The Epic that I was lent had dual air. I didn't have it long enough to really know what I was doing so I didn't get to explore the possibilities, but I do wish I had it now. I have never needed to look at the damper leg surface treatment, but mine is a 2018 fork, so im probably out of luck. I'm guessing I would also need an air valve in the lower leg?
Lol. No. Not at all. I said that a more modern shock will perform better than a DHX.Point proven.....
There has been some guys on a mtbr forum experimenting with a schrader valve as the bottom bolt of the air shaft and spacing the piston up to bypass the dimple.
I give up. I see a bike and lots of tree.@Asininedrivel - Magic eye, round 2.
Probably right, I only looked at it for about 5 seconds before deciding it was a better use of my time to just mess with you.
There is a Schrader valve already in the piston shaft, right where the bolt threads in, but I haven't looked to see if there's an outlet near the top. Would only need a small hole in the shaft to let the air thru, a bolt that doubles as a valve extension and something to fill the dimple.
Simon Duong , SD Suspension, I believe pioneered this idea around 2016ish, RS' solo air piston rods have a valve core integrated into its base for dealing with stuck down forks. Removing the core, adding a foot bolt that has has a Schrader valve incorporated into it works too. sealing the equalisation notch with RTV assists too if keeping the existing piston rod.
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So glad someone else feels this way. Thought it was just me.
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Legend. That's a rabbit hole I'll be happy to dive into. I have slightly different hardware which might actually make it easier. Will have to look into a new airshaft first.Sorry, I was in a course.
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Rockshox Debonair 2021
I meant using +10mm longer shaft and decrease travel by using 8mm spacer. Effectively increasing negative chamber and decreasing positive chamber. Check out other solutions like everflow or chamber of Boxxer debonair.
My spare bike has a dual-air fork. I found that running the neg pressure just a touch higher than the pos really improves the top-stroke suppleness 'cos it gives the fork a little nudge into compression. Careful not to go too overboard with it though, or you will lose too much travel, and it'll get very squishy too.
I always used dual air for the kids when they were younger. A 120mm fork with a little extra negative air sat just into its travel, and was plush AF for lighter riders.
Dual air does work very well once you get the pressures nailed. I can see why solo air has won though as dual air pressure is easy to get wrong.
Before we got charger dampers, dual air could be set up much more plushly than the later solo airs. They weren’t rocket surgery to set up. Never understood peoples issues with it.