[MTB Dunk]

Hi i am new I ahve just recently cotom built myself a 2007 giant reign. This one in fact.

I have set the shock to the correct sag about 12mm. But at this pressure i can bottom the shock out off about 2-3 foot drops. This can't be right? Anyone got any ideas why and what i can do? apart from juts pump it up harder which i have done but it feels wrong like that.

Dunk

 

[crisillo]

well..that's what you should do.... it is a trade off between having a compliant rear and big-hit capability....

other shocks offer a bottom out adjustment...but it is not the case in the "Float family" shock you have there

do you bottom hard? or you just see that you used all travel?

 

[MTB Dunk]

I can see it bottomed out and felt it

 

[crisillo]

I can see it bottomed out and felt it

then you definitely need more air.. sorry.. maybe a tuning by Push could do something...

 

[MTB Dunk]

Yeh i looked at mojo cutom valved but that is expencive adn so is push. On todays i ride i pumped it up more and it didn't bottom out, i lost a bit of small bump sensitivity but it still felt good . Though there still was a cluck on big hits any idea?

 

[crisillo]

maybe you can get from Mojo the "bottom out bumper" that PUSH sells...it is basically a thick rubber ring (from the pics I saw somewhere), the helps the shock in the end...

no idea on the clunk.... but keep an eye on it....

 

[MTB Dunk]

Will do cheers for the advice. You got a pic or link to this bottom out bumper?

 

[crisillo]

Will do cheers for the advice. You got a pic or link to this bottom out bumper?

I only know from it around here... but check for example this post

i ordered a rp 23 from push today. they actually ask you if you would like to increase the rear travel of the bike by putting on a longer stroke shock (25 dollars to price of shock). these people seem to know what they are doing in the industry so i went for it. also went for a bottom out bumper(20 dollars to price of shock) . all in all it will cost me around 550 bucks and will be a hell of an upgrade to my 05 reign. if i like the shock my fork will also go to them (07 talas) this bike just keeps gettin better and better!

 

[MTB Dunk]

Sounds good. Will look into that. Thanks

 

[crisillo]

Sounds good. Will look into that. Thanks

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[tkblazer]

smaller volume air can would help it be more progressive as well

 

[MTB Dunk]

How can you change that?

 

[crisillo]

How can you change that?

there are different size air cans/sleeves, for Fox shocks.... that is another possibility...

 

[MTB Dunk]

Would it be another mojo thing or could it do it?

 

[crisillo]

Would it be another mojo thing or could it do it?

you can get it from Mojo (it is a Fox part)...

 

[MTB Dunk]

So do i want smaller or bigger?

 

[crisillo]

So do i want smaller or bigger?

for progressiveness... smaller... (personally I would try the bumper first, as the smaller sleeve will prevent you more from using full travel too... just depends on what you want to go for)

 

[MTB Dunk]

Yeh ok thats cool. I guess thats a ring up thing as i can't see them anywhere on there website. Right?

 

[crisillo]

Yeh ok thats cool. I guess thats a ring up thing as i can't see them anywhere on there website. Right?

yep.. I guess calling is best

 

[MTB Dunk]

Cool cheers for teh help i will see what i can do