{"id":62901,"date":"2024-04-26T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e2b2f8e4-c44d-4f69-861c-cec35d2038ef"},"modified":"2024-04-26T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:59:37","slug":"what-exactly-is-suspension-damping-10-confusing-mtb-terms-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/what-exactly-is-suspension-damping-10-confusing-mtb-terms-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What exactly is suspension damping? 10 confusing MTB terms explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">Luke Marshall and Tom Marvin sit down to discuss confusing MTB terminology <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 26 April 2024 at 16:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: MTB Jargon Buster\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5pczxENAXhYOuKg4KmAQIO?si=sQaBOdoQSK-CWJJGYQGdkQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, our recently winged technical writer Luke Marshall joins senior technical editor Tom Marvin to clear up some of the more confusing mountain biking terminology.<\/p><p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/the-ultimate-guide-to-mountain-bike-rear-suspension-systems\">suspension<\/a> to <a 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