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I need to get some bigger ones and maybe 3d print a mouth that goes on the bearing to make it look like its screaming I do honestly do work, I pormise

Not going to lie, you had me at googly eyes.

Oh and the data card at the back of the machine - Typical peak speeds are about 6-8m/s on downhill bike forks, and shocks will be up to around 2.5-3m/s. Most dampers "should" be fairly linear up to those max speeds - some aren't by design, but its rare for the ports to "choke" and start generating excessively high rates at those speeds (despite what some people think). It's more likely that high acceleration causes issues (so very high frequency but relatively low speed) which is why the linear actuator dynos exist.

The machine is basically a motor that turns a shaft, which is turned in to linear up and down motion. The software runs the machine faster and faster, and measures how much force the damper is producing at every point and speed in the stroke. My machine is a CTW "rotary" type dyno with 2 HP and one of the more basic, lower power machines on the market (I think about $15,000 USD today). CTW was born out of a company called Roehrig who pioneered workshop damper testing in the early 90's - many of the older racecar and motorcycle...

This is all great info, and thanks to everyone who answered my question. We're really spoiled here in the Vital forums.

You can see it in action on our IG feed if you're not allergic to social media 😀I don't know exactly what's in it, it wasn't very "notchy" per se but the movement was indeed a bit uneven at times. Stop and start kinda thing, but there didn't appear to be much in the way of nasty stiction at least.

What's the diaper hiding?

I hope the honda e bike has a ride setting where when you pedal it can make either 2 stroke sounds or 4 stroke sounds to make it faster.

After. It was one of the more comical experiences I’ve had with bike links. I don’t weigh a lot and I kept having to add more and more air to get sag (near max pressure and I’m only 150 lbs). So it was obvious something wasn’t right. Went to check the machining and the simulated machined part didn’t match the modeled part despite all the tool paths being up to date. Strangely the thing cleared full travel. Bounced on it a little for the fun of it… 170 mm of travel with a 45 mm shock stroke is probably one...

I don’t even know if that will happen! But if I had to make a rumor, it would be that Cascade is going to make a 170 mm Tallboy link. *this may have happened at one point due to a CAD software glitch

[edit: quoted, but this is not meant in response to any previous post or user in particular] As someone who designs and manufactures aftermarket components to upgrade 'big suspension' put me on the record in their defense. I think they actually do a remarkable job at what is really an impossible task. Imagine designing something within the small confines of an MTB fork and the accepted dimensional standards. Make it light enough and cheap enough for what the market demands at retail and OEM. Manufacture and assemble it at massive scale to acceptably high QC standards, align dozens of critical...

So about a month ago I published my data logger design, latest version, which I'm calling the BODAQS A8. The hardware design and software are both open-source and can be used freely, including commercially, without restriction. I've also been selling PCBs and kits through the build website and have almost sold out the first batch, including to a couple of people on this forum. Thank you for the support and feedback :-) I'm continuing to develop the software and have some big plans. The most recent release added suspension phase diagrams, and I'm working on IMU (accelerometer) support. The latest...

Aight, i'mma head out. No bikes left.

Never let making brakes get in the way of a nice Chianti