RockShox Gold 30 TK - Damping Adjuster

richbayliss

Hi.

I am new to MTB in general - I used to bomb about on some bikes about 10 years ago... and they were £200 bikes back then, so that gives you the background to my experience. I have decided to get back into riding and bought myself a Boardman MTB Team HT from Halfrauds. I did some reading and it seemed like a decent enough bike to start riding with good enough equipment for some "proper" trails without falling to pieces.

I have set the bike up as per guidelines from SRAM (since most of the key parts are SRAM kit) but I have a question about the damping adjuster. On my forks there is a "lever" at the base of the fork which is turned to adjust the speed of the damping. It turns out the level pulls out and is infact an allen key with a plastic handle.

My question is, silly as it may sound, should I remove the key before riding? I figure it may fall out if left it, but may clog with muck if removed. What is the correct thing to do?

Thanks in advance guys. Looking forward to getting some time on the trails and enjoying the fresh air!

cooldad

Mines been in for years with no problem, other people have lost theirs. You could always take it out and block the hole with a bit of duct tape or something.

camerauk

Nope just leave it in, it should not drop out as it is normally hard to pull out as they have a small "O" ring on the bolt that goes into the fork leg which holds it firm.

richbayliss

Thanks for the tips guys.

I will leave the Allen key in for now. There is a small hole in the plastic end, so I could attach it with some thread to the quick-release bolt if it seems like it might wander.

omegas

when you close the quick release does it not stop it falling out ?

Sprool

it's on the right hand side

cooldad

Holy thread resurrection but you can put the QR either side.