Hello guys
Today i saw this short: https://youtube.com/shorts/fP7HDac6GEA?si=hFrmqHeWZ8NDlbyl
The guy basically explains that compressing amd strapping you fork to lower the front end of the bike will help you to ride more confortable when going uphill, also you get soem kind of fork lockout with this trick.
Can this damage the fork? if you think so can you elaborate on how exactly the fork gets damaged by this?
by elpapi42
13 Comments
Unless you are going up a long fire road this is a total waste and even then this is a total waste. The fork isn’t at risk using that, it’s just goofy though. I usually forget to unlock my rear shock before the descent no way I’m gonna mess with a Velcro strap at the top.
In the old days there were 2 position forks to could slam down for the climb. Most time the internals went after a while and the 2 step stopped working.
Also most engineers these days have climbing kinematics in mind when designing bikes and consider climbing in the geometry too. Why mess with that?
Why would you ever do this. Youd lose all your top end small bump compliance
Completely pointless to do.
Really can’t see how this would be any better than just locking out your front suspension while also taking more setup and slowing you down.
Specifically your question, “Will this damage a fork?” — No, it would not. Forks have to endure so much in compression force as is – the strap is pre loading the fork, basically.
I don’t see the point in doing this.
Fox TALAS did this without making you a weird goober.
If you want more comfort going up hill go and get a bike fit so you’re properly positioned.
I remember some people doing this back in the late 90’s/early 2000’s before suspension had decent dampening. Would run a strap through the brake arch (remember those?) to the fork crown. Dog collars worked fairly well. Back then people also wore onions on their belts, which was the style at the time.
LoL
Nah. This is dumb.
Basically pointless unless you are full out the saddle pedalling of have a really low end fork.
They had forks that did this 20 years ago (Manitou Lockdown, RS U Turn, Fox Talas) but now we have better suspension (front and rear) they stopped doing it.