E-bike / mountainbike suspension setup

[manitu]

I dont think you would snap it from braking , but braking with a single crown fork , you clearly see the flex in the crown.
You most likely snap it on a hard landing or a square bump.

.manitu

[full-throttle]

Yeah , the shock heats up from hard riding , and harder compressions setting affects this too, but not to much , in my experience.

And how much experience have you had with running a 5+ kg hubmotor?

About the oil , yeah , more oil would be nice, to spread the heat , but you cannot just add more oil , you know. It will only lead to hydro-lock an loss of travel. You should ofcourse never use the shock with less oil than it is designed for. The trick of using different oil level is ONLY for those Marzocchi FORKS wich is designed for it. (and most motocross forks)

I didn't say oil level I said oil volume. Use a different shock full stop.

[manitu]

Yeah , the shock heats up from hard riding , and harder compressions setting affects this too, but not to much , in my experience.

And how much experience have you had with running a 5+ kg hubmotor?

About the oil , yeah , more oil would be nice, to spread the heat , but you cannot just add more oil , you know. It will only lead to hydro-lock an loss of travel. You should ofcourse never use the shock with less oil than it is designed for. The trick of using different oil level is ONLY for those Marzocchi FORKS wich is designed for it. (and most motocross forks)

I didn't say oil level I said oil volume. Use a different shock full stop.

No , No experience with hub motors, I got my experience on full suspension bikes and motorcycles. And yes you might be right , a proper Öhlins setup might be the way to go if you are really pushing it. Still , it does not heat up as much as calculated forces would imply. But yes it heats up.

Ahh. of course.. yes defenatly get a hi volume/ piggyback shock for off-road riding. Sorry , I misunderstood that one.

.manitu

[Ykick]

Manitu, thanks again for the great info - very helpful thread along with many of your other posts.

[geetarboy]

Just got back from my 1st test run w/ my "Rock Shox Tora 302" - OMG What a difference!!! It's AMAZING - I glide over potholes that used to give me a good jolt, The headshake I had disappeared so now I can ride 'no-hands' @ 35mph, It's 3 inches longer and heavier so it balances out my load better, and w/ the new "Avid BB7" disc brake - I can stop at least 3 times faster. IT'S LIKE A WHOLE NEW BIKE...

[hydro-one]

Thanks for the information on setting up suspension!! I am in the process of setting up the sus on my new "bullit" with 5th element , bombers, ht35. ill let you know how it works out!!


ps geeterboy, when you grow up you can graduate on to a real mans fork, but you are learning young grasshopper....

lol kidding man!!