Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper

An air bleed assembly comprising:

• a lower fork, said lower fork configured to have a first end coupled to a vehicle wheel, and a second end configured to be telescopically engaged with a first end of an upper fork;
• a fluid passage disposed between an interior of said lower fork and an exterior of said lower fork;
• and
• a manually operable valve located in said lower fork and coupled to said fluid passage, said manually operable valve disposed in said lower fork proximate a lower fork seal, said lower for seal configured to provide a seal at a location where said lower fork telescopically engages with said upper fork, said manually operable valve having a first position substantially closing said fluid passage and a second position allowing a fluid to flow between said interior and said exterior, and wherein said fluid passage and said manually operable valve are located at a distance from an oil bath lubrication within said lower fork, such that when said manually operable valve is in said second position, most of said oil bath lubrication remains within said lower fork and such that when trapped air pressure inside said lower fork, that is higher than a local ambient air pressure outside of said suspension fork, is relieved, most of said oil bath lubrication that is within said lower fork remains within said lower fork.