wildracer
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The spring is only part of the puzzle. It's job is to hold the bike up and provide the energy to rebound the suspension after being compressed. The R1 shock has more compression and an adjuster to increase or decrease the amount of compression. Remember, compression damping is the ability of the suspension to resist compressing.
The R1 shock has a compression adjuster allowing you add or remove compression. The spring on the R1 shock can be changed.
Thanks for this advice it makes sense to me now.