May 31, 2017 Setting up rockshox pike RC solo 150mm in Mechanics' Lounge. Posted: Jun 1, 2017 at 11:58 Quote: The shorter the travel the more tokens you'll need if your not a lightweight. Tokens are the red plastic bits that come in the bag with the spare seals etc they reduce the air volume in your fork. NOTE that the pike has a rapid recovery system which overrides the user.
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Charger 2.1 RC2 features independent high and low speed compression adjust
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Charger 2.1 RCT3 features 3-position compression adjust (open/pedal/firm) with low speed compression adjust
New ultra-low friction SKF wiper seals provide long lasting fork performance and improve overall suspension feel
New Maxima Plush damping fluid reduces friction and silences damper noise
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New Maxima Plush damping fluid reduces friction and silences damper noise
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| Posted: May 31, 2017 at 0:58 | Quote | I need some help setting up my pike, when setting up sag should the compression damping be fully open, or set to a certain point i like (like the lowest I can get away without the front end diving?)
last few rides I have been opening it up fully when descending but after bottoming out a lot starting to realise that it should be set up properly.
so with riding rear i'm about 90kg, I have 2 tokens in and 75psi and depending on LSC settings i am getting 20% or 30% sag.
how should I set it up? |
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| Posted: May 31, 2017 at 1:03 | Quote | | Usually I'll make sure both compression and rebound are completely open before setting sag. After that is set you will work on static rebound and leave compression open. Once you've taken the bike out for a ride you can work on getting the rebound right, then move to getting compression set the way you want it to feel. If after doing that you are still bottoming out you should install another volume spacer. |
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| Posted: Jun 1, 2017 at 2:36 | Quote | what the comp and rebound are set to during static sag setting doesn't have any effect as dampers only control during suspension movement there not loaded.
your a simlar weight to me . id put another token in first as i like alot of progression plus means you can run a lower preasure and keep the small bump smoothness better. sram say 1 token is roughly equal to 5psi.
but i run 85psi and 3 tokens middle comp on my rc pike. gives me 25% static sag.
if on a dual air pike you have to run next to no static sag and way more preasure to keep them up. i have to run 4 tokens 105psi 2 clicks of max comp 5% sag to get the same support when riding as my regular pike.
also don't have to have 20-30% sag can run less if feels good its not set in stone as your attack postion and weight distribution isnt the same when your actully riding as when your sat on level ground doing a static sag setup. |
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| Posted: Jun 1, 2017 at 11:58 | Quote | | The shorter the travel the more tokens you'll need if your not a lightweight. On a 130 Pike I was running 4 and 120 psi. Fitted a luftkappe and have dropped to 115 psi and two tokens but he with a bit less LSC as it seems to ride a bit higher in the stroke. Also much more sensitive off the top. Best mod thus far to a pike, ps this won't work for the 2018 pike as they already have the increased negative volume. |
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| Posted: Jun 1, 2017 at 13:30 | Quote | Ok thanks for the replies. I went out for another ride on Wednesday(settings again are 90kg, 2 tokens, 75psi, rebound 6 clicks from fastest) and played about with the compression damping whilst rinding along on the flat, found out at 5 clicks from fully open I can jam the brakes on and the front end doesn't dive ridiculously, so I rode down a few trails with it like that. no bottoming out the wiper sell had about 10mm to go and it seemed to soak up the bumps pretty well. didn't have a lot of time on the trails so i'm going to keep it like this for a while and get some more feedback before making more changes, one thing i;m bearing in mind is the forks have 6 hours ride time on them so I doubt are broken in yet!
one question, would adding more air to the fork do the same as 5 clicks of compression damping? if not, why not? just as someone has told me I should add air until it feels ok with wide open comp damping so I don't have to count out 5 clicks at the top of the trails I could just open it right up and descend. |
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| Posted: Jun 1, 2017 at 13:56 | Quote | | I always set the static sag at 25% with no LSC and dial in LSC dependant on trail. Less for choppy. In fact I sometimes run in trail mode on a very smooth flow section |
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