A full suspension mountain bike is sometimes called adual suspension off-road bike as it is equipped with shock absorbers for both wheels. This is in sharp relief to the hardtail mountain bike which has a shock absorber only for the front wheel. Both types of mountain bicycles have their own uses. The hardtail bike is simpler to pedal and is quicker than the full suspension bike on smooth terrain. However the second kind can run quicker on coarse terrain because the shock absorber allows more traction by soaking up the effect of obstructions. Aside from offering the rider a more comfy ride, the bike suspension also enhances efficiency and safety.

Sorts of cycle Suspension

The suspension system can be implemented thru a suspension stem, suspension front fork, rear suspension, suspension seat post, or suspension hub. A mixture of these methodologies could also be applied. It should be observed that the suspension stem isn’t preferred.

The front suspension is generally made feasible by employing a couple of shock absorbers for the front fork. The shock absorber is frequently made of a spring and a damper. The spring could be a coil spring, compressed air, or elastomer. The damper is usually provided by letting oil pass thru shim stacks or small openings.

Types of Rear Suspension

Rear suspension is often regarded to mean full suspension because off-road bikes with single suspension regularly apply a front suspension technology. The kinds of rear suspension include the single pivot, soft tail, Horst link and 4 bar suspensions, unified rear triangle, Virtual Pivot Point, FSR system, DW-link, Equilink, Monolink, and split pivot.

The single pivot is the most straightforward kind and is also the cheapest. Various bike makers have implemented their own designs for rear suspension and each design has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is up to the buyer to establish which of the features are most important to him.

Buying a Full Suspension mountain bike

When planning to get a full suspension trail bike itis important to ask if you’re actually serious about being able to ride across coarse terrain. A good hardtail trail bicycle will be quicker than the least costly full suspension bike because the latter is usually heavier except for being loaded with the intrinsic downsides of a rear suspension.

The amount of suspension travel is also important when purchasing this kind of mountain bike. For uphill or cross country racing, suspension travel should be less than 4.5 inches. These are lighter as the less suspension travel, the lighter the bike.

However for those that need to do some jumping or free riding, the additional weight isn’t a primary concern. Therefore, this kind of trail bicycle will typically need 6 to eight inches of suspension travel. And between these 2 is the trail bike, which needs up to 6.5 inches of suspension travel.

Top Selling Full Suspension Mountain Bikes

• Mongoose Teocali Elite 2009
• Felt Redemption 3 2010
• GT Force 3.0 2010
• Mongoose Pinn’R Apprentice 2010
• BMC Supertrail ST01 2009
• GT Force 1.0 2010
• GT Force Carbon Sport 2010
• Felt Redemption 1 2010
• Rocky Mountain Element 50 2009
• BMC Trailfox TF03 2009

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