Re: Front preload query
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Originally Posted by Sid Squid
(Post 1557320)
X load and Y bump will compress the suspension Z amount, changes to the preload will not affect that, (unless the preload change were to put the suspension less than Y from the bottom of travel), what preload does is describe where in the suspension's travel you are under any given load and suspension deflection.
Altering the preload doesn't change the suspension at all, (of course it may mean the suspension will run out of travel either extending or compressing before accommodating a given deflection), the purpose of the preload adjustment is allow the suspension to be set such that it will best deal with the majority of deflections it will encounter, which depends entirely upon the specifics of who rides it where and how, which is why there is no 'right' setting. All this must be done whilst accepting there will be foreseeable circumstances outside the capabilities of the suspension, for instance if you have 100mm of suspension travel in total, a bump approaching that size won't be well dealt with by your bike no matter what you do with the preload.
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I think this is what I was describing in a post above. Glad I'm not going mental.
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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles
(Post 1557282)
What you probably need is stiffer springs and maybe more damping from thicker fork oil?
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Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave
(Post 1557331)
Progressive springs and fresh oil is the way to go...
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I'm not sure why this is being suggested, other than as a general improvement to the standard forks. My question is why drastically altering the preload, and riding in in a similar fashion to before, is seemingly not changing the portion of travel used. I should be using the same amount of travel, but closer to topping out, and not so close to bottoming out, and yet the zip ties move to almost exactly the same place as with little preload. |
