|   NRS STIFF RIDE | RMERREN
Oct 20, 2002 8:45 AM | | I'VE BEEN THINKING OF GETTING A DIFFERENT BIKE BECAUSE OF THE STIFNESS OF MY NRS. I HAD A K2 4000 BEFORE AND I COULD PLANT MY BUT ON THE SEAT ON THE DOWNHILLS AND REST. WITH THE NRS I PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO STAND ON THE DOWN HILLS. WILL A DIFFERENT REAR SHOCK MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE? OTHER THAN THE STIFF RIDE I'M TOTALLY HAPPY WITH MY NRS . rmerren@chartermi.net |
| re: NRS STIFF RIDE | JPD
Oct 20, 2002 1:28 PM | | Try this.. Set your positive air pressure at 10 lbs over your geared up weight. Then set your negative pressure to about 20-40 pounds under your full weight.
I weigh 170 geared up. I set my positive at 180lbs, and the negative for 140-160, depending on the trail I will be tackling. The higher negative pressures allow the shock to compress more easily. It still retains much of the anti-bobbing characteristics at these levels. That negative air presure at 50psi regardless of weight jazz from GIANT is poo. Might as well ride a hardtail.
I also believe that lighter riders have more problems with the stock setup being to harsh. |
| re: NRS STIFF RIDE | JACO
Oct 20, 2002 1:55 PM | | a ton of people have been suggesting switching from the rear sid xc to a cane creek AD12 for a supple, plush no bob ride. |
| re: NRS STIFF RIDE - go Fox Vanilla! | Mario
Oct 21, 2002 11:46 AM | | I tried to put a Fox Vanilla RL on my NRS this weekend and it felt quite good. The problem with the NRS is it's a design that BOBs quite a bit as soon as you don't use the positive/negative settings that Giant provides. So with a Fox Vanilla, plush ride, a lot of bob but the lockout to take care of it. I'm now trying to find out if the Fox remote lockout kit would be "fittable" on a Vanilla shock because in theory it's only for the Float air shock.
Anyone tried this? |
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