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Arguably a harder class to make it in
The 250 is all about the engine.
Either way, loving the videos and i hope jeff kills it.
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Tomac and Roczen's wheels were both GLUED to the ground in that section- absolutely zero kick. Anderson and Osborne were not quite as stable but the bike didn't kick around. Musquin and Webb looked great- not _quite_ as stable as T and R, but really close and better than A and O. A few of the other 3-digit guys were a little bouncy and kicky and then Mr. 3-Digit guy would come around and WOW... it was just night and day. I was impressed that he was able to go as fast as he was going with his tires on the ground about 1/2 as much as everyone else.
Wish I could've found him and asked about the suspension!!!
It's a combination of valving AND spring rate/spring preload
Coupled to what is likely a similar technology to the what WP sells as their cone valve. There are a host of ways to do similar tech as the cone valve without actually being a cone valve.
The top factory guys all also have shocks that mostly stay very high in the stroke until a fast strike where they "give way" - biggest thing is really FAST rebounds on them. Their wheel DOES stay in contact extremely well.
The KTM team IMHO has the stiffest looking forks and slowest looking shock. It's been that way with that crew back to the rmz days...
I think it was why roczen hated it
Privateers are generally too soft in the forks - as without the factory touch - getting plushness with stiffness is really really hard. Once the fork is too soft - it doesn't load the shock and you get kicked a lot - poor geometry during bumps zones, and also a very harsh feeling.
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