I don't add any more sag than I used to in my younger yrs, however I will admit I only ride my HT when I have to.
Added cush is the answer to an "old body" question.
Added cush is the answer to an "old body" question.
Nearing 60 and adding sag:)
As a fluke I'd been running my fork at around 30% sag and shock at closer to 35% sag. I don't bottom out, but I use all of my shock, less about 10mm. I don't take any big hits usually anyway. My 20 year old shock pump was starting to fail. I knew what pressure gave me the specific sag I had originally settle on, which was about 20% in my FOX 36 160mm fork and about 30% in my DPS shock. So after making some changes and servicing, I just pumped them back up to the pressure that I had before. I notice my pump acting kind of funny. It would show right on pressure then a lower one after I pumped it up a little more. I always cycle the forks and shocks every 50 psi when pumping them up. So I bought a new FOX shock pump and found out I'd been riding 25 psi lower on my shock, and about 5 psi lower on the fork.
The thing is, I like it how it rides with more sag. It's nice and plush for an older dude like me
Any of you older dudes or dudettes do the the same?
The thing is, I like it how it rides with more sag. It's nice and plush for an older dude like me
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Disagree. You need some type of reasonable range to sag, but I don’t run exactly 30% in the rear and 20% in the front, but usually around + or ~ %5 or within that range.
If you run too much front or rear, bottoming out your shock on the regular cannot be good for the bike, or the body.
Too little can just beat you up.
OP: unless the manufacturer says 35% is too much, do you
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