Fork tuning {Fox Evol 34}

[Cogent Industries]

So... After reading in another thread I found out that my Scott came with 5 volume spacers in the fork and apparently taking 1 or 2 out can improve comfort while ridding, after updating my tool kit I did this and it became quite a bit more comfortable and responsive on those smaller bumps.

 

To see if it could be made even better I pulled out a 3rd one, but that had the complete opposite effect, now at speed ~30kph,its almost as if its locked out its soo firm. Tried tweaking the rebound, but not sure how much of a role it place in this context.

 

So before playing darts in a blackout room randomly changing this, anyone have suggestion on the next direction, put the spacer back or fiddle with the air pressure?

 

Shots and a Merry Xmas to all.

 

Maybe you already know this but make sure you equalise the air side correctly when playing with the spacers. If its not it could feel very harsh especially the first bit of travel. Pump to 50psi and push down slowly and you should here the air transfer then go up to your pressure and do that again. You might also want to try extend the fork completely with top-cap off to get it "reset" again.

[Reme Le Hane]

Maybe you already know this but make sure you equalise the air side correctly when playing with the spacers. If its not it could feel very harsh especially the first bit of travel. Pump to 50psi and push down slowly and you should here the air transfer then go up to your pressure and do that again. You might also want to try extend the fork completely with top-cap off to get it "reset" again.

So one did mention that a little further up.

 

Funny enough, gmbn did a video this week about it, how to equalise depends on the shock, some literally are just max out and go, they will sort themselves out, but I had already done that so weather it was nessesarry or not is mute.

 

Next up is the drive train, when that *** I'm going 1x. Hills r gonna kill me if I do a 1x with an 11-42