Rebound damping

concorde

What actually is it? And what does it do? Is it the most important factor on forks?

Just trying to see what makes a good fork?

Cheers

nicklouse

it controls how fast a fork extends.

but it on its own means bugger all.

as on some forks it does little.

concorde

Cool. But it makes a significant difference over a fork that does not have it I take it?

nicklouse

maybe.

but it may still be crap.

cooldad

If not the fork is a pogo stick.

concorde

Sound. Think I can see the benefits of it. Just wondering as say there's a low-end suntour at about 30 quid and then there's a RS Tora at about a ton. The majot difference between the two is the rebund damping, (is it not?) So I was working out if this is where the 70 quid difference comes in to play?!

cooldad

Good adjustable rebound damping allows you to tune the fork to rebound slow enough so it doesn't throw you off when it extends (like a pogo stick would) but extends fast enough so it doesn't pack down over a series of bumps and lose all travel.
It is almost half of what is important along with a decent spring and adequate stiffness.

concorde

cooldad wrote:

Good adjustable rebound damping allows you to tune the fork to rebound slow enough so it doesn't throw you off when it extends (like a pogo stick would) but extends fast enough so it doesn't pack down over a series of bumps and lose all travel.
It is almost half of what is important along with a decent spring and adequate stiffness.

Cool, cheers man.

nicklouse

Concorde wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Good adjustable rebound damping allows you to tune the fork to rebound slow enough so it doesn't throw you off when it extends (like a pogo stick would) but extends fast enough so it doesn't pack down over a series of bumps and lose all travel.
It is almost half of what is important along with a decent spring and adequate stiffness.

Cool, cheers man.

but just because a maker says it has rebound damping it means nothing. just like if it says it has preload adjust. many do do anything.

concorde

Ah right ok cool. Surely they shouldn't be allowed to do that? False advertising for a start?

cooldad

Which is why I qualified my statement with 'good'

cooldad

Nope there will probably be some vague minute difference in settings, but not enough to make any useful difference.
You get what you pay for.

concorde

Ok, so a RS Tora @ about 100 quid is pointless?!

Anonymous

Concorde wrote:

Ok, so a RS Tora @ about 100 quid is pointless?!

Depends entirely on what it's replacing. It's actually one of the better forks in it's price range.

nicklouse

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Concorde wrote:

Ok, so a RS Tora @ about 100 quid is pointless?!

Depends entirely on what it's replacing. It's actually one of the better forks in it's price range.

and which RS Tora. there is more than one.

concorde

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/rockshox ... 62250.html

RS Tora XC - replacing Suntour SCT V2 - Gotte be better butt wondering if it was the rebound damping tha tmade it better?

cooldad

Except being JE James, they have no stock.

concorde

Lol yeah I noticed that.

supersonic

All Toras are better than than SR XCM, XCT, XCR. the rebound circuit works very well.

concorde

Coolio. Cheers