Emmett
10 kW
It is possible to have both - control in the woops and traction over the small chatter when riding sweeper turns. But not with the stock 2014 Fighter shock.Rix said:This is true Simone, you wheel will stick better, but the price you pay for that going off bigger jumps is the ass end wants to catapult you over the bars, a 70s term we used for this was "Flying W"I could be wrong but I thought that a faster rebound could stick my rear wheel to the ground
Slowing down the rebound (clicker) might be the best option with a shock that requires a compromise setting. Also if you have a spring too soft for your weight with a lot of preload wound into it, then the slow reb clicker setting might be acceptable because the spring still has strong restoring force when the suspension is near full extension. But it'd be terrible for anyone with the right spring rate and more normal spring preload.
With a better shock a quick external adjustment to try would be firmer high (stroke) speed compression damping. So more energy is absorbed on the compression stroke which means the rebound aint so explosive. If the shock is more basic then you need to change the internal settings to have a more progressive comp damping (which means 2 or maybe 3 "stage" stack). If comp damping changes aint enough then usually the shock needs re-valving on the rebound for slower high (stroke) speed but keeping the low speed rebound faster. So a 2-stage rebound.
My Fighter shock is the X-Fusion Vector Coil HLR. All the usual external adjustments. But it's damping was still too soft for a 35Kg e-bike including 7.5 Kg unsprung in the hub motor. So I revalved it, with 2-stage stacks for comp and rebound, and now it's extremely good. This is what I did for anyone inclined to give it a go. All shims are 8mm ID.
Comp stock: 3x22.15 20.15 2x18.15 2x10.2b
Comp mod3 (present): 22.15 20.2 16.1 22.2 20.2 18.2 16.2 14.2 2x10.2b
So the comp is dramatically firmer on high speed impacts, and far more progressive. IE. still supple at low stroke speeds.
Rebound stock: 16.2 16.2 14.15 12.2 10.2b.
Reb mod3 (present): 16.2 16.1 12.1 16.2 2x14.2 2x12.2b
I'm 75Kg (165 lbs) and I use a 500 lbs/in spring, with 200 PSI pressure in the res. This setup with a Tubliss rear trials tire is very nice!
http://www.xfusionshox.com/product/shocks/vector-coil/hlr.html