Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As you may be aware I have recently purchased a bicycle that comes assembled with a rear shock absorber. This 'shock' is of the spring variety, a type I have not used for approximately 12, or so years. Given the technological advances made and the quantity of brain cells exchanged for experience during this period I've got next to no fucking chance of working shit out for myself. With this as the backdrop I am need of guidance as to how I might increase the preload of my Fox Van R shock on the bicycle I've acquired.
Given time I'm likely to replace this shock for an up-to-date model more appropriate for a bourgeois chap taken to ale and cigars such as myself. But until that particular chime strikes I must make do. Unfortunately, due to my generous physique, sitting on this cycle results in sag of approximately 50%. I am advised that this outcome is unsatisfactory. Thusly, I am interested in placing a spring with greater fortitude on the shock so the sag is closer to the 30%mark. The confounding factor here is in the numbers printed on the shock - 450X2.37. I understand the relevance of 450 but 2.37 may as well be hieroglyphics the good it does me. I've searched far and yonder for the code to unlock this mystery but to no avail. And this is where I must extend my request to you.
Could you possibly point me toward the manuscript which can unlock this riddle? Should I place the finest possible point on this request it would be to ask whether I can put a spring with the markings 550X2.75 or such on the shock? I note that the preload nut has a good 40mm of thread on which it can be screwed to accommodate a longer spring. Are all springs the same inner diameter and whilst we're traipsing this briar how the hell do I increase preload on this existing spring by screwing the nut tighter? I get the mechanics of it but how the hell to turn this cunt with that bedevilled spring resisting my efforts? I would be ever so grateful if you could enlighten this black path of frustration and ignorance.
Yours sincerely,
Go Fuck Yourself
As you may be aware I have recently purchased a bicycle that comes assembled with a rear shock absorber. This 'shock' is of the spring variety, a type I have not used for approximately 12, or so years. Given the technological advances made and the quantity of brain cells exchanged for experience during this period I've got next to no fucking chance of working shit out for myself. With this as the backdrop I am need of guidance as to how I might increase the preload of my Fox Van R shock on the bicycle I've acquired.
Given time I'm likely to replace this shock for an up-to-date model more appropriate for a bourgeois chap taken to ale and cigars such as myself. But until that particular chime strikes I must make do. Unfortunately, due to my generous physique, sitting on this cycle results in sag of approximately 50%. I am advised that this outcome is unsatisfactory. Thusly, I am interested in placing a spring with greater fortitude on the shock so the sag is closer to the 30%mark. The confounding factor here is in the numbers printed on the shock - 450X2.37. I understand the relevance of 450 but 2.37 may as well be hieroglyphics the good it does me. I've searched far and yonder for the code to unlock this mystery but to no avail. And this is where I must extend my request to you.
Could you possibly point me toward the manuscript which can unlock this riddle? Should I place the finest possible point on this request it would be to ask whether I can put a spring with the markings 550X2.75 or such on the shock? I note that the preload nut has a good 40mm of thread on which it can be screwed to accommodate a longer spring. Are all springs the same inner diameter and whilst we're traipsing this briar how the hell do I increase preload on this existing spring by screwing the nut tighter? I get the mechanics of it but how the hell to turn this cunt with that bedevilled spring resisting my efforts? I would be ever so grateful if you could enlighten this black path of frustration and ignorance.
Yours sincerely,
Go Fuck Yourself