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What is V-SQUARED damping and how YOUR SUSPENSION really WORKS!

What is V-SQUARED damping and how YOUR SUSPENSION really WORKS!

Update: 2024-08-21
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The joke goes, "The only way to get suspension to work in the 1970s was to not let it!" We've come a long way, and that was the beginning of the suspension revolution that brings us to today's generally great components and all the world-class stuff going on in racing. Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer and Technical Editor Kevin Cameron start with the basic forces at work including what's called V-squared damping (say "ouch!") move to friction dampers and damper rods, and finally get up to the beautiful and easy-to-work on high-performance cartridge dampers on the best bikes of today. And the side stories are almost half the fun. Ride with us!

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What is V-SQUARED damping and how YOUR SUSPENSION really WORKS!

What is V-SQUARED damping and how YOUR SUSPENSION really WORKS!

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