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Old September 27th 05, 11:20 PM
Phil, Squid-in-Training
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Marzocchi's ETA feature lets the rider lower a 100mm fork by about an
inch and reduce the travel to an inch.

I'm not sure whether the claimed benefit is change in bike attitude,
less energy absorbed by bobbing, or both.


But thinking about the bogging aspect, it seems like it might be a
matter of longer travel through less resistance vs shorter travel
through greater resistance. If that's true maybe the energy
absorbed is a wash.

Anybody?


Work=Force*Distance. You're not exerting more force, and distance is
smaller. Ergo, work is smaller. Work=Energy=Heat=Calories ~= Food

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_work

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Old September 27th 05, 11:24 PM
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"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
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Marzocchi's ETA feature lets the rider lower a 100mm fork by about an inch

and
reduce the travel to an inch.

I'm not sure whether the claimed benefit is change in bike attitude, less

energy
absorbed by bobbing, or both.


But thinking about the bogging aspect, it seems like it might be a matter

of
longer travel through less resistance vs shorter travel through greater
resistance. If that's true maybe the energy absorbed is a wash.


Two different things here. First, with the fork compressed enough and a
steady pedaling motion there will be no movement so no energy loss. Second,
the difference in resistance between the two is minimal, the damping
characteristics aren't that different at the two the levels and the spring
rate is the same, just preloaded.

Greg



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Old September 27th 05, 11:41 PM
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"Phil, Squid-in-Training" wrote in
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Marzocchi's ETA feature lets the rider lower a 100mm fork by about an
inch and reduce the travel to an inch.

I'm not sure whether the claimed benefit is change in bike attitude,
less energy absorbed by bobbing, or both.


But thinking about the bogging aspect, it seems like it might be a
matter of longer travel through less resistance vs shorter travel
through greater resistance. If that's true maybe the energy
absorbed is a wash.

Anybody?


Work=Force*Distance. You're not exerting more force, and distance is
smaller. Ergo, work is smaller. Work=Energy=Heat=Calories ~= Food


If he was thinking the way I think he was thinking then the force would be
proportionally larger, but in reality it's not.

Greg



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Old September 28th 05, 01:35 AM
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Default ETA: Does it really save any energy?

Marzocchi's ETA feature lets the rider lower a 100mm fork by about an inch and
reduce the travel to an inch.

I'm not sure whether the claimed benefit is change in bike attitude, less energy
absorbed by bobbing, or both.


But thinking about the bogging aspect, it seems like it might be a matter of
longer travel through less resistance vs shorter travel through greater
resistance. If that's true maybe the energy absorbed is a wash.

Anybody?
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