Is a mountain bike fork better an air fork or an oil spring fork? What are the advantages and disadv

The biggest advantage of an oil spring fork is that it is sensitive. Small shocks are quite sensitive, and linearity is good. The disadvantage is the weight, a spring is heavier than a ball of compressed air.

The structure of the air fork determines that it is not as sensitive as the oil spring fork, and the advantage is that it is low in weight. It can be adjusted to your weight, making it a must-have for lightweighting.

Mountain bikes are bicycles designed for off-road (hills, trails, wilderness, gravel trails, etc.) and were born in San Francisco on the West Coast of the United States in 1977.

The mountain climbing event is divided into three events: downhill and double corners. Much like the eponymous ski race, the former involves the riders sliding down a downhill track and then calculating the shortest time to complete the race.

In the latter, two riders descend at the same time on two parallel downhills, flying over dirt slopes in a zigzag pattern, with the first to arrive wins.

As for the cross-country race, as the name suggests, it is held in the wild in a natural environment, and the total length of the race is usually about 16 to 24 kilometers, of which no less than 1 4 tracks are unrepaired. The trick in all competitions is to stay on the right track and avoid taking the wrong path.

It mainly depends on individual needs. The oil spring fork is biased towards entertainment, while the air fork pursues high-speed passing performance and is biased towards competitiveness. For amateurs, oil spring forks are better, while for professionals, it's better to choose air forks.

The biggest advantage of an oil spring fork is that it is sensitive. Small shocks are quite sensitive, and linearity is good. The disadvantage is the weight, a spring is heavier than a ball of compressed air.

The structure of the air fork determines that it is not as sensitive as the oil spring fork, and the advantage is that it is low in weight. It can be adjusted to the weight at will, making it a must-have for lightweighting.

The structure of a mountain bike fork.

The fork can be roughly divided into three parts: the rebound system, the damping system, and the external fork body.

The rebound system does not refer to rebound damping, but a system that plays the role of support, compression and shock absorption. The rebound system mainly uses coil springs and gas pressure springs as the medium; The damping system provides a cushioning effect on compression and rebound, acting as a stabilizing and auxiliary effect.

The external fork body is mainly divided into two parts: the upper part is an assembly composed of a steerer tube, a fork shoulder and a travel tube (inner tube), and the shoulder fork and part of the shoulder can be broken down separately; The lower part is a bottom cylinder assembly composed of a bottom cylinder (outer cylinder), a fork bridge, a brake seat, and a fork foot (hub seat).

If you are traveling, the oil spring fork can be sensitive to small vibrations, and the hand will be very comfortable; If you play with a car, it is breathy, light, and has a very good shock absorption effect on mountain roads, making it the best choice for mountain cycling.

Personally, I think that a single-chamber air fork is not necessarily better than an oil spring fork, it depends on the thing.

An example of this is the air fork version of RockShox's XC32, which is not only as heavy as an oil reed fork, but also inferior to Rockshox's older Tora 302 oil reed fork. So it's not scientific to simply say who's better than whom

The air fork is lightweight, and the oil spring fork is suitable for more intense off-road riding, such as the FOX brand, except for the FOX40 downhill fork, all the rest use gas. Because the cylinder does not meet the requirements.

The sensitivity is much better than the air pressure. Too expensive.

Generally, according to the shock absorption effect, it can be locked and not locked.

In low-priced cars, generally speaking, weight is also a criterion for identifying the worst.

Oil spring fork: coil as the rebound medium, oil as the damping.

Features: The heaviest, but the strongest. The spring is relatively moist and sensitive to small vibrations, and the shock absorber oil is generally changed once every six months, and the fork is removed to change the oil.

Oil and gas fork: air (air) as the rebound medium, shock oil as the damping.

Features: Lighter than oil spring forks, but less strong. (It's not so low that it's enough.)

Once every six months, the car dealer will provide a special inflator for free, and you can buy it separately, with a barometer of about 200 yuan. The advantage of using air as a medium is that it is lighter and can protect the rider's wrist area in high-speed off-roading, but it is less responsive to small shocks.

How to tell if a mountain bike fork is an oil spring fork or a spring fork:

1. Observe the appearance of both.

The surface of the oil spring fork is sealed with a rubber ring to prevent the oil from leaking out of the fork.

Since the spring fork surface does not need to be sealed, the fork is only screwed down.

2. Distinguish the locking sound of the two.

The oil spring fork is very round and silent when it is locked.

The spring fork will make a "bang" sound when it locks up.

3. Check the structure of both.

The oil spring fork is mainly composed of two parts: the oil spring fork shock tube and the damping fork tube.

The spring fork does not have a separate damping tube, and the screws on both sides are the same.

How to tell if a mountain bike fork is an oil spring fork or a spring fork:

1. Observe the appearance of both.

The surface of the oil spring fork is sealed with a rubber ring to prevent the oil from leaking out of the fork.

Since the spring fork surface does not need to be sealed, the fork is only screwed down.

2. Distinguish the locking sound of the two.

The oil spring fork is very round and silent when it is locked.

The spring fork will make a "bang" sound when it locks up.

