Hi all, I asked this over at PinkBike but asking here too.
I am after some advice on how best to approach setting up my Fox Float 34 Rhythm (2020), with a view to everyday trail riding and also mild bike park riding (no big hits, mainly flow such as the Runca or Neverend trails in Laax which I ride often).
The bike is a 2020 Radon Skeen Trail cf 9.0 (130f/120r), 29er. I am a bigger rider at ~105kg with kit. I am using a Shockwiz to help set up the fork, which helped hugely in the past, but seems not to help this time!
(I previouslty had a YT Capra with a 180mm Lyric - I put 2 tokens in it and did the Debonair upgrade, all was fine and I got it feeling very good (althought I preferred the small bump compiance on the Fox 36 I had before). I took a few weeks to get the settings, then didn't change them for 2 years, but in the end just didn't need all the travel for what I ride.)
For this bike, I adjusted the air pressure in the Fox 34 to my weight (120psi, along with setting rebound etc) with the GRIP setting on 'full open' as per the manual, but it ploughs through most travel very easily. I was riding a DH(ish) flow trail today and had huge fork bob under hard pedalling, even with the max air pressure in there.
With Max pressure (and a little over) I get 35%+ sag, but with the damper closed I get about 5%. The Shockwiz keeps saying to add more air, but I am now already at the max...
I am wondering - do I turn the GRIP damper to be more closed for trail riding? Or should I set it up to be perfect when fully open? I was thinking of adding some tokens, or an MRP Cartridge... or maybe I am just missing the point of GRIP as I am more used to an 'set and forget' fork.
Any help appreciated as it's driving me a bit mad at the minute!
I am after some advice on how best to approach setting up my Fox Float 34 Rhythm (2020), with a view to everyday trail riding and also mild bike park riding (no big hits, mainly flow such as the Runca or Neverend trails in Laax which I ride often).
The bike is a 2020 Radon Skeen Trail cf 9.0 (130f/120r), 29er. I am a bigger rider at ~105kg with kit. I am using a Shockwiz to help set up the fork, which helped hugely in the past, but seems not to help this time!
(I previouslty had a YT Capra with a 180mm Lyric - I put 2 tokens in it and did the Debonair upgrade, all was fine and I got it feeling very good (althought I preferred the small bump compiance on the Fox 36 I had before). I took a few weeks to get the settings, then didn't change them for 2 years, but in the end just didn't need all the travel for what I ride.)
For this bike, I adjusted the air pressure in the Fox 34 to my weight (120psi, along with setting rebound etc) with the GRIP setting on 'full open' as per the manual, but it ploughs through most travel very easily. I was riding a DH(ish) flow trail today and had huge fork bob under hard pedalling, even with the max air pressure in there.
With Max pressure (and a little over) I get 35%+ sag, but with the damper closed I get about 5%. The Shockwiz keeps saying to add more air, but I am now already at the max...
I am wondering - do I turn the GRIP damper to be more closed for trail riding? Or should I set it up to be perfect when fully open? I was thinking of adding some tokens, or an MRP Cartridge... or maybe I am just missing the point of GRIP as I am more used to an 'set and forget' fork.
Any help appreciated as it's driving me a bit mad at the minute!
