scott genius pressures

in message <[email hidden]>, Gooty

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anyone know anything about scott genius shock pressures?

The general rule with air shocks is to pump them up until they compress
between one fifth and on quarter of their travel when you sit stationary
with your whole weight on the bike. Obviously this is different for
different riders, which is part of the advantage of air shocks.

So: pump up a bit; put the bike close to the wall; put a cable tie round
the ram of the shock; sit on the bike leaning lightly against the wall
for balance; get off and see where the gable tie is. If it's been pushed
more than a quarter of the length of the ram, put more air in; if it's
been pushed less than a fifth, let some air out; repeat until it's
right.

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[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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On 28/08/2006 14:13, Simon Brooke said,

Quoted message said:

So: pump up a bit; put the bike close to the wall; put a cable tie round
the ram of the shock; sit on the bike leaning lightly against the wall
for balance; get off and see where the gable tie is. If it's been pushed
more than a quarter of the length of the ram, put more air in; if it's
been pushed less than a fifth, let some air out; repeat until it's
right.

Then make a note of the air pressure you used for future reference :-)

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Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/