|   cane creek ad-5 | DB
Dec 20, 2001 7:31 PM | | hi, i have a 2000 sugar 3 with a cane creek ad-5 in the rear. it is a very rough ride and i can feel each time when it compresses and rebounds. is there any way to make this more smooth or is it just the way that the suspension on a sugar works? thanks alot
DB |
| What pressure are you running it at? | Sunny
Dec 20, 2001 11:05 PM | | And how much do you weigh? |
| The recommended pressures for the AD5... | Squash
Dec 21, 2001 4:34 AM | | are ONLY STARTING points. The idea is to start out at the recommended pressure setting for you weight then fine tune it to your tastes. You can fiddle with the pressure until you get the feel that you want. But do remember this, the Sugar 3 is an XC race bike and the suspension is not designed to be squishy. When properly set up it will seem harsher than other designs. So take that into consideration also. The key is, as long as the suspension is not bottoming out all the time or harshly your good to go. You should only bottom the suspension on the biggest, hardest hits. It won't hurt a thing if you not at recommended presures as long as the presure isn't so low that you're beating the parts to death.
Good Dirt |
| my info | TC
Dec 21, 2001 9:49 AM | | there is only one external setting on the ad-5 and that's air pressure. set the sag on the shock to about 25% of full travel. To do this, place a zip tie or such around the small diameter half of the shock. release all the air in the shock and compress it until you bottom it out. don't touch the zip tie and pump up the shock to about 100psi. measure the distance that the zip tie is from the rubber dust wiper. this is full travel. place the zip tie back against the rubber wiper and pump up the shock to where you think it should be. sit on the bike the way you normally ride it (lean slightly against a wall or have someone hold you up). while in this position make sure the zip tie is snug against the wiper. get off the bike and measure the distance that the zip tie is from the wiper again. this is your sag. adjust air pressure until sag is 20-30% of full travel. this should be about right. you can change compression and rebound valving by opening the shock and changing washers and orifaces. |
| my info too | dweyer
Dec 21, 2001 8:42 PM | | TC
Dude Sugars bikes DO NOT use sag when seting up the rear. If you are then you need to put more air in the shock. I have raced my sugar for a year and a half. I have called CC several times to get setup info and parts for a rebuild. Give them a call and they will tell you NO SAG. Everybodys PSI is diffrent for their weight. I ride on 3 diffrent trails and I have 3 diffrent amounts of air I put in my shock. Why? becaues I know if I put 95 PSI in at one place that has lots of roots and few big drops I only bottem out 1 or 2 times, where as the second track has lots of drop offs I'll jack up the PSI to 115 and only bottem out 1 or 2 times. point being you should bottem out your shock only a few time each track (If you are riding full out.) any more than that then put more air in. any less then you are not getting your full 2.5 in of travel.
happy trails to all |
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