floodgate set up reba team forks?

little wiser
little wiser Posts: 662
edited January 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
hi im quite new to these modern bikes lmao, but have set air pressure up in left hand leg about 10% less than guide on forks say according to my lbs, rebound set to approx one turn from full in (lbs again) just dont know about flood gate rough ideas please im 71kg if that helps cheers.

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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 3,983
    I've turned mine right up to max. If I ride with them locked out I want them to stay locked, if I want bounce I unlock them. All it does is set them point at which a hard impact overrides the lockout. Unless you ride with them locked all the time I can't see why you wouldn't want the floodgate fully on. Others may disagree.
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  • little wiser
    little wiser Posts: 662
    makes sense thanks, anyone else got any thoughts?
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    It depends what you want, the greater you set it the harder you need to hit it to over-ride.

    I like mine about 2 turns from min, so it stays locked for most of the time, but if i hit it even remotely hard it goes soft. Basically I set mine hard enough to allow me to cycle out of the saddle without bobbing, any more than that is too much for me tbh.
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • little wiser
    little wiser Posts: 662
    great cheers think i know where im going with it can you adjust it just by screwing gold cap in and out ? some one i work with says i need a 3mm allen key pop cap off and its under there?
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    depends on the fork model, if you've got a knurled brass knob (ooooo eeeerr) then that's the floodgate, if not then there is a cap on top of the blue compression adjuster (where the brass one would be) and the floodgate is under there. The second type needs a 3mm allen key (you can use the rebound adjuster from the bottom of the forks, it pulls out!)
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • little wiser
    little wiser Posts: 662
    well my missus allways said i had a funny shaped knob thats confirmed it never knew it was brass though better go and polish it :shock: . sorry got carried away will have a fiddle soon (with my floodgate that is)
  • little wiser
    little wiser Posts: 662
    well my missus allways said i had a funny shaped knob thats confirmed it never knew it was brass though better go and polish it :shock: . sorry got carried away will have a fiddle soon (with my floodgate that is)
  • little wiser
    little wiser Posts: 662
    well my missus allways said i had a funny shaped knob thats confirmed it never knew it was brass though better go and polish it :shock: . sorry got carried away will have a fiddle soon (with my floodgate that is)
  • little wiser
    little wiser Posts: 662
    sorry me pressing to many submit buttons :oops:

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