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CartriDge<br />
sCienCe<br />
serviCe frienDly WorlDCup raCing teChnology<br />
Words Lance Bohlen<br />
18 2013<br />
We are the pioneers of cartridge based<br />
suspension forks. We have been developing<br />
integrated damping, lock out, and travel<br />
adjust features for almost a decade.<br />
01<br />
Imagine a fork hydraulic system so self-contained that any<br />
mechanic with average skills could remove and reinstall a<br />
new one in a few minutes. That was vision SR Suntour’s chief<br />
engineer Yoshiya Chonan had back in 2000.<br />
Inspired by the phrase “plug and play” used by computer<br />
operating systems of the time, Chonan-san began designing<br />
modular hydraulic suspension cartridges that could<br />
“plugged” into a fork chassis, offering state-of-the-art<br />
suspension performance without the mess and hassle of then<br />
ubiquitous open bath systems.<br />
Back then – and even now – overhaul of open bath system<br />
forks required sending in the fork to a specialty service center.<br />
Along with the associated downtime and transportation<br />
costs, the inherent inconvenience of not being able to ride<br />
the bike while the fork was out for service, meant consumers<br />
would often postpone needed work. Self-contained hydraulic<br />
cartridges solved that problem by fostering quick exchanges<br />
allowing riders to get back on the trail with minimal delay.<br />
Thus was the genesis of not only our Cartridge Science<br />
program, but also our “Quick Service Products” or QSP as it<br />
came to be known. Today, 12 years later, our QSP hydraulic<br />
cartridges have evolved to be amongst the most sophisticated<br />
hydraulic systems on the market, with numerous World Cup<br />
victories and championships to prove it.<br />
No matter which features you desire, from simple on-the-fly<br />
lockout to radical 2-stage compression, rebound damping and<br />
adjustable travel, we make a cartridge for your riding style<br />
and budget.<br />
Our competitors said it couldn’t be done. We keep reminding<br />
them otherwise every time there is a SR Suntour fork on the<br />
trail while theirs are in the shop!<br />
ride More – wrench Less
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