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Bibio · 10-12-18, 03:18 PM

springs by and large dont affect harshness/plushness of ride as thats the job of the dampening system.

the "clickers" on suspension have nothing to do with "hard/soft" or bump apart from fast comp clickers. the clickers are for slow chassis movement e.g. breaking and cornering (slow compression and rebound).

dont worry too much about comp and instead concentrate on rebound.

you will never get the front rebound slow enough without mixing the oil correctly, welding up the rebound holes and setting the correct oil height. when the front rebound is set correctly you will notice that after braking on the front and you let go of the brakes the front will rise back up and stay there. simple test is the "bounce test". the front should go down then come back up with no or about 1-2mm of overshoot then settle with no other "bounce".

10-12-18, 03:18 PM	#6
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Spring weight for bike weight. springs by and large dont affect harshness/plushness of ride as thats the job of the dampening system. the "clickers" on suspension have nothing to do with "hard/soft" or bump apart from fast comp clickers. the clickers are for slow chassis movement e.g. breaking and cornering (slow compression and rebound). dont worry too much about comp and instead concentrate on rebound. you will never get the front rebound slow enough without mixing the oil correctly, welding up the rebound holes and setting the correct oil height. when the front rebound is set correctly you will notice that after braking on the front and you let go of the brakes the front will rise back up and stay there. simple test is the "bounce test". the front should go down then come back up with no or about 1-2mm of overshoot then settle with no other "bounce".