Patent ID: 8181979

Claim:
A suspension fork for a bicycle, comprising: at least one stanchion tube and at least one slider tube interacting therewith and a wheel receiving space adjacent said at least one stanchion tube and said at least one slider tube, said at least one stanchion tube including a damper system having a damper chamber divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a movable piston, wherein at least one damping device for a rebound stage, at least one damping device for a compression stage and at least one shut-off valve for selectively locking the rebound stage are provided, wherein the damper chamber comprises at least one connecting duct with a flow damper that connects the second chamber with the first chamber external of the piston when the stanchion tube and the slider tube interacting therewith are compressed by more than a predetermined distance such that in the case of a forceful compression and with the shut-off valve of the rebound stage activated, slow decompression is allowed up to a damper position as defined by the predetermined distance.