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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic Discussion: Fork Damping vs Spring Rate
7/24/2019 1:05pm
It's funny, people often say they "want better damping" as if for example a more expensive fork is going to inherently have damping that "feels smoother" or whatever. If you look at how hydraulic damping actually works, you'll soon understand that more damping will always equal a harsher ride, especially when talking about any kind of high-speed suspension event (talking about shaft speed, not the speed of the bike although the two are often related). Damping in and of itself is not something "smooth", even though it involves moving oil around. A spring is something very dynamic. It resists compression...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Discussion: Fork Damping vs Spring Rate
7/24/2019 12:57pm
Great question Brines. I'm totally bought into the spring as the more important system. I think you should do 90% of your tuning with the spring and let damping do the last 10%. I learned this the hard way in 2014 at the Leogang World Cup. I was getting destroyed by the high-speed chatter and constant small to medium-sized holes on the track. I couldn't hold a line anywhere and I could barely hold onto the bars. Turns out that growing up in Oregon where all the DH trails are smooth and flat didn't help me set up a bike...
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RiderMikeCheck1 Liked a reply to forum topic Discussion: Fork Damping vs Spring Rate
7/23/2019 7:43pm
Allen, you referenced adding spacers to increase mid-stroke support--that's not true and wanted to point it out just to clarify for other readers. It's important to point out the myth (that I've heard repeated in Youtube videos and in written web articles) that adding tokens is for mid-stroke. .... Adding Tokens/spacers have very minimal effect on the mid-stroke. They affect and are used for ramp up the latter third of the travel. If you add spacers and keep your pressure the same, it may feel like there is more mid-stroke support (there definitely is not less!). That said, the point...
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Erotomania90 Liked a reply to forum topic Discussion: Fork Damping vs Spring Rate
7/23/2019 4:50pm
I think the spring is the most important factor. If you try to compensate for the spring with compression, the bike just feels wrong. Damper tuning usually boils down to front and rear balance for me. I think a lot of Loris' comments about the other guys may reflect more on different suspension designs more so than tuning. Loic has been logging data for a long time now, and his riding style would make a hardtail look like butter over rough terrain. Probably not the best guy to watch while you figure out your own settings.
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Sheppy Wong Added a reply to EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 11:56am I think riders caused this. Not Maes who I'm 100% sympathetic towards, but the naive attitude some of them had early on, not taking doping control seriously. It led to an inevitable crack down(maybe over reaction) and firming up of the rules. Now Maes is the first innocent victim of everyone not taking this seriously soon enough.
tmano2 Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 11:37am
they have taken themselves away from controlling that part of their series to be imparcial and neutral, and i think that it is a good thing
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dannyboybiker Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 7:03am
The EWS are actually at fault here for providing doctors at an event who are not aware of the list of prohibited substances. Their lawyers would have advised them very clearly to highlight that probenicid was administered outside the event, even if it was by one of their race doctors. But it’s pretty poor from them to provide medical care at a event who will administer prohibited treatment. EWS: "Therefore, the prescription of medication outside of EWS racing that has ultimately lead to the penalty imposed on Martin Maes must serve as a lesson to all athletes, organisers, teams, coaches...
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Fox Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 7:02am
What a pile of BS! Failed first round antibiotics, pus coming out of the wound, treated as indicated for the second round, and he gets a suspension for it. Not all that surprising from UCI, its not like its a road event in Europe or anything. EWS says sorry, out of our hands?!? Cmon guys, you're not looking good right now...
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jimmypop Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 7:02am
Anyone who equates this to the Rude/Graves situation is, well, wrong.
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 7:00am
I think the RR stardom was meant inside the EWS circles, as in if a 50 and below placed rider was found dirty, he would have been banned from the sport for longer or something along those lines.
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tmano2 Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 6:58am
i don't think it's about nationality, being from the US it's probably better for that, but some rider from a big team, with a good public image. if it would have been someone like Florian Nicolai that is probably one of the best riders there, or Kelan Grant, i think there carrear would be pretty much over
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jimmypop Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 6:58am
Oh, come on. Yes. Absolutely. Turning this into a nationalism debate is a great way to distract from the confirmed PED use and resultant sanction, though.
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jimmypop Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 6:58am
Um, exactly the same?
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tmano2 Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 6:57am
from those print screens it doesn't fell like it will be a good one, and this if from the ones who didn't like the joke he made on top of this issue, there will be countless others that didn't publicly speak. i feel that the one he is good friend's with will be fine, but the rest not so much
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jimmypop Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
6/26/2019 6:56am
Jesus. Does this kid have muscle where he should have brain tissue?
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