buzz-lightyear – Member
Nice graph. Don’t completely agree with your “point b” conclusion. The optimum amount of suckdown is bike specific IMO. Some suckdown gives:
1. Faster response to compression (just increase the damping if too bobby)
2. Lower front and BB – better cornering, and less waggy when fully extended under climbing
For example: my TranceX, a 120mm bike, rides better overall with the 150mm Revs “sucked down” to ~130mm.
Frame geometry, fork length, suspension action and handling are intrinsically linked, which means for a given frame, there is a practical limit on the length of travel. For the correct length of fork, suspension action is key, IMO.
Sorry Buzz but that is stupid. Space them down to the travel you want.