Does the first shock bottom-out before the second shock can work? Surely that can be good?
The 1st Stage shock can reach full stroke safely because there is an overlap/transition between the shocks, where the bump force is harmlessly and sequentially transferred to the 2nd Stage shock. The term “bottom-out” is a destructive term usually associated with single shock designs where any remaining bump force has nowhere else to go and directly stresses both the frame and shock. This is not the case with the 2Stage Suspension Design. Our 1st Stage air-shocks are selected based on this overlap criterion, so they reach full travel silently and the transition between the two shocks is seamless, fluid and unnoticeable.
