Loche
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Loche dariodigiulio's article
Apr 10, 2024 at 8:50
Apr 10, 2024
First Ride: Rocky Mountain's 2024 Altitude Has a Completely Revised Frame Design
A higher leverage ratio means you are using less shock stroke for a given amount of wheel displacement. If you're using less shock stroke, it means you are not displacing as much oil inside the damper. Thus, you need to use more compression to restrict the smaller oil flow to get the same effect as a larger oil flow.
Dario is saying the frame has a lot of progression (higher leverage ratio early in the travel). So I'm guessing he's using more LSC damping so the bike doesn't feel underdamped in the first portion of the travel.