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Old 11-02-2004, 11:34 AM
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so you're saying the blue tie-point angle in my pic is better than the red?
The angle on my straps is more like the red line...
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Yeah, I'd say following the angle of the forks is a good angle to use. (But, mine have usually been closer to the red line. See pics on page 2 or 3 of this thread.)
With the exception of CP straps, thats How I STARTED tying the bikes down. I still use about the same angle in front, and now use the opposite angle in back tied to the rear subframe with soft ties.
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Old 11-02-2004, 11:54 AM
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Mine is probably somewhere in between the two...but here's something to think about if you are using the CD....

In the picture you have drawn, the red boomer will require about 10% greater tension to generate the same amount of suspension compression, and it just gets worse the shallower you go...
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Mine is probably somewhere in between the two...but here's something to think about if you are using the CD....

In the picture you have drawn, the red boomer will require about 10% greater tension to generate the same amount of suspension compression, and it just gets worse the shallower you go...
Correct, and suspension compression is good because if the bike compresses while in the choc in transit, the strap can loosen due to shock-strain.
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Correct, and suspension compression is good because if the bike compresses while in the choc in transit, the strap can loosen due to shock-strain.
That is an argument against a shallower angle...not for it...
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That is an argument against a shallower angle...not for it...
Thats what I'm trying to work out here
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Thats what I'm trying to work out here
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