Morning all,
First spannering together yesterday of the springs on the BSA 3W. As they are an utter unknown, made out of wood bed slats, and may not make it to the final assembly I put a band hinge leaf to the hub underneath, then a full spring hub to hub, then a long thin stainless steel tie/washer (2 foot rule from old ones that have gone out of standard) then another shorter spring on top - times four - like the original BSA.
Loading the front end yesterday with my 100kg frame the amount of travel was minimal, less than 25mm. After my initial experiments with the springs and loadings this has come as a bit of a surprise. I am considering losing the shorter springs to get more bounce...
Question.
What is a typical amount of deflection on cyclekart springs for a similar loading?
Is harder better for our circuits?
As always your input is valued.