On air chamber I have noticed that I need to replace the oil after about 15- 20 hrs of use- otherwise bottoms out way easier and have inconsistent force along the compression stroke.By that I mean it feels normal at the begining of stroke but halfway in it shudders.The force required to compress through the stroke is fluctuating at this point. Air pressure at schrader valve is fine and stable, I keep it at 110-120 psi and it stays there.
I weigh 175 Lbs., typically run 35-42mL of 7.5w oil in air chamber on a 29er setup.The oil i am using is Spectro golden (dirt bike cartridge fluid). I am trying to maintain the duc32 to match the high volume fox rp23 I am running on my dw link sultan. I prefer progressiveness over linearity but dont mind bottoming out the fork for the occasional super big hit the front end may take. I have found the right set-up but just would like to do this for more than 4-5 rides. I do notice that when draining the oil to replace there is a large amount of air in the oil- leading me to suspect potentially this oil doesn't have the ability to degas well ( if that makes sense or is the air in the oil a symptom of stroking the shock to expel the oil when bike is upside down?)
I just got done draining and replacing the oil and fork feels great buttery smooth and right amount of progression at the bottom of the stroke. Love it, just how long is it going to last- I'll be riding some techincal stuff tomorrow so I hope it lasts. Any thoughts?
I weigh 175 Lbs., typically run 35-42mL of 7.5w oil in air chamber on a 29er setup.The oil i am using is Spectro golden (dirt bike cartridge fluid). I am trying to maintain the duc32 to match the high volume fox rp23 I am running on my dw link sultan. I prefer progressiveness over linearity but dont mind bottoming out the fork for the occasional super big hit the front end may take. I have found the right set-up but just would like to do this for more than 4-5 rides. I do notice that when draining the oil to replace there is a large amount of air in the oil- leading me to suspect potentially this oil doesn't have the ability to degas well ( if that makes sense or is the air in the oil a symptom of stroking the shock to expel the oil when bike is upside down?)
I just got done draining and replacing the oil and fork feels great buttery smooth and right amount of progression at the bottom of the stroke. Love it, just how long is it going to last- I'll be riding some techincal stuff tomorrow so I hope it lasts. Any thoughts?