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Post by bikesnoopy on Feb 28, 2006 19:41:51 GMT
Would i be right in thinking that suspension is stiffer when the weathers really cold due to thickening oil in the forks & shocks,making the damping harsher?
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Post by bernard on Feb 28, 2006 19:52:13 GMT
[quote author=bikesnoopy Would i be right in thinking that suspension is stiffer when the weathers really cold due to thickening oil in the forks & shocks,making the damping harsher? Yes i would say so, transfer of oil would be slower due to the thicker molecules i assume
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Feb 28, 2006 20:00:02 GMT
I often wondered that myself. Apart from the obvious lack of temperature in the tyres in winter, and the subsequent (presumably stiffer tread area and sidewalls) the whole bike always seems to handle better in summer. Maybe it's just one of them psychowotsit things or perhas it's mechanical too?
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Feb 28, 2006 20:01:03 GMT
Damn! Did I just mention tyres again?
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Post by bikesnoopy on Feb 28, 2006 20:08:24 GMT
i wasnt gonna mention the tyres. . . but if you want MY opinion. . . I do find that on really cold days,i feel every bump in the road & on warmer days over the same route,i dont. Guess that answers my question really!
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Post by Les on Mar 1, 2006 22:41:45 GMT
IMHO the reason that one feels more pot holes and bumps in the road during the winter is cause you are on the look out more for them. I therefore agree with the big word that Grem used.
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Post by lightspeed on Mar 2, 2006 20:32:19 GMT
Stiff when cold? Usually the other way around! Oh! Tires yer talkin' about. . . . Sorry, please continue
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Post by bikesnoopy on Mar 3, 2006 10:36:43 GMT
Its true... I just went out on my mountain bike & in the cold the forks were almost rigid. I came back & warmed the forks up with a hair dryer for 15 mins & went out again over the same route. Result? Lovely smooth,plush suspension movement. Just to make sure of my experiment,im waiting for them to cool down again & then im gonna try them again...
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Post by bikesnoopy on Mar 3, 2006 18:22:53 GMT
Myth confirmed...suspension IS firmer in the cold...
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