I Give Up Sid 29er Shock

[Kritzie]

Ok I have been trying to set up my Sid 29er shock and just cant get it right, I prefer riding a fairly plush shock. My last setting was 90 positive and 80 negative and I took it for a ride at Groenkloof as I rode I am sure it got harder and harder to the effect that my wrists almost bombed out at the end.

 

Now these setting are even lower than the setting for my weight which is 76kg.

 

How do I set up the fork to be softer especially over the smaller bumpy stuff, it doesnt seem to move much over the smaller stuff?

 

OR maybe a fault on the shock never heard of a shock getting harder as you ride!

[philip.maree]

Ok I have been trying to set up my Sid 29er shock and just cant get it right, I prefer riding a fairly plush shock. My last setting was 90 positive and 80 negative and I took it for a ride at Groenkloof as I rode I am sure it got harder and harder to the effect that my wrists almost bombed out at the end.

 

Now these setting are even lower than the setting for my weight which is 76kg.

 

How do I set up the fork to be softer especially over the smaller bumpy stuff, it doesnt seem to move much over the smaller stuff?

 

OR maybe a fault on the shock never heard of a shock getting harder as you ride!

 

I have a REBA XX and run less pressure in Positive than the Negative. I am 90kg's and run 90 Positive and 100 Negative. Sorts out the smaller bumps.

[Kritzie]

I actually was thinking of trying that, was just wondering why the manufacturers setting are so high psi wise, its like riding on concrete pillars.

[Gambitdbn]

I have a REBA XX and run less pressure in Positive than the Negative. I am 90kg's and run 90 Positive and 100 Negative. Sorts out the smaller bumps.

 

Running a higher negative pressure definitely makes a huge difference to small bump compliance. I'm 78kg and run my Reba at 85+ 95-, if you run the negative more than about 10 more than the positive you lose a bit of travel as the fork gets sucked down a bit.

 

Remember that the RockShox guides are just that, a guide. Rather tune your shock according to the amount of travel you end up using on your ride and your personal preference to how plush you like your shock - don't get hung up on the Rockshox values...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

+1 on that.