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     Teddagreek |
My cousin was down visiting and when I got my bike back with the new suspension.. He helped me set it up.... took out all the rebound and we set the sag.. He's good we where done in less than a few minutes I've changed the tires since then and have cross roads bars on it now.. Any one have any tips or tricks on measuring and also doing it semi solo well my wife is going to help... Thanks...... | ||
| Retrittion |
I saw a solo sag measuring tool at a local metric bike shop here in town -- made by ASW, ASL, errm, can't quite remember, but the same people who make those roller adjustable levers for metric bikes. When I recently did the sag measuring for a friends bike it was the two of us balancing/holding it and my fiancee measuring. To do this with two you will need a wall to lean against while in the ride position and a sturdy stick maybe to use as an outrigger braced against the floor so you don't tip over. Also, you have to be able to lift your bike off the ground (front wheel at least, rear is nice too if you can) so that is tough with two as well. You can do the zip-tie trick, putting them on your front forks at the seal and then going for a normal ride for you -- when you get back you will be able to tell if you are using some, all, or not really any of your suspension travel (all of it means your way soft, not much too hard). I think you can also do this with the rear, though I haven't tried that yet. Bottom line is if your not using at least 70% of travel you are not using your suspension...and if you use more than 90% on a normal ride, or even bottom it out, you are using too much and that is bad too...you want some extra in the shock travel on street riding for that one-in-a-1000 pothole of doom so you don't bust your spine (or bike). Lucky for you the suspension settings in the manual are a good rough guide on setting for sag, though not perfect by any means. You could set for weight using those numbers and then check you sag measurements when you have a third body around (or the solo measuring tool). Oh, and don't forget to check your tire PSI -- I had recent handling issues and it was tied to a low PSI in my front tire, which made it impossible to tune my suspension damping. Good luck! (Message edited by retrittion on April 06, 2008) |
