Hello,
I buy a 2008 totem, it's a very good fork. However, i feel the fork sensitive but very linéar. It's difficult to keep a correct travel in very hard downhill without more presure...and more presure is less reactivity. When i test steel spring version, there is no-problem, big reactivity, good progressivity and balance in strong downhill.
I see the solo after dismantle, i calculate the system and i made a different part
The result is amazing. See the graphic.
On the green track correspond to origin solo-air, the first 20mm are more hard than the steel spring (red track). After the 20mm when negative chamber of solo air is empty, the track is going high, the strengh decrease and the fork feel soft, to feel a little harder between 80mm, a little softer at 100mm, a little harder at 120mm and progressive harden between 140mm. the End between 140 to 180mm is very little progressive but feel soft and the bottom out is at very low strenght compare to steel spring.
On the blue Track who correspond to Solo-air tuning, the reactivity come near the steel spring, cross the steel track near 50mm.
At 60 to 140mm the track is paralele to steel spring, more progressive than origine solo-air. After 140mm the track is closed-up, the progressivity is up and at 160mm the fork feel harder to go at the same strenght than steel spring at bottom out.
At the first look , the riding sensation valid the graphic. the fork feel more sensitive, more reactive at beginning, more progressive at medium travel, and very progressive at the end of travel. Where i'm in hard bottom-out in 2 meters high flat jump, with tuning, i have 5mm margin.
I see the boxxer Wc and i can do the same part for tune it too.
The cost of the Kit can be very low, may be 80 USD
What is the law in US, if i want to made and sell a tuning kit for improve totem solo-air and boxxer WC ?
It's possible or Rock-shox take me on court ?
lthumbsdown:
Thank's.
I buy a 2008 totem, it's a very good fork. However, i feel the fork sensitive but very linéar. It's difficult to keep a correct travel in very hard downhill without more presure...and more presure is less reactivity. When i test steel spring version, there is no-problem, big reactivity, good progressivity and balance in strong downhill.
I see the solo after dismantle, i calculate the system and i made a different part
The result is amazing. See the graphic.
On the green track correspond to origin solo-air, the first 20mm are more hard than the steel spring (red track). After the 20mm when negative chamber of solo air is empty, the track is going high, the strengh decrease and the fork feel soft, to feel a little harder between 80mm, a little softer at 100mm, a little harder at 120mm and progressive harden between 140mm. the End between 140 to 180mm is very little progressive but feel soft and the bottom out is at very low strenght compare to steel spring.
On the blue Track who correspond to Solo-air tuning, the reactivity come near the steel spring, cross the steel track near 50mm.
At 60 to 140mm the track is paralele to steel spring, more progressive than origine solo-air. After 140mm the track is closed-up, the progressivity is up and at 160mm the fork feel harder to go at the same strenght than steel spring at bottom out.
At the first look , the riding sensation valid the graphic. the fork feel more sensitive, more reactive at beginning, more progressive at medium travel, and very progressive at the end of travel. Where i'm in hard bottom-out in 2 meters high flat jump, with tuning, i have 5mm margin.
I see the boxxer Wc and i can do the same part for tune it too.
The cost of the Kit can be very low, may be 80 USD
What is the law in US, if i want to made and sell a tuning kit for improve totem solo-air and boxxer WC ?
It's possible or Rock-shox take me on court ?
lthumbsdown:Thank's.
