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Subject:Re: Shock Advice Sought
From:Mike S
Date:Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:23:54 -0400

At 04:05 PM 3/29/2011, David Vickery wrote...
>I am going to get the Koni's so I guess I will be able to figure that
>out myself.  I decided from posts that I don't want the ride of a gas
>charged shock (better performance but stiffer and translate more bumps
>on highway).

"Stiffer" is not a characteristic specific to gas shocks. The
pressurized gas is there to keep oil foaming to a minimum, so the
shocks maintain a more consistent ride, especially over rough roads.

A shock can be stiff (or soft) regardless of being gas charged - it's a
matter of what the manufacturer chose for valving.

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