We have said it before in our is tuning worth it article : A custom tuned fork damper can elevate performance well beyond that of the stock setup by “shifting the bell curve” and also [...]
The Trek Re:active thru shaft technology has its advantages in terms of transition from compression to rebound. With a designing missing the internal floating piston, IFP, comes some some issues. [...]
Fork travel changes can be confusing. While we won’t go into depth on ride characteristics associated with increasing or decreasing travel here, head tube angle, bottom bracket height, [...]
Fork offset, trail, shorter? longer?! Undoubtably offset has an impact on your ride. Fox, Rockshox, MRP, and others are all offering up forks in different offset options. While I will not belabor [...]
The industry moves in a similar fashion as Danny Hart’s World Cup win on a muddy course in 2011 – traction and precision at one point, complete slop the next. Industry standards rise [...]
The Trek Top Fuel is a race machine and is because of this the suspension is tuned for optimal pedal efficiency. Over the past year we have seen a large number of customers complain of the Fox [...]
Just like a fork, a rear shock has two key elements: a spring (either coil or air) and a damper. Remember, the spring gives your shock its resisting force (squish) and the damper regulates how [...]
The suspension fork is comprised of two key components – A spring (air or coil), which gives the fork its…well…spring, and a damper, which controls the compression characteristics and [...]
The topic of “long shocking” frames is one we hear a lot. Frame manufactures like Santa Cruz with their Hightower, and may others specify shocks that have limited stroke for their [...]
Elevensix vs DHX2 vs CCDB CS WE HAVE A DEMO ELEVENSIX IN STOCK AS OF 3/8/17 As trail and enduro bikes have gotten lighter, faster, and more capable through rough and rowdy terrain, the new-school [...]