Monarch RT3; 40% sag but only using 75% of travel...?

rockmonkeysc

For braking bumps you need less high speed compression damping to make the fork a bit more compliant while still having the low speed compression to take care of the bigger stuff
It's also worth making sure the forks have as little friction as possible, give them a good lower lube and put a good-hearted of grease around the seals.
Get the fork working right and braking bumps become more bearable. Try to get braking done quickly, if you're on the brakes you fork won't work as freely as it should. More speed will also help things as well.

The Rookie

It can also be worth trying backing off the rebound slightly to make sure the fork is fully extended before each landing, it gets compressed after one drop and barely starts to recover (usually) before you come off into the next lip so you need to make sure it's recovering during the drop phase.

+1 for getting rid of as much stiction as possible.

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19678541#p19678541]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

It can also be worth trying backing off the rebound slightly to make sure the fork is fully extended before each landing, it gets compressed after one drop and barely starts to recover (usually) before you come off into the next lip so you need to make sure it's recovering during the drop phase.

+1 for getting rid of as much stiction as possible.

Agree on the rebound. Most people seem to run their rebound way too slow. It should be controlled but quick.

Thewaylander

Yeah I was always told as fast as you can get away with out a harsh top out..