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Old May 3, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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Default Re: Suspension tuning questions.

first, i'd be very careful about magazine numbers, actually, i'd completely ignore them... different bike(same model, but its not yours), more/less mileage on the suspension components, different place, and theres no magical setting, so a large part of it is preference, also depends on your riding style, is it track riding, commuting, canyon carving? so all those alone would make me very cautious of using someone else's settings even if every single factor was the same, but to try and convert them over from someone 30 lbs lighter than you really throws them out the window

you want to measure it on and off the bike, no rider is static sag, how much the bike compresses the suspension under its own weight, and then measure it with yourself on it, i think for the street 30mm of sag is about ideal... it takes 3-4 people to do it right and its pretty tricky, have to be very meticulous and make sure your measurements are exact and done the same every time, i know alot of serious racers that won't even touch their own suspension, so personally i'd trailer it down to VIR one race weekend or to a track day where someone like GMD will be set up and get a professional to do it, they charge like $50, i've tried myself with not much luck, pre-load all the way in and all the way out didn't make a millimeter of difference by my readings... there are plenty of good(and confusing, and conflicting) articles out there on how to measure and set sag, but the easiest i think is this one

http://www.cornerspeed.net/sus_sag.html