shock pump setting rock shox reba

Anonymous

Hi can any one help me av got a set of reba sl shocks duel air . wots the correct way to set the shocks for weight ie do you adjust the + setting first then the - or the other way rd ....
cheers paul

nicklouse

positive air first, negative air second. then play with the settings.

as per the manual.

ps start of with lower settings untill it is running plush.

Anonymous

nicklouse wrote:

positive air first, negative air second. then play with the settings.

as per the manual.

ps start of with lower settings untill it is running plush.

hi wot da ya mean about plush im 14 st witch converts to 90 ish kg set the shocks to 130ibs pressure wot do i do then to make them plush also go fitted a pop lock..

cheers paul ps not use 2 air shocks

Sir HC

raceface gt wrote:

hi wot da ya mean about plush im 14 st witch converts to 90 ish kg set the shocks to 130ibs pressure wot do i do then to make them plush also go fitted a pop lock..

cheers paul ps not use 2 air shocks

Don't use text talk :twisted:

I set the positive and negative so they are the same, then wind on the rebound. You need enough rebound to stop the forks topping out, but not so much they pack down over successive bumps.

nicklouse

have you looked at the manual? or the left leg of the fork? the recomended presures are there. just dont use quite as much as they say to start with.

Anonymous

CHEERS GUY'S
PAUL

milkywhite

I've got Reba SL forks. I weigh 17 stone, and run mine at 135ish +ve, and a bit less -ve.

Positive air lets you set the right amount of sag etc for your weight. Negative air controls how much force is required to make the fork react. Less negative air = more rigid fork IIRC.

I wouldn't worry too much about exact pressures at first. Just take a pump out with you and play with them until they feel good. Take into account that the recommended settings on the fork leg are way too high.

Travis_M

being really stupid here... can you use a normal pump to adjust them? I got mine fitted here in Beijing, they weighed me first, but i've lost 10kgs since then, and i think i need to adjustment. Ihave to lean on them very hard to get them to move.... should that be right?

nicklouse

Travis_M
a normal pump will not work as you will not beable to get the pressure required.

get a fork pump with a gauge that reads the presure range you need.

Travis_M

thanks for that... and thats for being patient with me

I have my first MTB race this weekend along the Great Wall, so just making sure everything is set up right.
It's only a short one.. 20K, but better be prepared that not at all..