I've had an obtainium spring before, which was basically a 2.75" inch Ti spring in terms of free length that can nonetheless produce a 3" stroke because of the generous space between the coils.
I'm curious if other spring manufacturers' springs can do the same without over fatigue of the spring. The Diverse Suspension springs seem to work OK in this regard, but I'm curious if their 2.75" spring will get "worn out" due to flexing beyond its designed tolerances.
The reason I ask is that I have a buddy who had a 2.75" manitou that he had spring rate tested, and it measured at way less than the indicated rate (360 from 400). Not sure if it was always like this, as it was tested after several years of use.
Anyone have any thoughts/expertise on this?
I'm curious if other spring manufacturers' springs can do the same without over fatigue of the spring. The Diverse Suspension springs seem to work OK in this regard, but I'm curious if their 2.75" spring will get "worn out" due to flexing beyond its designed tolerances.
The reason I ask is that I have a buddy who had a 2.75" manitou that he had spring rate tested, and it measured at way less than the indicated rate (360 from 400). Not sure if it was always like this, as it was tested after several years of use.
Anyone have any thoughts/expertise on this?