------FR]
[FB------------0----FR]
[FB--------0--------FR]
So, how do you know if you are in the sweet spot? The idea is that you have to go as soft as possible, so you don't get out of rebound travel, but as hard as necesary, so you dont hit on the bumpstop during normal bumps.