Timeline for Why isn't my suspension bouncy?
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| Aug 27, 2014 at 23:40 | comment | added | Kaz | @Jahaziel Seat post supension has the feature that it goes away when you stand on the pedals, leaving only the front suspension. This can be regarded as an advantage. It may be ideal for the user who does mostly road work, and little or no downhill trails. | |
| Aug 27, 2014 at 23:38 | comment | added | Kaz | A suspension spring does not return at the same rate as it is displaced: the unsprung mass (wheel plus lower part of the suspension) moves the spring quickly under the sudden impulse of the road irregularity. The spring then moves slowly, since it has to move the much greater sprung mass! Damping is about reducing overshoot, and diminishing the oscillations. Without any damping at all, the suspension is a harmonic oscillator whose oscillations store energy. Shocks are absorbed fine, but the oscillations grow in amplitude as the effect of the shocks accumulates. | |
| Jun 30, 2014 at 16:34 | comment | added | Jahaziel | @Alexander: yes, it can be helpful for some types of riding, however, they are more limited than frame suspension. | |
| Jun 30, 2014 at 4:42 | comment | added | Alexander | For rear suspension you can add a saddle (or seat post) with suspension. | |
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| Apr 6, 2013 at 0:15 | history | answered | Jahaziel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |