I wouldn't call my riding gentle! I more fast and flowing. :) It would just be nice to get somewhere near the advertised max travel without my contact points being in pain. I suspect that my body weight and riding style is on the lighter end of the design spectrum, and removing small 0.2in...
I am struggling to get anywhere near full travel on the rear using the Float X shock, pressurized to 30% sag (16mm). The most travel I got on the shock so far is 43mm out of 55mm - 78% or about 120mm wheel travel, which is a bit frustrating. I weigh 160lb with shock pressure at 190psi and 6...
After spending the first 2 months with a 29 rear wheel, I have swapped over to a 27.5 out back, I guess as the makers intended it. I think I like the mullet set up more. Most of my riding is twisty undulating single track, and it now seems to tuck into the corners better and be more fun. I guess...
Thanks for your advice. A bit of wiggling of the cable outer in the chainstay, followed by dropping the motor (with rear bolts still attached) has sorted the problem.
I am building up a frameset and and struggling to install the rear mech cable sleeve. According to the assembly instructions there should be a plastic guide tube running from the chain stay and over the motor to the bottom of the down tube - but there is no tube provided. The cable sleeve...