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I don’t know what happened last week let alone august 5 last year.Where'd ya go?
It would’ve been loftus or menia or heathcote.
I don’t know what happened last week let alone august 5 last year.Where'd ya go?
Well if you come down here & ride my local haunt I won't tell anyone...I don’t know what happened last week let alone august 5 last year.
It would’ve been loftus or menia or heathcote.
Sounds like the suspension on the Ripley is designed with a strong pedal platform in mind rather than squish. Which probably means the shock sits higher in the stroke and takes a fair hit break away into the mid stroke.. Might explain why it’s hard to get full travel..Thanks for the info Tubbsy.
Def 100% not using all the shock's travel. Fully compressed to extended there is 45-46mm of stanchion from the seal lip. My o-ring moves from the seal lip to at best 36mm (measured with a vernier I should add).
Plus, with my woes to get it dialed in I have checked/changed pressure, measured sag, travel post ride and travel giving it a big pump after each ride. I have the spreadsheet to prove it ;-)
Does not matter how I measure, were I set it, etc, I just cant get any more travel out if it under reasonable pressures.
A thought.../ I have not checked the rear suspension's bearings. What if something was limiting travel, without giving a feeling of bottoming???
Easy enough to check that by depressurising the shock and cycling the linkage through the travel feeling for rough spots/resistance... take note of where the shock bottoms out while you’re at it.A thought.../ I have not checked the rear suspension's bearings. What if something was limiting travel, without giving a feeling of bottoming???
I have to, but they’ve closed the natio this weekend i wonder if they’ll let anyone through?Well if you come down here & ride my local haunt I won't tell anyone...
Closed could mean anything from residents only (show your licence) to still being able to pass through but not use facilities. I'll find out.I have to, but they’ve closed the natio this weekend i wonder if they’ll let anyone through?
I get the sense that makes, but its not what Ibis describe (sit in normal rising position) and not what most videos I've seen describe.You should be setting your sag in the "attack" position, not while seated
True, it'll probably sit a couple of percent lower, but generally not massively different in my experience. Makes a noticeable difference to attack position balance IMO though as it's rough terrain where it'll have more effect. Seated climbing is generally a fairly stable state for the bike, so as long as your pedalling technique is fairly smooth it may not be the end of the world on a short travel bike like the Ripley. Worth a shot anyway!Wouldn't in your scenario, if you have rear sag set when you are weighted 3/4 forward, mean when you sit to climb, you'll be in the lower portion of the shock's travel?
What happens when you run 35% sag?Yes I know... I keep dragging this post on. One last try before I just start ringing the suspension shops (will prob do that anyway).
Have listened to all of your advice, but, it still does not stack up.
I am measuring correctly/consistently and I cannot get this thing into its last 5-6mm of travel (9-14%).
Heres the summary so far:
Given the basic idea of spacers is that if you have correct sag and are bottoming, add spacers. If not reaching full travel, remove spacers. I have no spacers, so what the heck heck is going on?
- The shock on the 2017 Ripley LS has/uses 44mm of travel (2017 Fox Float Factory DPS EVOL, 190x45).
- Mine has no tokens/spacers.
- I have de-aired the shock on the frame to confirm that it bottoms right on 44mm and the suspension bearings are smooth through the full travel range.
- Ibis says to aim for 25% travel (11mm), but most heavier riders struggle to get that and end up around 30% sag at a psi around 20-30psi higher than Ibis spec for rider weight.
- I have mine at about 30% sag now, me seated/weight balanced, with 245psi
- As with my first dot-point above, I measure sag and travel using a vernier from the seal/air can interface to where the o-ring stops. I use the same method no matter where I measure bottom-out, travel or sag.
- No matter how hard I drop or bounce on the shock, the most I can get it to travel is 38.5mm (87.5%)
It is behaving like it has too much bottoming resistance.
I bought the bike of the orig owner that was about 20kg lighter than me and did some XC races on it (I removed spacers from the fork and its a very light build/spec). At the time, it was mentioned it had upgraded internals of some description, but I never thought to ask what. Could the shock's seeming high bottoming resistance be consistent with some kind of custom tuning for a lighter more pedalling-oriented rider???
I cant think of any other explanation for it.