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dan160
the saying ATGNI comes to mind
bit harsh greeble
If I had a clue what ATGN meant, I would agree. 😛
bit harsh greeble
harsh? no.. its the truth. The amount of people who feel a CCDB, BOS or a push tune is a magic fix to their inability to understand the concept of bike or shock setup is staggering.
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wrecker - MemberI have a Van RC on my 5 spot, it's perfect. In fact its transformed the bike. Perhaps try a different weight spring next time?
For a start we are talking about a completely different suspension system, so your comment is invalid.
Secondly, I tried the correct spring, AND the next one down just in case.
As I mentioned, the bike may have been fine in many peoples eyes - [b]I[/b] just didnt get on with it and it wasn't the same as my 5.5
Greeble, help me understand " the concept of bike or shock setup" please.
The parameters that I'm able to change, AFAIK, are rider weight (fairly constant), shock air pressure, low speed compression damping and rebound damping.
Now, if the sag is set according to the manufacturer's recommendations then the air pressure should be about right? There is a range of recommended sag which I am going to play with.
I have tried the full range of compression damping settings from fully on to full open,with little impact on the problem I originally described.
Rebound damping will have little to no effect on the problem I originally described, unless I'm mistaken.
What else can I do beside the above, retuning the shock or replacing it?
Greeble
The stoy was bought for the m9 as it worked so well on my other bikes. If you read what I wrote I'm recommending theat the op take his time and research before outlaying any cash and should at least try the shims in his rp23 first. If he has set the sag correctly then there is little else he can do. Reading through this and other forums you will find other intense owners who have experienced the same thing including me.
Are you a suspension engineer, do you much experience of setting up intenses with various different shocks?
Right now I just think you are an arse with a big bag of chips on your shoulder...
You maybe right in your massive assumption about me but I do own a very, very nice m9 and ss1.
Dan
blows through mid travel usually means you don't have enough air in the shock and your rebound set waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to slow