After trawling through various websites and explanations I have discovered that Lockout is a key part of a serious mountain bikers gear.
The basic principle 'locks out' the front suspension forks which stops any movement. There are various mechanisms in use to achieve this change in suspension and they are all aimed at increasing the efficiency of pedalling.
Whilst this lock out increases efficiency it also increases the braking distance. I will need to measure this increase to avoid improving one problem and replacing it with another.
The different types of devices are shown below:
Standard Lockout situated on the actual fork - This requires the rider to reach forward over the bars and physically push the rotating slider into the lock out position.
Bar mounted Lock out.
This works on the same principle as the first Lock out; but allows the rider to control the lockout from an extra lever mounted on the bars.
All images shown where accessed on 1/11/10 and are from the following website:
http://www.highballblog.com/2010/07/lockout-mtb-suspension-fork.html
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