My suspension is moving pretty slownehen I hit a drop.the faster the bike is going, the faster the suspension will have to react. On a drop you could just be using alot of travel, not necessarily having your suspension be engaging as fast as possible. This is what I was told by a professional suspension mech who made my session feel like gods chariot. There's actually alot of things suspension companies do/say that work and are easier to understand for the average rider but not necessarily for someone who is riding very hard. For example the average shim stack in most stock tunes Hsc has to do with how fast the suspension is moving, not the size of the impact. For example jumps, if you want it to jump/pedal better you will put on more lsc as the landings and lips are lots of compression into the suspension, just slower
Think how fast your suspension is traveling when you land a drop........
Oh yea, because you definately know more about suspension than people who race downhill and someone who has been tuning his moto shock since he was 12. Jumps/corners/drops move your suspension much slower than chattery braking bumps. HSC is for abrupt, small and sharp impacts, often times many in a row. LSC is for smoother, bigger but slower impacts.
So you were agreeing with me? I was confused for a second. now it looks like were on the same page As I was saying alot of people think of big impacts as high speed, and small impacts as low speed, but that's not even close to how you should tune your suspension
So you were agreeing with me? I was confused for a second. now it looks like were on the same page As I was saying alot of people think of big impacts as high speed, and small impacts as low speed, but that's not even close to how you should tune your suspension
Oh I agree with you, its bikerboywill who's wrong haha
High speed compression has nothing to do with the speed if the bike. LSC is what would change the suspension on drops and jumps HSC is for jittery braking bumps and fast, smaller impacts
lsc. initial motion of the shock shaft, rider inputs, small bump absorbtion
Hsc. end stroke of shock piston shaft, high speed impacts, drops etc.
High speed compression has nothing to do with the speed if the bike. LSC is what would change the suspension on drops and jumps HSC is for jittery braking bumps and fast, smaller impacts
lsc. initial motion of the shock shaft, rider inputs, small bump absorbtion
Hsc. end stroke of shock piston shaft, high speed impacts, drops etc.
Right so now landing a drop is lsc??? Rigghhtttttt. Have you ever done a sizable drop or are you still riding curbs? Hitting a landing after dropping through 20ft of air definatly is a high speed impact
The amount of confusion with low and high speed compression settings is annoying. I end up having to change my mind every few months going by what I read, I eventually settled on the assumption that;
LSC was used for fork tautness, i.e brake dive, cornering, rollers and climbing if that is applicable to your style of riding. HSC is for everything square edged and the way the fork ramps up. Stutter bumps and harsh drops/landings.
So effectively the low speed shaft is all that is activated when you land a jump or drop smoothly. Jumping around on your fork in the car park imitates the fork characteristics you achieve when you activate the high speed shaft.... no?
It depends how you jump around, but if you just mash on it like most people then yes, you're correct.
And bikerboywill.... just facepalm. Its not high speed, high speed is for square edges, G-outs, harsh flat landings etc. You wouldn't be dropping 20ft to flat, you'd likely have a nice tranny, and it'd use lsc.
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