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Old 08-18-16 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by smallwheeler
i just read an article wherein heine demonstrates that a suspension fork or flexy steel fork reduces energy loss even on smooth surfaces.
Here is recent summary on the BQ blog

https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/...ension-losses/

At some point -- I have the article someplace ... probably at work where I share the magazines with some colleagues -- he test rode a Moulton. I think a stainless steel 406 model and complained about the bounciness of the rear suspension.
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