| 04/18/2001 | Rock Shox Receives New Patent for Road ForkRock Shox has received a Patent for a road suspension fork. At this point it is unknown whether Rock Shox will produce this fork. The suspension fork has a preload adjuster that is designed and formed such that it is readily usable in the front fork of a bicycle without adding undue weight to the bicycle. The preload adjuster has interengaging preload elements that, instead of having a bulky adjustment mechanism typically provided for preload adjustment. The preload elements have interengaging ribs and grooves, the relative position of which are adjustable to adjust preload on the suspension biasing element in the fork.
A lockout mechanism is provided for adjusting the compressibility of the suspension fork by rotating no more than about 60° during use of the bicycle. The lockout mechanism preferably has first and second fluid chambers in fluid communication and a fluid circulation control unit. Fluid flows between the chambers during compression and expansion of the suspension fork. The control unit controls fluid flow between the chambers and thus controls compressibility of the fork.www.rockshox.com
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