bainbridge
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Member Since: Nov 2, 2008
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posted in "Raceface Atlas cranks" ( Dec 5, 2010 at 14:52 )
bainbridge commented under mikelevy's blog ( Oct 5, 2010 at 10:42 )
quotes High speed compression should always mean the speed of the shaft, i.e. high shaft sheep, be it the front or the rear suspension. When the shaft changes from low to high speed or vice versa is another tuning option most of us would not play with but a tuner such as TF Tuning could if you wanted them to. Bottoming out of the shock/fork is also different from shaft speed, most shocks and forks have a different system but have similar outcomes. It basically makes the last part of the stroke harder than the first 70% or so. Some systems are hydraulic like the Fox fit units, this is the little stack of washers on the end of the shaft. These have to force out the oil in the other part it slides into, effectivly making the end of the stroke a bit harder. on a DHX 5 it is the size and pressure of the chamber under the floating piston which will control how the damping ramps up at the end of the stroke. Changing the low speed can amke it feel similar to a propedal tuning option but they are not the same. You would normally change the low speed first and do the propedal type tuning later on. Every company has a different take on when the changes and ramps should take place and if it should be hydraulic, pneumatic, air/hydro, open or closed bath etc. Some are just plain better designs, some more cost effective, some easier to work on. Hope it helps
bainbridge commented under mikelevy's blog ( Jun 2, 2010 at 0:59 )
quotes Its a pretty good video however it miss out 2 very important steps from my experiance with Stans: 1: Using soapy water to helps the tire pop out and seal against the rim. It also help you to spot where the tire is leaking from because of the bubbles it creates. Which will allow you to.... 2: shake the tire to allow the sealant to cover the tire and seal between the rim & tire. Going for a ride does not do this well enough. I've done quite a few Maxxis 2.5 DH High Rollers and they are a bit of a bitch to do. I just cant get them to seat properly without a compressed air line and soap, it may be different with xc tires. I've done them on MTX and deemax rims and they both work about the same for me. It takes a bit of time but I have never had problems with them once sorted. You really have to get them leak free the first time. If not its very hard to get them sealed if there is a small leak more than a day of so later unless you remove the valve cores and inject more sealant. My maxxis seemed to leak from some of the little rubber spike things in the side walls from the moulding process. You would never notice that without soap and riding your bike would probably not solve this. I usually pump them to 50-60psi just to get them seated and sealed, use soap to find the leaks and shake till all the leaks are gone. I think it take 30-60 mins per tire to get a perfect result. The Stans video is also very usefull
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JamesBowker wrote
Feb 2, 2009 at 12:41
i ment the demo 8

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JamesBowker wrote
Feb 2, 2009 at 12:40
Hi would u sell the demo 7 frame only thanks james reply on my profile bud cheers

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bennyboi30 wrote
Nov 9, 2008 at 13:26
hi
i would buy your boxxer teams off you for cash!
i am very interested please get back to me as i live in cheltenham so we could meet and do the sale!
thanks
Ben

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