Dialing in a DHX 5.0
supafly1982
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Ive looked in the FAQ and the link does not work for me.
can people please offer me advise on how to set up this shock? theres alot of settings and ive looked at a couple of sites for info.
The reason i ask is the bike i bought was set up for someone else so i need to redo the whole lot and dial it in for myself
cheers
scott
can people please offer me advise on how to set up this shock? theres alot of settings and ive looked at a couple of sites for info.
The reason i ask is the bike i bought was set up for someone else so i need to redo the whole lot and dial it in for myself
cheers
scott
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Set the sag and adjust the rest to suit the trail.
It is covered very well on the Fox site and the manual that is downloadable.
If you have not got the sag correct then it is not worth going any further."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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its a coil and has the air piggy back chamber, will take a look at the sag 33% is what ive seen reccomended by Giant and racing teams, but if its the wrong spring then i wont get it0
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use a spring calculator (just google it) to give you the correct weight spring....www.bearbackbiking.com
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Single Pivot / DW-Link
4 Bar / VPP
Fox/RS/Maz (shims)
Fox/RS/Maz (shims)
364
396
Ok the above is the result i got, which one applies to me as i dont know which catagory is applicable to me?
cheers
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In the absence of ESP, the frame is...?
Or rather the type of suspension is?I don't do smileys.
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cooldad wrote:In the absence of ESP, the frame is...?
Or rather the type of suspension is?
you have read enough of my posts now to know its a 08 Giant Glory DH
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DHX 5.0 isn't on there, but this may help..
http://www.foxracingshox.com/fox_tech_c ... _shox.html0 -
supafly1982 wrote:its a coil and has the air piggy back chamber, will take a look at the sag 33% is what ive seen reccomended by Giant and racing teams, but if its the wrong spring then i wont get it
enter your detail here and it will tell you the spring rate for you.. once you know you have the correct spring you can go from there...
http://www.tftunedshox.com/info/spring_calculator.aspx
http://www.foxracingshox.com/fox_tech_c ... lator.htmlwww.bearbackbiking.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrDelcol#play/uploads
hd vids
http://www.youtube.com/user/topasassin#play/uploads
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You flatter yourself if you think your random postings are in any way memorable.supafly1982 wrote:cooldad wrote:In the absence of ESP, the frame is...?
Or rather the type of suspension is?
you have read enough of my posts now to know its a 08 Giant Glory DHI don't do smileys.
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But based on your calc it would then be 396I don't do smileys.
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TF's spring rate calcuator has never got within 25% of the correct rate for me. Sure it works for some bikes but not for others, bit too simplified.
Might be worth a wee email to Giant? Or, it's a popular frame, ask on Pinkbike or SDH to see what other folks use.Uncompromising extremist0 -
yeah i was under the impresion from reading posts on PB that a 400lb spring would be best for me0
