Patent ID: 7163222

Claim:
A bicycle fork, comprising: a compression fluid chamber configured to decrease in volume during at least a portion of the compression of said fork; a look-out valve, said lock-out valve in fluid communication with said compression fluid chamber, and having at least two positions; wherein: in a first position, fluid flow from said compression fluid chamber is substantially unrestricted by said look-out valve, and in a second position, fluid flow from said compression fluid chamber is at least partially blocked by said look-out valve; a first externally disposed on said fork, adjuster permitting external adjustment of said lock-out valve between at least said two positions; a blow-off valve associated with said compression fluid chamber, said blow-off valve allowing flow from said compression fluid chamber in response to the pressure in said chamber being equal to or greater than a threshold pressure during compression of said fork; and a second externally disposed on said fork adjuster, said second external adjuster permitting external adjustment of said threshold pressure; whereby adjustments to said threshold pressure may be made without tools.