Context is everything when reading dyno data

A shock dyno is an invaluable tool for anyone doing suspension tuning, but knowing what to do with the data it produces is what separates us from the rest. It is very easy to run your test poorly without the right input speeds, frequencies or accounting for the gas force and hysteresis correctly so you get wild results, or one could easily pick and choose which plots conveniently prove they are "right". This picture is a prime example, it is the same damper with the same tune, same adjuster settings but when you look at 125mm/s there are 3 distinct force measurements! This is the result of 2 different test speeds run at 2 different stroke lengths creating 4 different input frequencies. So be careful when reading dyno plots as you are only seeing part of the story. We use our on-bike data acquisition to come up with testing protocol so we can better correlate these plots with actual relevant riding situations to help benefit you, the rider on the trail where it matters!