http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Formula-1-Meets-Mountain-Biking-in-Treks-New-RE-activ-Suspension,732
Seems like a great marketing job, at least to me. The Re:Aktiv damper sounds like it IS an inertial damper; relying on mass to move in order to open low resistance oil flow path to create that digressive curve.
it appears to really only work on a very progressive suspension leverage curve, no? wouldn't that digressive damper create a wallowy feeling least when you want it hitting a square edge bump at speed? i guess it's counterintuitive, but I want progressive support as i am going through the travel and increasing shaft speeds, not some weird drop off before the damping force catches me.
or am I not reading the hype correctly?
discuss.
Seems like a great marketing job, at least to me. The Re:Aktiv damper sounds like it IS an inertial damper; relying on mass to move in order to open low resistance oil flow path to create that digressive curve.
it appears to really only work on a very progressive suspension leverage curve, no? wouldn't that digressive damper create a wallowy feeling least when you want it hitting a square edge bump at speed? i guess it's counterintuitive, but I want progressive support as i am going through the travel and increasing shaft speeds, not some weird drop off before the damping force catches me.
or am I not reading the hype correctly?
discuss.
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