given we dont know how heavy you are and what type of riding, just mess with all the little knobs and air thingy until you like the feel for your type of riding.
Try lowering your platform air pressure first -I think the minimun is 50 psi. Then put the least amount of damping on the end AND begin stroke. Back out your volume adjust too. Set the minimum amount of spring preload as well. This is as plush as it gets. Now you can adjust those things to balance the plushness with efficiency and bottoming resistance-depending on how you ride/body weight etc. Hope this helps...zeroman said:I keep reading about how plush the fifth element coil shock is. I don't know how to set it up (even after reading the manual) so that it feels plush. I've set up the shock to satisfy my weight as per Progressive's manual but I'd like to fine tune it so that it is a softer ride. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks !!
Have you measured the sag? How much are you getting? This is important.zeroman said:I am also riding a Heckler w/ a 350lb spring. I've set the coil up for my weight as per Progreesive's set-up table for a 180lb rider (As I look at the chart perhaps my spring is a bit too stiff):
Fifth Element Set-Up Chart
Sorry. I'm a rookie, how would I measure the sag. Measure the spring when I am not sitting on it and measure it once I am sitting on it?frank n. beans said:Have you measured the sag? How much are you getting? This is important.
Oh yeah, 50 psi is way low. I was telling you where to start for "plushness". You can then reverse those adjustments in small increments to balance the plushness with effiency (bobbing) and bottoming resistence (progressiveness).zeroman said:Sorry. I'm a rookie, how would I measure the sag. Measure the spring when I am not sitting on it and measure it once I am sitting on it?