|   sag vs negative travel? | marc g
Jan 28, 2002 5:15 PM | | is sag the same as negative travel? if so wouldn't that make the new santa cruz v10 really just a 6" travel bike? |
| re: sag vs negative travel? | kail
Jan 28, 2002 6:13 PM | | Don't quote me on this, but I think the term "negative travel" is commonly mistaken for sag. Most good forks have 1/2" to 1" of negative travel, which means you can actually extend the shock past its top-out point. This prevents the fork from topping out or stopping abruptly upon rebound. Sag is how far the suspension compresses from the rider's still weight. The SC V10 is designed to have 4" of sag when set to the riders weight. It then has an additional 6" of quite progressive travel left. (at least that's what SC says.) It still has 10" of travel, and when you jump it, the shock extends all the way and the rider will use all 10" to absorb the impact. However, the first 4" is probably very linear. I think that this bike will prove to be one of the best DH race designs ever; if it works as good as SC says it does. I think that if you want a pure hucking bike, you should look elsewhere, (think Super 8, TMX, Karpiel) as the V10's design is intended to provide the smoothest ride possible over very rough terrain - ie. - for DH RACING. That's my .02. |
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