Mtb Fork Bottoms Out. If a suspension fork bottoms out, it can hit the end of the compression with a substantial amount of force, but if it tops out. Most forks have compression dampening. It is more than ok for suspension to bottom out on the biggest, hardest hits that the rider is likely to expose it to. I had a pretty harsh bottom out on my fork today. You can reduce the likelihood of bottoming out by. “you should bottom out a couple of times a ride on the trail you ride the most and feel the most confident on,” says fitzsimmons. “if the terrain is steep, it will be hard to bottom out the fork unless it’s a jump, drop off, or impacting large braking holes entering a turn. Most forks now use at least a rubber bottom out bumper to soften the blow. Landed a hit front wheel first on a drop and heard a loud clunk. Also know as compression lock. Henry's back in the dirt shed to answer your mountain bike tech questions. If it bottoms out, you'll get a spike of force up through the bars. You are supposed to control that will the little blue knob in the top of fork. The reason you have suspension is to prevent that. Is it ok to bottom out the shock and fork once or twice every run, or am i damaging the suspension when i do this?
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Landed a hit front wheel first on a drop and heard a loud clunk. If it bottoms out, you'll get a spike of force up through the bars. You are supposed to control that will the little blue knob in the top of fork. Most forks now use at least a rubber bottom out bumper to soften the blow. You can reduce the likelihood of bottoming out by. How bad is this for my fork? “if the terrain is steep, it will be hard to bottom out the fork unless it’s a jump, drop off, or impacting large braking holes entering a turn. It is more than ok for suspension to bottom out on the biggest, hardest hits that the rider is likely to expose it to. I had a pretty harsh bottom out on my fork today. Also know as compression lock.
From the Workbench AtHome Fork Installation Mountain Bike Feature
Mtb Fork Bottoms Out “you should bottom out a couple of times a ride on the trail you ride the most and feel the most confident on,” says fitzsimmons. How bad is this for my fork? Most forks now use at least a rubber bottom out bumper to soften the blow. Also know as compression lock. “if the terrain is steep, it will be hard to bottom out the fork unless it’s a jump, drop off, or impacting large braking holes entering a turn. The reason you have suspension is to prevent that. You can reduce the likelihood of bottoming out by. If a suspension fork bottoms out, it can hit the end of the compression with a substantial amount of force, but if it tops out. Is it ok to bottom out the shock and fork once or twice every run, or am i damaging the suspension when i do this? Landed a hit front wheel first on a drop and heard a loud clunk. Most forks have compression dampening. If it bottoms out, you'll get a spike of force up through the bars. You are supposed to control that will the little blue knob in the top of fork. “you should bottom out a couple of times a ride on the trail you ride the most and feel the most confident on,” says fitzsimmons. Henry's back in the dirt shed to answer your mountain bike tech questions. I had a pretty harsh bottom out on my fork today.
