Last time, we talked about Anti-Squat, which is a frame’s rear suspension design’s resistance to compression under acceleration and pedaling forces. This week, we talk…
One of the most common terms bandied about to describe a full suspension bike’s pedaling performance is “Anti-Squat”. Which means, for many riders, it’s a…
Last week Cannondale debuted an 8th generation Lefty Ocho XC fork, paired to their new F-Si hardtail. From the outside, its move to an industry standard…
Back in February Quarq expanded smart suspension tuning with their ShockWiz gadgets and a new mobile app. Then as RockShox updated forks, a new web-based…
Last week we broke down how full-suspension mountain bike frames pivot and flex to move through their travel, most often through rotating bushings & bearings. All…
Suspension isn’t limited to undamped leaf spring forks of the more mechanically complex YBB softail frames like we’ve dug deep into over the past weeks. If…
Simple suspension isn’t limited to leaf spring forks, elastomer-equipped stems & double-decker flexing handlebars. Builders have been putting undamped suspension into bike frames for decades.…
As much as we love diving deep on suspension design and technologies, it’s important to get the basics straight. Last week we covered undamped suspension forks.…
Most modern suspension includes hydraulic damping, but we wanted to know more about how undamped suspension functions – to better understand its benefits & limitations.…
This week’s Suspension Tech looks at the evolution of the rear shock, specifically why the coil shocks are seeing a resurgence. The development of full-suspension…
Our Suspension Tech series focus on dropper seatposts has covered choosing travel, fitting a dropper to your bike, maintaining the post, and why it wasn’t…
In the last episode we covered the key difference between high and low speed compression, which controls how quickly your suspension compresses on different types…
In modern mountain bike suspension, compression damping is how you control the rate at which your shock compresses under force (an impact, you pressing down…
This week’s installment deals with maintenance. Superficial maintenance. Which is perhaps the easiest kind of maintenance, which means it’s sometimes overlooked or undervalued. Or maybe…
With the introduction of MRP’s Baxter following the Fox 32AX, which we rode just after seeing the X-Fusion Ranger, and Lauf expanding their Grit lineup, we wondered:…
Ever get that not-so-smooth, sticky feeling from your dropper seatpost? Where it doesn’t drop easily or won’t return to full extension? At Sea Otter, Rockshox…
