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Originally Posted by pranay
^^ *Bow* Oh my god.... physics is such a wonderful thing if clarified/taught like this.  Just wonderful to see you spend so much time with figures, diagrams, formulae and examples, just for the benefit of understanding of another fellow biker.
Coming back to the start of it all, I would like to highlight what OF said in the underlined statement. It is the loading of the front wheel that makes 'trail-braking' useful. IMHO, a softer suspension would
* load the front wheel much lesser.
* load up the front wheel with large amount of force suddenly
I hope I didn't start it all over again. *Peace* |
Pranay: You did. This WILL start it all over again
. And I guess I have written enough on the subject to make for a small book.
Suspension 'softness' or 'hardness' has no great relation to the weight transfer. Weight transfer is force. If the suspension is soft, it will compress it more, if it is hard, then the force can only compress it less. True, the suspension dive does alter the C of G of the bike but this alteration is not so substantial so as to have a huge impact on the force generated. This change in C of G does affect the handling of the bike. We have discussed this at length in my first response.
Trail braking gives 2 major advantages:
1. Allows higher average speeds through the turn
2. Controlled loading of the front wheel to keep it within safe traction limits.
Almost all of the questions that arise in your mind will have their answers in my three posts. I don't feel the need to actually point them out. look for them. they are there. As for anything new...I am game.