14-05-12, 09:43 AM
After reading Pitternators tale of woe and subsiquent descriptions of his suspension behavior I was trying to understand mine yesterday.
My current conclusions are that the front seems to feel like it's jarring my arms when hitting a bump and the rear seems to ride a bump ok but tries to throw me out of the saddle a little after the initial bump.
When giving it the beans over a particulaly bumpy stretch the steering was everywhere and I wasn't in control. I was being thrown about all over the place and had to back off pretty quick befor being possibly thrown off.
I know static sag is my first port of call. I did stiffen the preload, both front and rear when I got the bike, so thats not standard.
What measurement of sag should I be aiming for and where should I start adjusting for my above findings?
My current conclusions are that the front seems to feel like it's jarring my arms when hitting a bump and the rear seems to ride a bump ok but tries to throw me out of the saddle a little after the initial bump.
When giving it the beans over a particulaly bumpy stretch the steering was everywhere and I wasn't in control. I was being thrown about all over the place and had to back off pretty quick befor being possibly thrown off.
I know static sag is my first port of call. I did stiffen the preload, both front and rear when I got the bike, so thats not standard.
What measurement of sag should I be aiming for and where should I start adjusting for my above findings?