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how do you know when you got it right
do you change it for differant rides
what changes do you notice the most
is there really an art to it or just personal choice
is it worth seeking professional help
how can you tell if you got it spot on
ive got a 6inch bike and have only really started playing around with the settings lately,had it 2 years
i tend to run it a bit harder (20% sag)if im goner do a few miles or be riding with guys on hardtails or lighter bikes
then drop it to(30% sag ) for play riding and set the rebound a little bit slower
im actually enjoying trying to understand it more,lots of mini runs and fettling
ive got a 6inch bike
i'd get a bigger bike to start with
Please type in English.
spend ages fiddling about with it, then get bored and bung all the settings in the middle. Job done.
i run both ends of my bike harder than most 🙂
ask simon at locotuning 🙂
I think it constantly changes depending on your ability, terrain, body, confidence etc.
I'm coming out of a soft fork phase and need to put a little more air in as I've found some more fun stuff down the local trail!
I reckon you ride the bike a little differently depending on it's settings. Get as much info on the setup you have and the terrain and experiment. It's taste vs recommendation I think.
It's worse if you have dual air and more variables than simply a single PSI value, but that's part of the fun!
Regular talk about blingy shocks is so yesterday, understanding axle paths and how it affects riding style is the all new talk. IMO.
I'm happy that I've got my bike set up to my liking for my local trails, though I change settings depending on extremes of weather. I try to run my rebound kind of in the middle, not so slow it gets packed down, and not so fast that I get bucked off. I run my compression soft enough to give some compliance/grip over small bumps, and maybe bottoming out once or twice on a trail (depending on the trail) and that's it.
As I said, the weather makes a big difference to the speed I ride and hence I adjust my settings slightly depending. These all work fine for my local trails but weren't much cop recently when I went further afield. Horses for courses etc etc
andy hilton
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I don't bother changing the setup for different trails. I like my suspension a bit harder as I don't like a wallowy feeling bike. So I don't have amazing small bump sensitivity but it soaks up bigger drops and badly landed jumps, which is nice.