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Old 11-03-2020, 03:42 PM   #5
ChopperCharles   ChopperCharles is offline
 
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Without measuring anything, I could tell I had a lot of sag. So I adjusted the hell out of the preload... too much, now it feels super harsh. So adjusted some back out. Still harsh. And it feels like for all the world like a cheap old car with a busted strut. Every little road imperfection feels like a thump. I'm not at all happy with the rear suspension. Going to keep adjusting, but I'm not a shock connoisseur. Usually I just don't have a problem, but this shock is actively hurting me. Potholes and raised manhole covers jar me hard enough to hurt my back, and gravel roads cause the bike to bounce all over the place - so much so that I ride the road about 15mph slower than I take it on my SSR Buccaneer.

I've got to either dial it in, buy the $500 (ridiculous) shock from CSC, or maybe see if I have an EX500 shock laying around that I can try...

Charles.

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