Preload

suzyb

I finally got round to fitting my Recon Gold RL forks today. And they have a preload adjuster which I don't know what I should be adjusting to.

I've read that the amount of preload depends on your weight. Is this the case for coil forks. If it is how do I know how much to adjust it by.

nicklouse

you use it to set your sag.

about 20-30% of travel when in the attack position.

what sag have you got?

suzyb

er...I have no idea.

Is it sag you measure by fitting a zip tie around the fork and measuring how much it moves when you get on the bike.

nicklouse

http://www.tftunedshox.com/SettingForkSag.aspx



add preload to reduce sag, remove preload to add sag.

supersonic

Did you get a manual? If not, download from RS.