I don't see how this moto stuff is not analogous to the MTB examples above - what am I missing?ĭid you see the chart he wants you to believe ? It's not a airfork spring rate rise ,it looks made up The spring forks for MTB's are very linear and feel significantly different than the air stuff. MRP makes a device that allows on fly adjustment of air volume which this is similar too. forks use air too but since it's not compressed initially, I'd still expect MUCH more ramp from an 'AER' fork.but I'm no expert, logically, I don't see how this wouldn't work well.Īgain, the MTB guys have been doing the Air vs Spring thing for years and I have quite a bit of experience ing the 'tokens' or 'pucks' to reduce air volume, it makes a BIG difference in how the fork handles.some companies go the other way and add larger air volumes, again, makes a big difference. Wouldn't this device create a much larger air space than removing a few cc's of oil? Seems like it would.

Or it's only the inner chamber ,and we don't ride an inner chamber I suspect he put the airspace to minimum to get those numbers If it ramps up like in his chart just Lower the oil level It could be great, I have no idea, but his marketing is pure lies Only need to shuffle a few shims to make it way better in the woods. It struggles in roots and rocks or square edge over an inch. The 21 setting is pretty stiff with lots of compression. Might send them out for a re-valve to bring the clickers in a bit, but all in all they are 10 times better now.ġ80lb rider - Forks - 145 psi - 30 comp 32 reb - Shock - 14 comp - 10 reb - 2 turns - Sag 104mm Keep the air pressures high and turn out the clickers all the way and tweak from there. But I recommend at least playing with these settings first and see if its enough before spending time and money on these forks. Will spring conversions and valve modifications work? Absolutely. Forks held up and felt firm and stable through the high speed woops, but supple and predictable in the rooty technical stuff with no harsh initial slap. My test loop is 60 minutes of tight technical woods, sand with large roots and rocks, and sections of 5th/6th gear desert style sand woops. It doesn't bottom out in woops and the front end is plush and planted through the rough stuff. front end traction improved, cornering and rut tracking is now amazing, with no deflections over sharp hits. Followed the race tech calculator for air pressure (145 psi) and backed the clickers way out to 30 comp, 32 reb. Terrible all around.Īfter listening to a couple podcasts with WP technicians, i tried one last setup. Most information out there was telling me to lower the air pressure, which made the fork soft initially but still harsh in the mid stroke and blowing through hard hits. I ride sandy, rooty single track with logs and rocks. It always had a hard slap on the initial hits and was deflecting and dancing over roots. Tried all different air pressures and clicker settings, but always stayed within the recommended clickers. I struggled for 30 hours with the air fork.

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