How do you change the spacers without taking the shock apart?
They go on under the bottom-out bumper, are in 2 pcs so you don't have to remove the eyelet.
Curious to hear when you get it dialed in. I am starting from Lars' settings as well, will definitely need to try playing with another spacer. You based in VT as well? Weather has been a bummer - I got out to Saxon Hill once during the two day period it was open, but other than that been doing repeats of chunky sections on some urban singletrack that dried out. Suppose this really isn't unusual for this time of year but the new bike has me antsy!
Yeah, and since you rode Saxon, you will understand weather isn’t the only thing holding back my tuning. Trails there are more like a rec path and even the “jump line” doesn’t offer much in the way of feedback. Trail work days are happening and fun stuff should be open soon.
Holy **** that's soft on the fork. I'm 180 and I'm running 95psi. Having the bushings burnished on that fork helps a lot too. Would probably be 5psi lower without.
It’s a bit low, but with 3 spacers I won’t have to add too much more air. That jump I bottomed on is the biggest impact in the area and I intentionally landed harsh and it barely bottomed. I prefer my fork to be softer up top for high speed chatter and for rooty climbing comfort. That’s why I like 3 spacers. I think 70 psi will do it. Gonna pump it up to that and run the shock wiz for confirmation.
What were the Lars settings for the fork/where'd you see something listed?
Yeah, started with Lars, added a third token, opened up lsc a click to 2, and a bit of lsr. Fees pretty good, but will focus on that next ride and then see what the wiz says.
So what were the complete settings? The HSC/LSC don't do anything on this fork really, but curious about the rebound mostly. The LSR is a bigger compression adjuster than the actual adjusters because of the crossover.
I thought my 38 was good before, but now it's even better after getting it back from Fox with brand new lowers. I definitely have to run more air pressure now, by around 10 psi! I wonder if the damping was changed a bit too though.
It’s a bit peculiar, as am I. I set my sus a bit differently than everyone I ride with, but I have converted a few. I am very active on the bike. Years of bmx as a kid and old school 80’s dirt jumping may be blame. I body movement through chatter and/or time airs to smooth out trails. This is opposite to what a lot of moto guys do. One friend I ride with has a pure moto background. He tends to be heavy on the bike in chatter, and becomes more active the bigger the features. Neither style is really better or faster. We are the same size, he uses fewer spacers and more air for a more consistent feel through the travel and a higher effective spring rate in the upper part of the stroke. We swap bikes occasionally for comparison. Our mid stroke support feels the same but neither cares for the others top end feel or ramp up at the bottom. I like less compression at the top end for my style, and more lsr, which will likely get a click or too more to be dialed. As I’m more active in chatter and at faster speeds I want more give and for the fork to push the fire back quickly. Plus a bit more lsr helps with pop and getting airborne quickly.
www.betamtb.com
I bet they just sized the bushing correctly so the fork now has way less friction. Makes sense that it requires more pressure now.
I thought it was really low-friction to begin with, so idk... I am now able to use full travel more easily and the fork is overall even smoother. It was sent in for bushing play and a damper service.
How do you like the luftkappe? I’ve got a dsd runt in mine but the luftkappe is intriguing.Works Connection angled headset installed for 63.4* HA, 70.3* SA, 809mm front center, 448mm rear center, and 342mm BB (low position). ZEB @170mm w/ Vorsprung Luftkappe, Marzocchi Bomber CR coil (Avalanche tuned), and Cascade link.
The shorter/steeper front is much better on the trails, but still a monster descending with the low BB and long rear. More balanced where as before the front wheel was a bit too far out there. Very happy with the beast now.
View attachment 1980557
