08-27-2018, 03:03 AM
nothing will stop it. That's not the point.
What I mean is that the trajectory will be the same with or without the shocks, as there is only one degree of freedom (bump or reboud)
What happens beyond the normal suspension travel is not another DoF, is just not the normal working range, but kinematically is the same movement.
Oposite case: front forks. With the fork in place, you have 1DoF for front suspension (and 1 DoF for steering). If you remove the fork... the wheel is completely unconstrained.
Another way of seeing it: shocks only work in tension/compression. Struts (as forks) support bending loads..
What I mean is that the trajectory will be the same with or without the shocks, as there is only one degree of freedom (bump or reboud)
What happens beyond the normal suspension travel is not another DoF, is just not the normal working range, but kinematically is the same movement.
Oposite case: front forks. With the fork in place, you have 1DoF for front suspension (and 1 DoF for steering). If you remove the fork... the wheel is completely unconstrained.
Another way of seeing it: shocks only work in tension/compression. Struts (as forks) support bending loads..