3. Check the structure of both.

The oil spring fork is mainly composed of two parts: the oil spring fork shock tube and the damping fork tube.

The spring fork does not have a separate damping tube, and the screws on both sides are the same.

The oil fork is damped, that is, it rebounds slowly, the spring fork has no damping, and rebounds quickly, and the real mountain bike can't use the spring fork, the effect is too rubbish, and it doesn't matter if you ride it in the city.

If there is no shoulder lock, it must be a spring fork, if there is a shoulder lock, it is a spring fork that rotates 90 degrees to lock, and an oil spring fork that rotates 120 degrees to lock.

Benefits of various types of forks for mountain bikes:

1. Spring fork: The structure of this fork is very simple, there are one or two springs on both sides, so as to achieve shock absorption, and the spring can be compressed during use to achieve different soft and hard effects, and the cost is very low.

2. Oil spring fork: oil damping is added on the basis of the spring fork, which can be used to adjust the rebound speed of the spring, and generally has a locking function, which has great advantages in flat roads and climbing, but it is relatively heavy, and the gap is very large.

3. Oil and gas fork: This kind of fork is to replace the spring of the oil spring fork with air pressure, which can be adjusted soft and hard through the atmosphere, and also has the function of rebound and locking, the weight of the oil and gas fork is very light, but it is relatively high.

4. Double air fork: This is the highest-end type of fork, which achieves shock absorption by means of positive and negative air pressure, and the lightest weight is the highest.

The most direct experience is that the air fork is much lighter than the oil spring, but the air fork will leak after a period of use, and it needs to be pumped with a professional air pump, and if you enter a high altitude area, due to the change in air pressure, you need to adjust it regularly, which is more troublesome.

Although the oil spring is heavy, it has a better road feel, fewer affected factors, and is more durable.

The main thing is light.

Secondly, it can adjust the hardness and softness according to the weight and use.

The third is that it is basically a mid-to-high-end product, and the technology used is higher.

The oil is cheap, durable, and sensitive to small vibrations.

The fork will go a long way off-road, slowing down uneven ground for the rider.

It has a shock-absorbing effect, which is good-looking, and the oil spring is better.

1 Spring forks are best understood that the spring shock absorbers are nothing adjustable and the feature is the cheapest tens of one or two hundred**.

2 The oil fork is a spring on one side and oil on the other, and the function that is more than the spring fork is that it can adjust the speed when **, and it feels more moist. The characteristic is that the weight is slightly larger, about 300, and the low-end XCR XC28 is about 2.5 kilograms, but the advantage is that the vibration feedback is good and sensitive.

3 Air fork If it is a double air chamber, one side is pure air pressure, and the other side is oil, **Generally more than two thousand, if it is a single air chamber, one side is gas and spring, and the other side is oil, **At present, the minimum 700 yuan can buy a three-pallet fork Light weight, only kilograms, The disadvantage is that it is expensive and small shock, and the oil fork is not good.

A better oil spring fork has the best performance, rebound or something is great, and it is also the most durable, but it is the heaviest fork, the advantage of the air fork is that it is light, more than twice as light as the oil spring, and the price is also the most expensive, a better oil fork is only a few hundred, a good air fork is a few thousand, more expensive than a car, as for the spring fork, it is the simplest fork.

The rebound is different, the weight of the air fork is light, and the oil fork is heavier but more comfortable to play than the air fork. The spring forks are poor. Air forks are the most expensive. The worst is 1000Oil forks are relatively inexpensive.

Oil spring forks are dampened by springs, and air forks are dampened by compressed air, the latter being better and lighter.

The fork of the spring basically has a little oil, but the oil is very small, and it only reduces friction! For example, if the spring fork lasts for a long time and the oil dries, it will become a hard fork! In addition, the oil fork is not a simple oil pressure control rebound, some of them will also have springs, pure oil pressure is very expensive (and many are professional-grade, only used by enthusiasts, and the car is also 10,000 yuan) and basically more than 2Q**, your kind if it is oil pressure, **is below 1000!

Basically, the fork in the range of 200-800** is like you! Also, you'd better take a picture of it and show it to me! However, the amount of oil you have can tell the problem, the amount of oil is burned, and the oil quality is slightly worse, and the thinner ones are basically spring!

The oil color is yellow, the viscosity is high, and it belongs to the oil spring! However, the appearance of the fork is actually recognizable, and if you are not sure, you can send it up! And on Zoom, are you a Giant car?

Or did you group it yourself? There are many cars under Giant 1500 that use Zoom! (For example, I used to go to school and ride a lot of stolen Ouye high-end points with three tops!)

For example, I now ride the 750 in school).

Difference Between Oil Spring Fork and Spring Fork:

1. The shock absorption damping of the oil spring fork is hydraulic oil, and the rebound medium is spring. That is to say, the cushioning of the oil spring fork is done by the hydraulic oil, and the rebound is done by the spring. The oil spring fork can adjust the size of the oil hole to adjust the softness and hardness of the fork.

2. The shock absorption damping of the spring fork is a spring, and the rebound medium is still a spring. That is to say, the cushioning and rebound of the spring fork are done by the spring. The spring fork cannot be adjusted to be soft and hard.