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Why shock absorbers tilted at an angle in bikes?

Updated: 12/8/2022
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Harindersinghsandhar

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The front shocks are tilted b/c the fork needs to be tilted to let the bike handle comfortably. The rear shocks are tilted to make the travel of the shock match up to the desired travel of the rear wheel.

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