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Re: how does upgrading forks affect the ride?
- Subject: Re: how does upgrading forks affect the ride?
- From: Paul Fox <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:18:46 -0500
> > so does that mean that if i have a problem with being jolted hard
> > when hitting pavement brakes, or small areas of raised patch pavement,
> > that the emulator might help by absorbing that bigger bump more easily?
> >
> > (i'm relatively light -- around 150.)
>
> Yep, sure does. Better damping all 'round: small bumps seem to
> disappear and big bumps seem a lot smaller than you thought they would. Takes a
> little getting used to after becoming accustomed to cheap damping rod forks.
> I'll never go back. Both of my bikes have fully RaceTech'ed forks.
> For your weight, RaceTech's graph (attached 37KB gif) shows a .90 to
> .95 Kg/mm spring. Take the full wet weight of your bike (Sprint ST is 530
can you pass along the url to their site? i have an RS, not an ST, and
i should probably look at the graph (and weigh myself again :-) in any case.
paul
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paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 24.3 degrees)
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