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I have a mountain bicycle with a rear spring shock absorber. Recently the shock absorber broke. Until I can purcahse a replacement I was thinking of building a rigid piece of steel to replace the shock, essentially making my bike a non-suspended unit, but still be able to ride it.
So here is my question. Do I need to worry about damaging the frame's shock mounting locations? I realize the shock absorber absorbs energy transferred to it in the form of heat energy, but does that mean the mounting locations actually see less force than they would if I mounted the rigid piece of steel?
It does not seem like it would matter. The force is instantly applied to the mounting locations right? Or does the wasted heat energy actually reduce the force? With the shock, it is a much "softer" ride, but I don't know if that means less force on the mounting points.
In the end, this would be a fun experiment to try, but I don't want to damage the bike's shock mounting locations.
Thanks
So here is my question. Do I need to worry about damaging the frame's shock mounting locations? I realize the shock absorber absorbs energy transferred to it in the form of heat energy, but does that mean the mounting locations actually see less force than they would if I mounted the rigid piece of steel?
It does not seem like it would matter. The force is instantly applied to the mounting locations right? Or does the wasted heat energy actually reduce the force? With the shock, it is a much "softer" ride, but I don't know if that means less force on the mounting points.
In the end, this would be a fun experiment to try, but I don't want to damage the bike's shock mounting locations.
Thanks
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