Dawes Suntour Forks
My mate bought a Dawes 1.6
http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=71345 fromn LBS , the forks (Suntour XCR) have dials on top of each stanchion, marked '+' in one direction and '-' in the other, What do these do? Do they do it in any noticable way on these cheap forks?
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http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=71345 fromn LBS , the forks (Suntour XCR) have dials on top of each stanchion, marked '+' in one direction and '-' in the other, What do these do? Do they do it in any noticable way on these cheap forks?
You Beauty
Very Cross
Twenty Too
It is big and it is clever
Well, it is in that they both wish they were Irish
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There the preload adjustment, On my Dawes from a while ago the fork (dmn forks) the adjustment was really good for cheap forks (i still use them for light hard tail XC)
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ok, that's the sag right?
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Yep, sets sag.
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ok, so does not affect how soft they are or how quickly they rebound. just how much drop there is before it tops out? Also, both dials do the same thing?
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It sets a static force that must be overcome to activate the unit: therefore winding the adjusters (springs in both leg) inwards tries to make the fork extend. Your weight must overcome that, then it starts to compress. 25% of total travel is a good statrting point. If you cant get what you want, change springs. It can give the sunjective feel of the fork being softer at the start of the travel, though overall spring rate stays the say. Suffice to say less sag opens up more available travel, but the froks ability to extend is crucial for traction.
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ok, so now only the + / - bit to work out.
but other than that pretty clear thanks
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+ adds preload, - reduces it. Too much preload can cause the fork to top out in some cases.
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so, fat bloke, lots of '-' skinny bloke lots of '+'
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Tother way round. Add preload for fozzes (so doesnt sag as much), remove for duncs (so sags more).
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right, I think I've got it. skinny sign for skinny folk wide sign for wide folk.
Cheers Sonic.
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Thats the fella! Then you'll turn them and realise they make bugger all difference anyway... ;-)
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