Probably a stiffer disc fork would have to be longer to give the same axle movement, to take the edge off bumps. I doubt any rigid fork can absorb the shocks that a shock fork can. In fact, that seems self-evident. Not a mathematician or an engineer.
Philip Santa Rosa today, Redlands tomorrow. On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 6:01:02 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Today’s ride, like many of mine, is roughly equal parts paved, dirt, and > trail. Compass tires cush the whole ride, but the front fork absorbs a lot > of the bigger bumps on dirt and trail. I’ve noticed this for a while, but > on the (now really bad) wash board dirt road sections, the fork is > compliant and absorbing. This led me to ponder a number of questions I toss > out to see where they go... > > — Would a stiffer (because they have to be) disk brake fork absorb as > much? > — How much of the “required” mindset for shock absorption on gravel and > MTB bikes is the result of disk brakes requiring a stiffer fork? (I suspect > marketing and “latest gen tech” mentality is likely the biggest factor). > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.CredoFamily.org > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
