2 wipeouts caused by front wheel deflecting off small rocks
Went riding in some rocky stuff yesterday, just small rocks on the trail. On a downhill section, second gear, my front skipped 12 inches over off a baseball sized rock then tire slid and we went sideways. i slid about 10 feet through loose rock... did not get one scratch ;) The backbuster was bent a little, no problem. It suprized me the tire deflected that much?? I have 16 lbs in front tire (dont want pinch flats, lots of rocks).
It happened again in third gear an hour later :eek: This time I didnt go down (almost did) and managed to save it. What the heck? Again, a couple small rocks.
I have those speedbleeder things on top of my forks so I let the air out... WHoosh. Also took 2 clicks out on compression settings. Way better now.
Does anyone else find it important to let the pressure out of forks regularly or it screws up your supension? Every couple hours or what?
I should indicate MX-Tech revalved the forks. I have been very happy with the improved and progressive feel of the forks after the revalve, it seems they are more sensitive to the air buildup than before. Mayber I just need to release the pressure every couple hours?? Is this normal? Also i was riding at 2500 feet elevation. Try lower air pressure in tire?
Any other tips guys appreciated. I want to make sure theres no future repeat performances of what happened.
Heres a technical question: does air pressure build-up effectively increase compression only, or does it affect rebound as well?
Went riding in some rocky stuff yesterday, just small rocks on the trail. On a downhill section, second gear, my front skipped 12 inches over off a baseball sized rock then tire slid and we went sideways. i slid about 10 feet through loose rock... did not get one scratch ;) The backbuster was bent a little, no problem. It suprized me the tire deflected that much?? I have 16 lbs in front tire (dont want pinch flats, lots of rocks).
It happened again in third gear an hour later :eek: This time I didnt go down (almost did) and managed to save it. What the heck? Again, a couple small rocks.
I have those speedbleeder things on top of my forks so I let the air out... WHoosh. Also took 2 clicks out on compression settings. Way better now.
Does anyone else find it important to let the pressure out of forks regularly or it screws up your supension? Every couple hours or what?
I should indicate MX-Tech revalved the forks. I have been very happy with the improved and progressive feel of the forks after the revalve, it seems they are more sensitive to the air buildup than before. Mayber I just need to release the pressure every couple hours?? Is this normal? Also i was riding at 2500 feet elevation. Try lower air pressure in tire?
Any other tips guys appreciated. I want to make sure theres no future repeat performances of what happened.
Heres a technical question: does air pressure build-up effectively increase compression only, or does it affect rebound as well?
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