Think of dropping a basketball.
More damping would be like less air in the ball .
Less damping would react like too much air and would have the ball rebounding way high.
In the case of forks more rebound damping, turning clicker in, would keep energy from being released to fast, this energy originating from the reaction of compression on the mechanical and air springs . Excess damped energy gets turned in to heat via friction from the oil passing through a more restricted shim stack.
Last edited by widebear; 03-18-2011 at 08:48 PM.
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