Hi Guys, I saw a lot of riders test their rear shock by vertically drop the rear tire. If it stands still (after drop it) than somebody says to me that the rear shock is perfectly working.
Questions: 1) is the test valid? what is the test name? 2) Why mine always bounce back even after several time of dial in the shock, any suggestion?
note: I bought my Vivid Air Rear Shock R2C a month ago. Thanks beforehand.
This is a test (I don't know how scientific it is) commonly used on DH bikes with coil shocks. The bike drops to the ground with a dull thump and the damping absorbs the drop. In my experience it doesn't work with air shocks - maybe because of stiction. The bike bounces back off the ground. Can someone else explain?
You would be much better getting your existing shock set up properly by PUSH and tuned, TFTuned for what you want from it. The difference is night and day...
Why every pro team has a suspension engineer right? not a box full of different shocks. Get it tuned, save money, get exactly what you need and want!
Hi Guys, I saw a lot of riders test their rear shock by vertically drop the rear tire. If it stands still (after drop it) than somebody says to me that the rear shock is perfectly working.
Questions: 1) is the test valid? what is the test name? 2) Why mine always bounce back even after several time of dial in the shock, any suggestion?
note: I bought my Vivid Air Rear Shock R2C a month ago. Thanks beforehand.
No, that sounds like a load of BS - with just bike weight the tyre will do most of the spring and damping
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