Welcome to the ShockClock

1- Introduction

1.1 Ultrasonic Transducer Principles

1.2 Standard vs. Pro Kit

1.3 Dirt vs. Street

1.4 Accessories

1.5 Computer Requirements

1.6 ShockClock Specs

1.7 General Safety

1.8 Warranty and Copyrights

1.9 Technical Support & Contact

2 - Installing PC Software

2.1 Uninstall Prior ShockClock Software

2.2 Install ShockClock Software

2.3 Installing a USB/Serial Adapter

2.4 Determine the COM Port Number

2.5 Perform a Trial Download

3 - Hardware

3.0 Hardware Overview

3.1 Dirt Bike Mounting

3.1.1 Front Transducer Mounting - Dirt

3.1.2 Rear Mounting - Laid-Down - Dirt

3.1.2.1 Laid-Down Transducer Geometry

3.1.3 Rear Mounting - Vertical - Dirt

3.1.4 ShockClock Mounting - Dirt

3.2 Road Race Mounting

3.2.0 Road Race Mounting Intro

3.2.1 Front Transducer - Conventional - RR

3.2.2 Front Transducer - Upside-Down - RR

3.2.3 Rear Transducer Mounting - RR

3.2.4 ShockClock Mounting - RR

3.3 Mountain Bike Mounting

3.3.0 Mountain Bike Mounting Intro

3.3.1 Front Transducer - MB

3.3.2 Rear Transducer - MB

3.3.3 ShockClock Mounting - MB

3.4 Adjusting the Tubes

3.5 Shortening the Tubes

3.6 Transducer Maintenance

4 - Using the ShockClock

4.1 Operate the ShockClock

4.2 Testing Tips

4.3 ShockClock Problems

5 - PC Software Basics

5.1 Startup Screen

5.2 Preferences

5.3 Downloading

5.4 Opening Files

5.5 Closing Files

5.6 File Information

5.7 Import Older Files

5.8 Export to Excel

5.9 Graph Basics

5.10 Set the Zero Point

5.11 Select Data Range

5.12 Notes

6 - Analysis

6.0 Analysis Intro

6.1 Single File Analysis

6.1.1 Bottoming (& Travel)

6.1.2 Travel & Velocity Overview

6.1.3 Waveform Analysis

6.1.4 Rebound Push Test

6.2 Comparing Files

6.2.1 Settings vs. Results

6.2.2 File 1 vs File 2

6.2.3 Travel Histogram

6.2.4 Velocity Histograms

6.3 Analysis Procedure

6.3.1 Troubleshooting

6.3.2 Analysis - Dirt - PDA

6.3.3 Analysis - Road Race

6.3.4 Analysis - Mountain Bike

7 - Measuring Static Sag

7.1 The Sag Concept

7.2 Sag Procedure

7.3 Calculating Sag

7.4 Sag Guidelines

8 - Leverage Ratio

8.1 The Leverage Ratio Concept

8.2 Mounting the Transducers

8.3 Leverage Ratio Measurement

8.4 Creating a Leverage Ratio File

8.5 Lowering or Raising a Bike

8.6.1 Leverage Ratio Comparison

8.6.2 Rear Wheel Force Comparison

8.7 Convert a ShockClock Recording

9 - Convert to Vertical - Dirt

9.0 Convert to Vertical Overview

9.1 Laid-Down Transducer Mounting

9.2 Laid-Down Transducer Geometry

9.3 Convert Data to Vertical

10 - PDA Help Guide - Dirt

PDA Getting Started

PDA About the ShockClock

PDA Tips

PDA Installing Software

PDA Create a Trial Recording

PDA Hardware

PDA Dirt Bike Mounting

PDA Front Transducer Mounting

PDA Rear Laid-Down Mounting

PDA Laid-Down Transducer Geometry

PDA Mountain Bike Mounting

PDA Front Mountain Bike

PDA Rear Mountain Bike

PDA Rear MB Laid-Down Geometry

PDA Operate the ShockClock

PDA Adjusting the Tubes

PDA Shortening the Tubes

PDA Transducer Maintenance

PDA Accessories

PDA Software

PDA Prefs

PDA Downloading

PDA Opening a File

PDA View Results

PDA Graph

PDA Peaks

PDA Settings & Notes

PDA File 1 vs File 2

PDA Closing Files

PDA Synchronizing Files with a PC

PDA Technical

PDA ShockClock Problems

PDA Technical Support & Contact

PDA ShockClock Specs

PDA Data Analysis

PDA Dirt Analysis

Glossary

Glossary of Software

Glossary Suspension Hardware

Troubleshooting Glossary

> Zip tie it in any convenient location.  Use foam tape to protect the paint as well as give it a little traction.  Make sure it is out of the riders way.