Abstract: A shock absorbing seat pedestal is provided that includes a shock and a spring. The spring is positioned around a shaft and a body of the shock. A seat plate is configured to mount a seat to the shock absorbing seat pedestal. The shock includes the shaft, a piston and the body. The shaft has an upper shaft portion and a lower shaft portion. The lower shaft portion and the piston are received within the body. The lower spring portion of the spring is rotationally fixed to the body. The body is coupled to a base mount. An upper spring portion of the spring is rotationally fixed to a spring pinch retainer. A release handle is configured to manipulate the spring pinch retainer to selectively prevent a rotation of the shaft of the shock relative to the spring.

Abstract: A shock absorber is provided that includes a shock body and a shaft assembly. The shock body has an inner chamber. The inner chamber is defined by a cylindrical interior surface. At least one groove is formed in the interior surface within at least one select length of the shock body. A piston of the shaft assembly is received within the inner chamber of the shock body. The piston includes valving to allow dampening matter that is received within the inner chamber to pass through the piston to allow the piston to move within the inner chamber. The at least one groove that is formed within the interior surface is configured to allow at least some of the dampening matter to bypass the valving of the piston to allow the piston to move through the at least one select length with less resistance.