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I have seen a lot of issues recently due to insufficient servicing. This is usually either no servicing at all or incorrect servicing (usually of forks) by people who don't know what they're doing. If left unserviced a shock will initially develop performance problems like fade and insufficient damping as the oil wears out, and then if left even longer, shocks with teflon coated piston bands can wear through the piston band and ruin the inside of the shock body. If forks aren't serviced regularly, the oil also breaks down like in a shock causing performance problems. Forks will then...

Rebound is probably one of the worst understood factors in Road Race suspension setup. I commonly hear from riders that think they understand it, saying things like 'I like to have the front rebound a lot slower, so it holds the front down in the corner as/after I let go of the brake'In short, this is wrong! It may feel as though that's happening, and will possibly work better than the previous setting, BUT this is simply a band aid over the real problem. What's really happening is; while the fork is 'holding down', around 90% of the load is...