Date:         Mon, 3 May 1999 13:28:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Dean Forshee <steeling@CREATIVE.NET>
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From:         Dean Forshee <steeling@CREATIVE.NET>
Organization: Steel Crazy, Inc.
Subject:      Re: vanagon Digest - 2 May 1999 to 3 May 1999 - Special issue
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> There are 33 messages totalling 1012 lines in this issue.
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> Topics in this special issue:
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>   1. Another word on shocks
> Subject: Re: Another word on shocks
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> At 12:00 AM 2/05/99 -0700, you wrote:
> From:    "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
> >Subject: Re: Another word on shocks
> >
> >They're completely different types of shocks.  The Boges have
> >no gas in them.  Of course you can compress them easily.
> >Stiffness ain't everything, and it sure isn't a measure of
> >the quality of a shock.  In my view, the boge is a better
> >shock.  They are much more responsive to terrain change, use
> >better/stronger materials and are more precisely damped for
> >the application.
>
>  Right on Steve.A better measure of how good a shock is it's abiltiy to
>  dampen rebound.At least as I understand it.
>  A good shock will allow the spring to compress as required but slow
>  down the rate of return so you don't get bounced out of your seat.
>  Very important when you sit over the front wheels...

Actually, I may want to switch to Boges.  The ones I have are just too
stiff.

Are the Boges expensive?

-Dean.
84 Vanagon