Max weight on a Fox Float RP23

[sawystertrance]

Hi Hubbers.

 

What is the maximum rider weight that this shock can take?

 

Can a mate of mine weighing 120kg safely ride it if I pump it to max?

 

Cheers

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

yeah, should be fine. More based on the leverage ratio and max pressures to determine if he can ride it at his desired sag level within the max pressure. 

[FirstV8]

I started riding on my Fox Float when i was 125kg . It didn't even need to be pumped to max . Take it to a bike shop who will have chart and the correct pump and gauge to set it . Rather have it done correctly for the comfort of the rider and the safety of the shock . 

[Grease_Monkey]

I started riding on my Fox Float when i was 125kg . It didn't even need to be pumped to max . Take it to a bike shop who will have chart and the correct pump and gauge to set it . Rather have it done correctly for the comfort of the rider and the safety of the shock .

Charts are available online, and putting air in a shock is no more or less complicated than pumping your tyres. Surely not necessary to take it to a shop...

 

OP, you may find the shock bottoms depending on the leverage curve of the bike, but 125, although heavy, is not the heaviest I have heard of on a float. It should be okay at max pressure. I'm guessing your friend isn't going to be doing massive drops or jumps because that is probably where it will find it's limits...

[droo]

At the risk of sounding like a stuck record (not to the OP, but to everyone else who keep suggesting it) - charts are not the way. Sag setup is how it's done, I've attached a link to a video that shows how.

 

OP - follow these instructions, and if you have to exceed the max pressure of 300psi (which is unlikely, considering the number of ex rugby players riding MTBs) then he is too heavy for the frame.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG__UuR71lk

[sawystertrance]

Thanks Droo. It's an Anthem so I'll make sure the seatpost is waaaay down.

[Grebel]

Just don't adjust the shock pressure with a garage forecourt airline.....

 

Generally the charts are a guide to get in the ballpark. You should be setting your shock up based on sag (As a % of total available travel) and then a bit of fine tuning up or down for personal preference. 

 

 

Edit: I see Droo summed it up

[Jehosefat]

putting air in a shock is no more or less complicated than pumping your tyres. Surely not necessary to take it to a shop...

 

This is true, but unless you have a shock pump you need to go to a shop. I've not seen a tyre pump that can get to high enough pressure for the shock (fork maybe but not the shock).

[droo]

This is true, but unless you have a shock pump you need to go to a shop. I've not seen a tyre pump that can get to high enough pressure for the shock (fork maybe but not the shock).

 

Add to this the fact that a shock pump has a special chuck that stops all the air from escaping when you disconnect it from the valve...

[droo]

Thanks Droo. It's an Anthem so I'll make sure the seatpost is waaaay down.

 

I'm gonna guess around 220psi on an Anthem at 120kg. Plenty headroom still.

 

If that bike fails anywhere it'll be at the junction of the seat tube and top tube.

[droo]

Just don't adjust the shock pressure with a garage forecourt airline.....

 

Generally the charts are a guide to get in the ballpark. You should be setting your shock up based on sag (As a % of total available travel) and then a bit of fine tuning up or down for personal preference. 

 

 

Edit: I see Droo summed it up

 

That's a sag chart, not a pressure chart. So you're well clear of my rant.