The best time to lock out the suspension on your mountain bike is
when you are doing a long non-technical trail climb or riding a long distance on a flat surface
. Lockouts are typically used at specific times to help prevent wasting pedaling energy in the form of bobbing of the suspension.
How do I set up my MTB air forks?
When should I lock my front suspension mountain bike?
The best time to lock out the suspension on your mountain bike is
when you are doing a long non-technical trail climb or riding a long distance on a flat surface
. Lockouts are typically used at specific times to help prevent wasting pedaling energy in the form of bobbing of the suspension.
How do you set a SAG suspension on a mountain bike?
How do you adjust front fork suspension?
What is preload on mountain bike suspension?
The preload refers to
the amount of sag the shock will allow when the bike is at rest with the rider’s weight bearing down on it
. Determining the correct preload is important because if it’s too high, it takes more energy to move the shock and compress the springs, resulting in a harder and desensitized shock system.
What pressure should my front forks be?
To achieve the best performance from your FOX suspension, adjust the air pressure to attain your proper sag setting. Sag is the amount your suspension compresses under your weight and riding gear. Sag range should be set to
15–20% of total fork travel
.
How do you put air in front forks?
Are air forks better than coil?
Air forks provide better bottom-out resistance
Near the end of the range, it takes a huge amount of force to further compress the air inside. The total amount of force required to compress an air fork and bottom it out is greater than a coil fork. This is assuming that both are set for the same rider weight.
How do you use a front suspension lockout?
Do I need fork lockout?
Registered.
You definitely don’t need a lock-out on your fork
. On steep smooth climbs where you’re out of the saddle a lock-out is nice – as it prevents the front end from bouncing up and down. However it’s not necessary, and unless you spend a lot of time out of the saddle it isn’t important at all.
Is suspension lockout necessary?
Yes, a lockout can definitely mimic the feeling of a fully rigid Bicycle. Overall,
a Suspension Lockout is great at what it is meant for and can still help you out when you are switching between trails and riding on flat surfaces
.
Should front and rear sag be the same?
Using different sag front and rear will have huge effect on steering characteristics
. More sag on the front or less sag on the rear will make the bike turn more slowly. Increasing sag will also decrease bottoming resistance, though spring rate has a bigger effect than sag.
How do I set up Fox 34 rhythm?
- Unscrew the air cap on top of the left fork leg counter-clockwise to expose the Schrader valve.
- Attach a FOX High Pressure Pump to the Schrader valve.
- Pump your fork to the appropriate pressure as listed in the ‘Suggested starting points for setting sag’ table below, then remove the pump.
How do I adjust my bike suspension?
Dial off all your rebound damping to minimum. Ride off the kerb, while standing up on the pedals, at slow to mid-paced speed
. Your suspension will probably compress, quickly re-extend (past the sag point), compress again and then re-extend again. In other words, it will bounce around like a trampoline and then settle.
How do you stiffen a front fork?
How do I make my bike suspension softer?
When should I lock my front fork?
Usually the only times you would lock out your rear shock (or front fork) would be
when on a long non-technical climb, or other long distance ride
. Mountain bike suspension often features multiple modes, to better set up the bike to climb or descend, and one of these common features is the lock out.
How do you adjust preload?
How do you adjust preload shocks?
How do you preload suspension?
What should my MTB tire pressure be?
Typical mountain bike pressures range from
22psi (1.5 bar) to 35psi (2.4 bar)
, generally with more air in the rear than the front. This is because more of your weight is on the rear, so it needs more support.
How much air should I put in my suspension?
What PSI should my shock be?
The exact PSI you end up with depends on how plush/firm you want the rear shock to be, but a good starting point is
1 psi for 1 lbs in weight of the rider
(including riding gear). Then just add/remove air to your liking.
