Preload adjuster

A system comprising:

• a fork tube comprising an outer tube and inner tube that telescopically slide relative to one another and a spring to bias the fork tube in an extended conformation;
• and
• a preload adjuster disposed at one end of the fork tube and configured to apply a preload to the spring, the preload adjuster comprising:
• a main housing;
• a slide configured to telescopically translate relative to the main housing without rotating relative to the main housing, the slide including a threaded slide portion;
• and
• an adjuster stem configured to rotate within the main housing, the adjuster stem having a threaded stem portion configured to mate with the threaded slide portion, wherein rotation of the adjuster stem modulates a length of the preload adjuster by telescopically translating the slide relative to the main housing.