Suspension settings for BPF blade 2012 on

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  1. Stevie_d

    Stevie_d Senior Member

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    as requested by @Dreamblademyth , here you go this was set for me 14stone plus riding gear 1.5 stone . Total 15.5 stone all in. Hope it's of help as can't find original one I posted on here ages ago

    Steve

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  2. Dreamblademyth

    Dreamblademyth Active Member

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    Cheers, appreciated.
     
  3. Sam Bird

    Sam Bird New Member

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    Cheers, What is classed as fully in? is that Minimum setting or Maximum setting?
     
  4. Dreamblademyth

    Dreamblademyth Active Member

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    Fully in is fully clockwise or fully seated.
     
  5. Sam Bird

    Sam Bird New Member

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    Lovely, Cheers. Will do mine tonight as i'm out on sunday for a massive ride round some of Essex's nicest roads and the qouted weight is pretty much spot on for me (give or take a few pounds)
     
  6. Mr OCD

    Mr OCD Well-Known Member

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    So what preload setting is shock on now? 5 or 6 I suspect?
     
  7. Sam Bird

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    If its no change it will be 4 won't it???
     
  8. Mr OCD

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    It doesn't say no change
     
  9. Dreamblademyth

    Dreamblademyth Active Member

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    There is no change to the compression damping which remains standard at, 2.75 turns out from fully seated.
     
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    Mr OCD Well-Known Member

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    I asked for the preload ... Not compression or rebound :) ... The preload HAS changed.
     
  11. Stevie_d

    Stevie_d Senior Member

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    Think to get the rear sag correct the rear shock had to be knocked up by 3 , did good for keeping the back end bottoming out on the rear hugger as less clearance being an abs model n all
     
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    So setting 7... Wow!
     
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  13. Dreamblademyth

    Dreamblademyth Active Member

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    I am 13.5 stone without riding gear. With a 2 piece RST Pro Series suit, TCX boots and Arai Quantum, the following sag was dialled in:

    Rear 32mm sag = turn 5/10 on rear shock.
    Front 36mm sag = 16 clicks from fully soft - anticlockwise - 4 complete turns.
     
    #13 Dreamblademyth, Aug 5, 2015
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