setting the correct psi for my new Fox 32 F100RL

[Contaminated Haggis]

Hi,

 

Anyone know what the settings are regarding kg/psi for the Fox 32 F100RL shock?

 

I weigh 78kg's and am trying to set the correct air pressure.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Doug

[splat]

The pressure should really be set according to sag. ie its not set 100% according to your weight - but is influenced by how you sit on the bike etc.

 

It should be in the region of 20% of the total travel of the fork (Approx 85 Psi)

[splat]

Download the help manual @: http://www.foxracingshox.com/fox_tech_center/owners_manuals/08/eng/2008_om_eng.htm

 

Setting Sag

To get the best performance from your fork, it is necessary to set and adjust sag. Generally,

sag should be set to 15 ? 25% of total fork travel.

1. Unscrew the blue aircap (shown below) on top of the left fork leg to expose the Schrader valve.

2. Attach a FOX Racing Shox High Pressure Pump to the Schrader valve, see

?Using the FOX High Pressure Pump? on page 292.

3. Using the Air Spring Settings table below, pump your fork to the appropriate setting using the FOX High Pressure Pump, then remove the pump.

4. Install a zip tie with light friction on the upper tube and push it down until it contacts the fork seal.

5. Carefully sit on the bike and assume a normal riding position. The fork should compress slightly.

6. Being careful not to further compress the fork, dismount the bicycle. Measure the distance between the seal and the zip tie. This distance is sag.

7. Compare your sag measurement to the Sag Setup table below.

If your sag is lower than on the table, screw on the pump fitting, note the current air pressure setting and depress the black bleed-valve to reduce the gauge pressure by 5 psi.

Measure sag again and repeat adjustment, if necessary.

If your sag is higher than on the table, screw on the pump fitting, note the current air pres

sure setting and pump to increase the gauge pressure by 5 psi. Measure sag again and repeat adjustment if necessary.

8. Screw the blue aircap back on, and go ride.

[sss000sss]

Thanks for this.

 

I was looking all over to found this info, mislaid my manual for the Fox shock somewhere.

[jagwil]

http://www.foxracingshox.com/bike/shocks

 

 

Try their website. There should be downloadable user manuals there.

[sss000sss]

The url that Splat supplied in his post did the job.

 

(http://www.foxracingshox.com/fox_tech_center/owners_manuals/08/eng/2008_om_eng.htm)

 

It is a link to there Help/Support website for their 2008 products - exactly what I was looking for.

 

This link http://www.foxracingshox.com/fox_tech_center/manuals.htm will give you all the manuals from 2000 - 2009.

 

[FasterThanFast]

Hey Dougeroony, please forget all the HogTwat thats written here.

im riding Fox for a very very long time now.

The safest and foolproof way is. Get on a scale. look at the number its giving you. put that into your shock.

If you dont want to do it that way, rather go and ride RockShock, cause you wont be getting the FoX experience....PM me.

[Weight Weenie]

So I weight 60kg, thus 60 psi on my fox?

[sss000sss]

This is for the Fox 32 FRL from the  manual:

 

So you  weigh 60kg, that's 132lbs (according to Google).

 

The specs states:125 - 135 lbs. = 50 psi

 

Then you have to check the sag, to much increase pressure with 5psi increment. To little decrease with 5psi.

 

If you do 60kg = 60psi, don't know if there will be any sag at all - sounds like a rather bumpy ride to me