Mambat Posted March 28, 2019 Share Hi Guys My son weighs in at around 30Kg kitted... He has a Giant Stance E - EBike fitted with a Rockshox Monarch R. With his weight I am running 65Psi to get around the right sag (28%) however he is an aggressive rider who likes airtime so he blows through the travelat that Psi. When I up the Psi to around 75/80 it wants to buck him over the bars on every hit even with the rebound fully slow. What are my best options?Lighter weight oil?Changing shims?New shock as I know the Monarch R is not the greatest to begin with. I would love a coil but not sure on his single pivot design and any coils available in 184x44?? Any advice much appreciated! Cheers Mambat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 28, 2019 Share Rebleed with silkolene 10wt, don't mess with the shims Mambat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambat Posted March 28, 2019 Share Rebleed with silkolene 10wt, don't mess with the shims I will try that...... You recognize the fork :whistling: BaGearA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 28, 2019 Share I will try that...... You recognize the fork :whistling: Good to see its being used Mambat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 28, 2019 Share Have you added tokens/bands to the shock air can yet? The lighter the rider the more you need. It will allow him to run the lower pressures to get the right sag and rebound control and prevent the harsh bottom out issues he's having. Bills in the mail. Mambat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambat Posted March 28, 2019 Share Have you added tokens/bands to the shock air can yet? The lighter the rider the more you need. It will allow him to run the lower pressures to get the right sag and rebound control and prevent the harsh bottom out issues he's having. Bills in the mail. Thanks... Will the bands not just create the spike/ramp up further into the travel and still causethe hard rebound???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambat Posted March 28, 2019 Share Thanks... Will the bands not just create the spike/ramp up further into the travel and still causethe hard rebound???? It also has the standard no DebonAir can so not sure if bands work with a STD can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 28, 2019 Share Thanks... Will the bands not just create the spike/ramp up further into the travel and still causethe hard rebound????I honestly don't know, but the lower pressure should help get the shock shock under control again in most situations. The ramp up at the end of the travel isnt usually associated with uncontrollably fast rebound AFAIK. This has to be the cheapest option to try too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpelser Posted March 28, 2019 Share Sjoe, just think what this boy will want to attempt when he's older. Amazing. @OP, put a scuba weight belt on him Hairy, DJuice and Mambat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted March 28, 2019 Share At 30kg, even on an ebike, there should still be enough rebound to deal with a landing. I'd suspect there's an issue with the rebound circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted March 28, 2019 Share Solution...send to Droo. Mambat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambat Posted March 29, 2019 Share Thanks Guys! Andrew I will bring the bike in next week :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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