SHOCK SET-UP

A mile of suspension travel is worthless without a well tuned shock. We show you how to get the best from yours

✓ Shock pump (if you have an air or air assist fork) ✓ tape measure ✓ zip ties 1 SETTING UP SAG 1 Sit on your bike fully kitted up in riding gear. Get a mate to measure the shock’s compressed eye-toeye length while you’re sitting on it. Subtract the compressed (sagged) measurement from the total eye-to-eye shock length. This is your sag in mm. 2 SETTING UP SAG 2 You need to know your shock stroke to calculate your sag percentage; it’s written in the shock’s user manual. Divide the sag measurement (mm) by the shock stroke and multiply it by 100 to get the sag percentage. For downhill we’d recommend 35%. Alter spring preload by up to two turns or switch the spring to achieve optimal sag. If…

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Bike Repair and Maintenance (Digital) - 1 Issue, Bike Repair and Maintenance 2020

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