Is fork shock and inverted fork shock absorbers who better

In general, the shock absorber can be divided into two kinds of positive fork shock and inverted fork suspension, however, the positive fork and inverted fork has its own outstanding features, can not say that whoever is better than each of the models developedhave a clear goal before, as well as what kind of use, and thus depends on the positive fork and inverted fork is more suitable for use in what occasion.

Left the positive fork shock and right inverted fork shock. From the graph above, the suspension is fork shock absorbers the core thinner, while the the inverted fork shock absorber shock absorber core coarser, one of which is to distinguish between positive forks and inverted fork.

Positive fork shock

Is the vertical damping general configuration vehicles more comfortable orientation relatively easy to manipulate, not like inverted fork as stiff and unyielding. Configuration being cross car is not necessarily manipulation the sexual stability will be lost to the inverted shock absorbers, the correction is a fork of the car in the corners, but excellent in the car inverted fork, configure excellent positive fork system models tuning the inverted fork car also will not lose.

Inverted fork shock

 In general, inverted front forks are configured on demand on high performance and handling of vehicles, inverted front fork has the advantage in a straight line is much better than being fork stability is tuning than positive the fork more in line with the values ​​required by the users (owners) in the manufacturing process is more rigorous than regular fork, so the price is higher.

In general, the position of the positive the fork shock adjustment damping shock absorbers above position of the inverted fork shock absorbers adjust damping in the shock absorbers beneath.

The inverted fork relative positive benefits fork:

The first response to road conditions. The greater the larger the mass of an object its inertia, the response to the external force, the more slow, therefore effectively reduce the shock absorber spring quality is an effective way to improve the shock sensitivity, inverted fork just do this, compared to , the inverted fork faster slight jump the tire pressure to the ground.

The second is a good rigidity. Inverted fork links the a stout outer sleeve and the frame, so that the shock absorber lateral force status greatly improve its resistance to kinking strong, while the equivalent frame rigidly connected directly to the wheel axis near. But this is nothing good in the accident, because the weaker fork will bend by the impact, but it can actually play a buffer role of impact, that is, to sacrifice themselves to protect the body main from structural damage. Inverted fork is not the case, although it is good rigidity, but the impact force abruptly passed to the frame, frame damage basically means the whole car scrapped, you are willing to sacrifice Which?

Inverted fork also faulty:

The first is the cost is more expensive, then there are heavy weight. Inverted fork dynamic quality than the small upright, and therefore can be more sensitive adapt to changes in the road, but the disadvantage is that although the small movable mass, the total mass than weight Positive fork, but also a very high requirements on the seal, so the cost is also high , as well as the center of gravity and other issues. So I think the inverted fork and upright fork has its own prominent characteristics, can not say that whoever is better than to see who is more suitable for use in what occasions.