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11/5/2013 6:29pm
11/5/2013 6:29pm
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12/9/2013 9:25pm
Anyone think we will see the air shock full time this winter on Dungey's and Kenny's bikes? It sure has been quiet on that front. The fact that he raced with it early last year means it was no doubt "close" to being ready. I'm sure the test R&D riders have pounded thousands of laps on it over the past 9 months. Opinions? Insight?
The Shop
Remember how much better Dungey did once they replaced it with a normal spring shock? I don't see it happening.
The man also said RD didn't know how to set up a bike and left Ryan under a German bus.
But the deal with air leak on the fork is not what people think. You can finish a race if the fork starts to leak. It's the same theory as if you get a scratch on the seal on a regular spring fork, it will leak out some but not all. I know a couple of guys who had the pleasure of experience it on race day. Finish the race on a leaked air fork, there where still pressure in the fork when they got to the pits, just clean the seal and add more pressure, ready for heat two. You can run a flat on a oil fork to, I've seen seals blown out and all oil to run out immediately.
I do not have enough experience and info on the air shock to tell if they work the same way as a air fork because a fork is a compressed chamber system no mather spring or air.
I asked GuyB about it in this thread. His response was "We didn't see it yesterday, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see it again soon.:-) " Sounds like he knows something we don't but can't/won't say.
I agree that Dungey seemed like he was much better on the air shock.
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