Vorsprung on the Telum, Rapid Revalve, Shock Tuning & More (Ep. 256)

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When we last sat down with Steve Mathews from Vorsprung, he shared a lot of the high-level details of their then-unreleased Telum shock. But he needed to keep some of the most interesting details under wraps — until now. So I sat back down with Steve to get the full rundown — first and foremost, how the Telum’s novel Rapid Revalve system (which is meant to make re-valving the shock take only a few minutes) works. And Steve shares a lot of good info on the Telum more broadly, his approach to suspension tuning, and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Re-introducing the Telum
Damper design (2:10)
The Rapid Revalve system (7:19)
How Rapid Revalve differs from standard adjusters (14:01)
The Tuning Hub (23:24)
Damping curves & what Rapid Revalve can (and can’t) do (31:50)
“Placebo dials” & Steve’s tuning philosophy (35:54)
Hydraulic bottom-out & changing shock stroke (41:00)
Spherical bearings (44:59)

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