Part of it is experience with the Druid and with the G1. I ran a 320 lb spring (measured) on the Druid and I was pretty happy. At 350 I felt it was too stiff and the bike was too sporty for me. On my G1 I had a 400 lb spring then moved to 420. The G1 with the long dropouts has ~180 mm travel and a 65 mm stroke shock. The Dreadnought runs the same 65 mm stroke shock for 154 mm of travel. So I knew I had to change the rate a bit. Again, lots of this is personal preference and the exact trails you ride.
I'm getting the EXT re-tuned right now, so I may end up bumping the rate to 325, maybe even back to 350. But with the tune I had a 350 spring, I could gas-to-flat all day and never bottom it out. The progressive suspension is really noticeable in that regard. And I mean that in a good way.
April 22, 2021, 4:14 p.m. - grimwood
Part of it is experience with the Druid and with the G1. I ran a 320 lb spring (measured) on the Druid and I was pretty happy. At 350 I felt it was too stiff and the bike was too sporty for me. On my G1 I had a 400 lb spring then moved to 420. The G1 with the long dropouts has ~180 mm travel and a 65 mm stroke shock. The Dreadnought runs the same 65 mm stroke shock for 154 mm of travel. So I knew I had to change the rate a bit. Again, lots of this is personal preference and the exact trails you ride. I'm getting the EXT re-tuned right now, so I may end up bumping the rate to 325, maybe even back to 350. But with the tune I had a 350 spring, I could gas-to-flat all day and never bottom it out. The progressive suspension is really noticeable in that regard. And I mean that in a good way.