benefits of more sag?

[Mongooser]

whats the benefits of running more sag on your fork and the downside?

I tried 35% about on my dh bike from 20% it made the bike faster and easier to handle but it went through travel much faster, i didn't get arm pump as badly but it made so i couldn't jump certain rock gardens but made up for it going through em smoother,so opinions?

 

 

[seven]

whats the benefits of running more sag on your fork and the downside?

I tried 35% about on my dh bike from 20% it made the bike faster and easier to handle but it went through travel much faster, i didn't get arm pump as badly but it made so i couldn't jump certain rock gardens but made up for it going through em smoother,so opinions?

I think you answered your own question.

Will give you a more compliant ride, but you risk bottoming out.

[BaGearA]

Go to 30% then

[Mongooser]

Go to 30% then

still experimenting with it,ive tried 35% with a fast rebound and 25% with a slow rebound

35% with a slow rebound was to weird the bike had no feedback on the front end

[T-Bob]

My ride was is designed to run at 35% sag with 2 volume spacers on 115mm travel on the rear. The result, for me, is the the small bump compliance is incredible and the rear just sucks into any climb or trail. With the progression from the large volume can and the spacers you really do get a bottomless feel for the bigger stuff. For sure that red ring is hanging off the bottom after every run but that amount of sag makes it feel so much more. I've even run it at 40% just to see and it was probabally too much for sure.

[droo]

More sag will give you better small bump compliance, but there will come a point where you need to add progression to avoid bottoming. On your fork you can either add spacers to the air spring or dial up your HSC setting a few clicks.

 

With more sag you'll also need to dial your rebound back a bit to avoid packing down, which is when the fork doesn't recover fast enough between hits. This is what you were feeling running 35% and slow rebound - running it a bit faster will get you that poppy feel back again.

[Mongooser]

More sag will give you better small bump compliance, but there will come a point where you need to add progression to avoid bottoming. On your fork you can either add spacers to the air spring or dial up your HSC setting a few clicks.

 

With more sag you'll also need to dial your rebound back a bit to avoid packing down, which is when the fork doesn't recover fast enough between hits. This is what you were feeling running 35% and slow rebound - running it a bit faster will get you that poppy feel back again.

i haven't even started playing with my rear shock,forks have made huge difference,

ill bring it to you sometime to get the bike properly setup