We have already explained how to tune the spring characteristic of a RockShox Pike to your personal needs. Today we show you how you can customize the air chamber size of a Fox Float CTD shock to suit your weight and riding style.
Each bicycle manufacturer spends (before the presentation of a bike) a lot of time working with suspension experts, finding the correct tune for the bikes suspension characteristics. Nevertheless, it can sometimes happen that the performance of the shock is not perfect for every rider.
For some the rear is too progressive, not using enough of the suspension travel, with the shock chopping through too quickly and not giving not enough feedback from the ground.
If you are having problems with your shock performance, you can easily adjust the characteristics by adjusting the air chamber volume of the shock. If your shock is too linear, it is advisable to reduce the air chamber volume, if it is too progressive and does not use much suspension travel, the air chamber volume should be increased.
We will now walk you through this process, and show you how it works with a “Air Spring Volume Tuning Kit” by Fox.
Level:
easy
Tools:
none
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Words: Christoph Bayer Picutres: Christoph Bayer
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