Sr suntour dilema !!!

dflash

Hi everyone today I just bought my first professional MTB The specialized hardrock sport disc it has a 2012 Sr suntour xcm v3 mlo suspension fork. On the web sr suntour says that the Xcm travel is 100/80 mm but on the specialized site it says the bike has ( the fork ) 80 mm travel. I looked at my fork and there was no adjustment knobs for the travel only for the lockout and reload. The DILEMA and the question is that can I adjust my form's travel to 100 mm or not? And I don't know ho to measure the travel so give me a tip

rockmonkeysc

It only has 80mm travel on the Hardrock. Suntour make two versions of the same fork.
To be honest it's a pretty poor quality fork, I would rather have 80mm of un-damped suspension rather than 100mm.
I had a Hardrock & replaced the form with a Rockshox Tora 100mm fork which makes a vast improvement to the way the bike rides

bluechair84

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I would rather have 80mm of damped suspension rather than 100mm.

ftfy

rockmonkeysc

I had the XCM, there is no noticable damping. There may be a damper but it doesn't really do anything. The XCR on my wifes bike is marginally better.

cooldad

bluechair84 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I would rather have 80mm of damped suspension rather than 100mm.

ftfy

I think he meant what he said - rather have 80mm of undamped suspension than 120mm of undamped suspension.

clydefrog

You can probably change the travel from 80mm to 100mm by opening up the thing and adjusting it (internal travel adjust, not external knobs to change it), but it's not simple and requires a lot of tools I think. Also the frame geometry will be made to be used with an 80mm travel fork won't it? Still you could use 100mm but if it is possible the only way you're going to be able to do it is by taking the fork apart which I'm guessing you're not willing to do.

386ka

I can't see any way to adjust the travel on Suntour XCM coil sprung fork..

rockmonkeysc

You cannot adjust it. Suntour make two versions, one with 80mm travel & one with 100mm travel.
The Hardrock rides great with a 100mm fork and is still covered by the warrenty.

bluechair84

cooldad wrote:

bluechair84 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I would rather have 80mm of damped suspension rather than 100mm.

ftfy

I think he meant what he said - rather have 80mm of undamped suspension than 120mm of undamped suspension.

Ah i getcha, I just assumed he meant less damped travel is better than more undamped as is the usual rule of thumb.

cooldad

Which is also true

The Rookie

The SR Suntour XC's work a lot better (less badly) if they are kept clean and the bushes lubed.....

Not all XCM are damped......

Giraffoto

Replace it with a Rockshox Recon, available from many good shops - I got mine from TF Tuned because it needed an extra firm spring as well. The difference is night and day, plus the Suntour fork is a big ol' chunk of iron and you'll be trimming off a fair amount of weight.

mountaingoatimnot

Well the suntour isn;t the best shock in the world, and its probably the first thing to upgrade on the Hardrock, but the OP just shelled out ca £500 on a bike, and possibly doesn't want to spend another £200 or so making it better right away. The bike is OK as it stands, but can be made better for sure.

Live with what you have for the time being - at least you know what to change when you feel the need to upgrade

cooldad

Recon Silver is around £100 from On One and will make a significant difference.

But in answer to the OP's actual question. No, nothing you can do.