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Originally posted by HW
Hiya, 22mm? I have got confused (easily done!) over what adjusts waht on the forks. The screw at the top is obviosuly the rebound damping. Then there is a hex that is 22mm, I was adjusting that yesterday. It reduced the sag by about 3mm before not making more difference. Only thing is I did not take out any damping and the guide suggests doing that first. If that 22mm is the preload then the compression on the front is up underneath through the spindle? |
Yup,22mm for the fork preload adjusters.You say it only reduced the sag by 3mm,are you sure?The rings on the outside are marked with 5mm measures.
Rebound screw is at the top of the forks and the compression at the bottom of the leg.Accessed via the hole in the spindle.
To make the front suspension work,first you have to make it move.Forget about setting sag on the front for the mo,what you need to do is measure how much travel is used while you are out riding.For this the need the old faithfull tie wrap around the fork slider.You will need to put all the settings back to standard.(Look in your handbook)
Fit a tie wrap around the fork slider and but it up to the seal.
GO FOR A RIDE!
Ride your normal pace on a route you know.
Ok,now the technical bit,
Now measure the length of unused fork travel.This is the bit from the cable tie to the bottom of the slider.Idealy you are looking for around 15mm of unused travel.Any more decrease the preload,any less,....well...you know!
You may have to go out riding two or three times to get the ideal setting.Dont forget to set both fork legs the same!
As I said before,with a bit of trial and error,you can find your own settings.
As for the damping settings,you will find the standard settings are not far out.The adjusters dont actually do much in the mid range settings.You will only notice the differance at the extreme ends of the adjustment,i.e fully soft and fully hard.(Ooo-er missus!)Anyone that can tell the differance between one or two clicks of a Showa is talking cobblers!
Hope this helps!
