did we ever find out?

02gf74 · Apr 8, 2013

somebody on here had a set of forks with shot elastomers that they replaced with springs.

the consensus was that it would not work very well as elastomers act as dampers so the forks would be bery boingy.

anyone remember the thread and how it ended?

chrisv40 · Apr 9, 2013

The guy probably hasnt landed yet to report back.

stevet1 · Apr 9, 2013

BITD the advise was to replace the elastomers in one leg with a spring and keep the elastomers in the other to retain some damping.

B3 · Apr 9, 2013

stevet1":1y4f5kcb said:
BITD the advise was to replace the elastomers in one leg with a spring and keep the elastomers in the other to retain some damping.

How would that work? Wouldn't the fork rebound at the rate of the spring and the elastomers rebound at thier own rate?

gtRTSdh · Apr 9, 2013

B3":2bjjhosq said:
stevet1":2bjjhosq said:

BITD the advise was to replace the elastomers in one leg with a spring and keep the elastomers in the other to retain some damping.

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How would that work? Wouldn't the fork rebound at the rate of the spring and the elastomers rebound at thier own rate?

Yes an unloaded fork would, but with the riders weight against one spring and one elastomer stack all is ok, clearly we're not talking Marzocchi coil/oil smooth and lovely movement but it worked.

fun at fiftyish · Apr 9, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfMI-tulAs

Many moons ago I had a BSO with undamped coil-sprung forks.On steep and rocky descents they were superb,,,,until they fired you off the bike with a tremendous and uncontrollable force.

Mark.

did we ever find out?

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