Steering dampers

Logic.Al · Mar 29, 2013

I was talking to a mate about this the other day. I could have sworn that there was a company who made MTB steering dampers. Who were they and how did they work?

gtRTSdh · Mar 29, 2013

i remember people using them on jump bikes for no handed landings etc. Motorbike ones aren't huge so I expect they just used those tbh.

ferrus · Mar 29, 2013

I believe Odyssey made one, and there was also the 'Dampenator' (headset?) - not quite sure how or if that worked..!

pete_mcc · Mar 29, 2013

Hopey still make them. The odyssey one was little more than a car boot damper strapped to the side of the bike as I recall

FMJ · Mar 29, 2013

pete_mcc":2hhmymk0 said:
Hopey still make them. The odyssey one was little more than a car boot damper strapped to the side of the bike as I recall

The LBS where I bought my Chill in 91 had the Oddysey dampers in the parts cabinet. Looked at one. Thought it was a novelty. Same with the spring only unicrown Scott forks they were flogging, too.

Oh, and the dampers in ZZYZX forks have TOYOTA xxxx-xxx-xx stamped on them.

hot chilli · Mar 31, 2013

FMJ":3tpwpeum said:
pete_mcc":3tpwpeum said:

Hopey still make them. The odyssey one was little more than a car boot damper strapped to the side of the bike as I recall

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The LBS where I bought my Chill in 91 had the Oddysey dampers in the parts cabinet. Looked at one. Thought it was a novelty. Same with the spring only unicrown Scott forks they were flogging, too.

Oh, and the dampers in ZZYZX forks have TOYOTA xxxx-xxx-xx stamped on them.

i have never see toyota on the dampers in ZZYZX Forks??? not that the dampers last long anyway..

sylus · Mar 31, 2013

used one on my old rd350lc and on my tl1000s..never gone fast enough to have on on a bicycle

Steering dampers

Logic.Al

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gtRTSdh

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ferrus

pete_mcc

FMJ

hot chilli

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sylus

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