shoog404 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 How much air should i put in the can??? i weigh 78kg.
The Drongo Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 How much air should i put in the can??? i weigh 78kg. Sag should be no more than 15% of your shock shaft length.Use a small thin cable tie if you have nobody around to mark it.
crasher Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I weigh 77 and run 200 psi in mine for just on 20% sag. Go with 200 as a start and adjust according to your sag. Quite a nice shock I am pretty impressed with mine
The Drongo Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I weigh 77 and run 200 psi in mine for just on 20% sag. Go with 200 as a start and adjust according to your sag. Quite a nice shock I am pretty impressed with mine shoog404 It all depends on the shock travel length of the shaft, the bike geometry and leverage.Best to set it up properly, along with the correct rebound.Its and important setup.
shoog404 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 Hi Guys! Thanks for the feedback. I gonna give it the innitial 200psi and then play around with it from there. I have manged to get hold of the geometry specs for this bike but cannot find anywhere on any website the recommended sag for this bike. I have a Raleigh MR 9. any suggestions?
The Drongo Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Shoog If you are riding normal terrain XC then 15% should do.If the terrain is a little rougher; some drops, rocky etc then 20% would do. FR DH settings run as high as 30%, but then the shafts on those shocks are usually a bit longer. 50mm shaft @ 15% = 7.5mm movement when you weight the bike (wear riding kit)50mm shaft @ 20% = 10mm movement ---------DITTO----------------------------- Get on and sit down with your weight normally centered. Don't 'bounce' on or off the bike when you do this as it will alter the normally weighted setting. To check rebound, find a kerb (Normal traffic rules apply a parking lot on a sunday is least hazardous!) about 200mm drop. Set on max rebound and then ride off in a straight line, seated. Adjust the rebound until your backside on saddle bounces once only on impact. Then play from there. Bear in mind that air pressure, sag and rebound are just as important for your fork, as the two have an effect on each other.
shoog404 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Hi Drongo, Thank you very much fopr all the assistance regarding this matter. Will test it out and post some feedback. Regards,
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