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mevp,
I agree completely. I'm amazed at how well that thing ramps up. I'm 215 lbs
and running 250 psi in the shock stock. It seems the bike sits at about 30%
sag for a wide range of pressures - and now I understand why since taking the
air can off. There's a small dimple in the aircan about 30% into the travel. I
infer that this causes the piston to favor this spot so the pressure of pos
and neg springs are approx equal.
It's feeling pretty good now. Even with the shock drastically under
pressurized due to the leak, I rarely felt it bottom out. It seems the damper
and suspension kinematics do a great job of making sure the swingarm velocity
is zero at max stroke.
I did however add two bottomless tokens to the pike and its feeling pretty
good. Not sure if I can be bothered throwing in a third one yet.
June 30, 2016, 8:20 a.m. - kurtm
#!markdown mevp, I agree completely. I'm amazed at how well that thing ramps up. I'm 215 lbs and running 250 psi in the shock stock. It seems the bike sits at about 30% sag for a wide range of pressures - and now I understand why since taking the air can off. There's a small dimple in the aircan about 30% into the travel. I infer that this causes the piston to favor this spot so the pressure of pos and neg springs are approx equal. It's feeling pretty good now. Even with the shock drastically under pressurized due to the leak, I rarely felt it bottom out. It seems the damper and suspension kinematics do a great job of making sure the swingarm velocity is zero at max stroke. I did however add two bottomless tokens to the pike and its feeling pretty good. Not sure if I can be bothered throwing in a third one yet.