Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.

i think any one above 10 stone shoud just wind the adjuster to the max, the stock stuf is so soft its almost un true

I've adjusted the rear on my K6 to 6/7, but haven't touched the front. Might have to give it a go.

[ophic]

i thought SVs only had preload adjustment?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by ophic

i thought SVs only had preload adjustment?

They do.

I used a guide to set my preload, I'm 10.5 stone and had to turn it up to max on the front.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

They do.

So how does preload make the front firmer?

[timwilky]

Only in the head.

We know adding pre load is not going to change the spring rate or damping characteristics.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by ophic

So how does preload make the front firmer?

It doesn't, just change where you are in stroke for a particular situation.

On stock forks you generally have choice of "bottomed out" and "nearly bottomed out"