Hey there STW, need a bit of help on this....
I've taken a look at the service manual for my 2011 Revs and it seems to indicate that its possible to remove a spacer from the dual air shaft and increase their travel.
Have any of you tried this? and if so did it work?
Basically looking at ordering myself an El Guapo but can't afford to buy another pair of forks to go with it. Given the low BB height of the guapo I'd like to stick to the recommended fork travel for the frame.
Bottom of page 14.
Cheers 😀
Depends how much travel they have now - you can simply measure the distance from wiper seals to crown and minus about 4mm, ensuring that there's no -ve pressure "sucking" the fork down (it may be best to let all the -ve air out).
Most if not all 2011 Revelations have the capability to run at 150mm, but no more than that. If yours are less than that, then yes, removing a spacer should allow the full 150mm. It's pretty easy if you're comfortable stripping forks. Make sure you have the appropriate snapring / circlip pliers.
EDIT: Didn't read the title. If yours are 140mm then they should indeed have the spacer in. Remove it and you'll get the full 150mm.
I've seen a lot of 140mm rls that are just that, 140mm max, no spacer. Came on boardmans and specialized stumpjumper fsrs I think
I guess it's possible. I'm surprised rockshox would bother to make crowns for just a handful of OEM forks though (much easier / cheaper to space down 150mm forks).
My 2011 RLs from Merlin were sold as 140mm, they had the removable spacer inside so were really the 150mm fork. It's an easy job to remove (or add an extra one for 130mm for that matter), if slightly time consuming the first time you do it
Thanks Superficial, that was my thinking as well. I was going drop Sram/RS an email but couldn't find an address for them.
Never taken a pair of forks apart before but there's a first time for everything. Actually, might be safer to see if my LBS can handle the job. ha!
Retro, did you have to remove the lowers to get at the spacer?
Btw they're tapered steerer & 15mm maxle if it makes any difference..
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Retro, did you have to remove the lowers to get at the spacer?Btw they're tapered steerer & 15mm maxle if it makes any difference..
I did, not sure if there is a clever to get the gubbins all out of the top of the fork.
To be honest it's worth popping the lowers off and putting in 12ml of decent oil, mine were pretty much dry out of the factory 😯
edit: mine were just the bog standard 20mm / 1 1/8th
Cheers, they're probably due an oil change anyway! 🙂
Bike magic has a piece on how to do this, may take a bit of finding but it has text and pictures.
This should cover it:
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/workshop-how-to-adjust-travel-on-a-rockshox-trail-fork--26840/
Pro-tip:
Avoid getting your thumb caught in the air assembly when you push the piston back in. My thumb looked like this when after I extracted it:
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Well done Blisterman 1962 that was the link I was looking for!!