Manitou swinger 3 way

Donn

I've just bought a Cannondale Prophet 1000. Tomorrow I'm of to Glentress and I am setting up the bike to my weight. The instructions from Cannondale are saying set the SPV to 60 psi and the instructions from Answer products are saying up to 127 psi. I've tried both and 127 feels much better. Is there a reason why Cannondale would set such a low pressure?

Thanks in advance.

Donn

supersonic

if things arent meant to be adjusted, they would be non adjustable. You need to find what works best for you, these are just guidelines.

Donn

Happy with playing around, just wanted to make sure there wasn't a hidden reason why Cannondale would be saying to set the SPV so low

John Stevenson

Here's what Marcus O'Leary, tech support guru at Australian Answer importer Steve Cramer Products has to say on the subject of SPV setting:

The set of the SPV pressure is a bit of age old question, bit like
"how long is a piece of string?" there isn't really a right or wrong answer
and both are guides to an extent. In Australia here I am responsible for the
race support and Tech support for all the Manitou stuff and have handled
many set ups for many riders. As there are many different bike out there
with different designs, thing/factors such as rising rates and linkage
ratios vary, so a text book set up from Manitou is tricky, not to mention
variables such as rider weight, rider preference and terrain.

In a nut shell. The SPV pressure to put into a shock is the amount
required to achieve the amount of platform required by the rider. More SPV
pressure more platform, more platform less bob from the suspension system.
The lesser the SPV pressure the more active or lively a feel from the
suspension. The SPV chamber has a minimum of 50psi and a maximum of 175psi,
I have found most people in my experience to run around 110psi as a common
setting. When first setting up the bike try to set the main sag of the
suspension first, so the main air spring oil appropriate coil lbs before
moving to the spv.

Donn

Thanks John, everything squared now.

skyliner

What Cannondale are trying to say is: put at least minimum pressure in the SPV chamber, then set sag, then set the platform to your desired feel, by adding air in the SPV. Single pivots are mostly falling rate, so you need a stiffer platform to dial out bob.
Sounds like you go it sorted already, so have a good weekend.