Maintenance

Bicycle suspension has become more and more complicated every year. In the store, your shock seemed great with knobs, valves and doofers coming out the ying-yang, the adjustability seemed limitless. Now, as you are in the moments before a ride trying to get the shock set up,...

Running parallel to the mystery around suspension is the geometry fiasco. What is the difference between a 66 and 68 degree head tube? Why should I care about the seat-stay length?

After the overviews of each suspension type in previous blogs, it can all be quite daunting. As a recap, Here is a list of the pros and cons for each type of technology. If this does not clear the air. Post your comments and questions.

So you are in the dirt park or out on the trails and the chain goes. What do you do? Here's another guide covering all the types from our friends at KMC. 

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The Virtual Pivot Point (VPP) and DW-Link are two relatively new suspension designs on the market. They both offer great benefits in ride quality over other, simpler designs but also have a few downfalls that will be discussed.

The Horst-Link and the Rocker Link are two seemingly similar suspension designs with very different ride characteristics. First off it should be established that the Horst-Link was designed by Horst Leitner in 1991 then purchaced by Specialized in 1998 and renamed FSR. If you purchase a bike that uses this...

The single pivot seems like a logical place to start when it comes to bicycle suspension. It is simple, it is versatile and it has been proven with years of use. As with all types of suspension it has both benefits and detriments. Which outweighs the other is your call.

Every year it seems that there is a new suspension design being released that is bo be the latest and greatest. What does all the techno-mumbo-jumbo mean? What is the difference between VPP and DW-Link? Rocker-Link and Horst-Link? Where does Single Pivot come in?

Few simple steps here for when it is time to change your pads. Firstly don't wait like me until they are totally worn down! This is for two main reasons. 1) you are damaging your discs and 2) you have clearly been  riding without a functioning brake for a...