Hi Dave, all good points. I definitely don't claim to be a shock internals expert (Fox and Rockshox engineers have many more years of experience in this area). My claim about friction came from my personal experience with seals in a pressure regulator I was designing as well as a few articles I had read specifically about this subject.
It should be noted that high leverage ratios also lead to the shock moving slower that with a low leverage ratio and thus having less damping forces. This requires different shims to account for the low damping forces to ensure the system isn't a pogo stick. But this get's way too deep for an 8min video :)
Feb. 28, 2020, 6:33 p.m. - trailpovguide
Hi Dave, all good points. I definitely don't claim to be a shock internals expert (Fox and Rockshox engineers have many more years of experience in this area). My claim about friction came from my personal experience with seals in a pressure regulator I was designing as well as a few articles I had read specifically about this subject. It should be noted that high leverage ratios also lead to the shock moving slower that with a low leverage ratio and thus having less damping forces. This requires different shims to account for the low damping forces to ensure the system isn't a pogo stick. But this get's way too deep for an 8min video :)