(24-09-16, 09:05 PM)anutz link Wrote: based on this and the nice graphs, i think it stiffens up the fork by putting you further up its graph for force/compression...
http://www.sportrider.com/technicalities...nd-preload
So one way to make it feel firmer i guess, i did not do this, so not 100% but know some foccers have done
That's basically it. Imagine a spring in a tube, the you put a spacer in the tube. All you've done is compress the spring which makes the travel shorter and the spring force stronger whilst still keeping it linear. I totally understand the piss taking caution - there is some history between us on that front but not this one mate....trust me. The thicker fork oil is also true - imagine pushing water through a syringe then try it with a thicker oil. The oil will take more force so makes the front suspension firmer.
Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.