n00b Alert!!!!!!!!!!

toastedone

Well i hope that got you attention so here is my n00b question...

I have a specalized rockhopper and on the bike I have a set of SR Suntour SF11-XCR-DS-26-LO-SP forks, On the right hand side is the lockout, I fully understand the purpose of this, on the other side is another dial, what is this used for? I am guessing it is for how hard or soft you want the rebound? If this is the case and I am doing some light off road stuff what would be best to set it to? from memory it has a +- on it.

Thanks for the help.

mtb crazy

i only learnt this the other day. it is to do with the rebound and how hard or soft its to be. i have a rock shox fork and have it on the sort of half way setting, but best thing to do is try with different settings and see what feels best i think.

supersonic

It is a preload dial and is used to set sag and ride height. Not rebound ;-)

cooldad

I think that's compression adjustment, to set sag. Don't think those have adjustable rebound.

cooldad

I think I'm going on speedy typing course.

toastedone

Do you have a link to explain pros/cons and set up on this?

cooldad

Turn the dial until you have the right sag for you - 20-25% of travel. That's about it.
Otherwise look on the Suntour site - it's a pretty good one.

mtb crazy

whats the dial on the top left of the fork that you can turn to make the suspension harder or softer? whats the difference between sag and rebound?

mtb crazy

opps, just realised Supersonic has typed what it is.