e160 - lyrik convert to 170mm

[noob2gnarly]

Anyone done the 160 to 170mm conversion on an e160?
Keen to hear your experience... sounds fun!

 

[Dan63]

I've changed mine out to 180mm. Easy job when i gave the fork a service.

 

[noob2gnarly]

Nice, didn’t know you can do 180...
How are you finding it to ride?

 

[Dan63]

Nice, didn’t know you can do 180...
How are you finding it to ride?

I feel the fork is optimal in this length, it seems to work nicer. Very smooth but also plenty of support and ramp up when it gets into the travel. I have removed all but 1 volume spacer and dropped the air pressure right down from what i was running @ 160mm with 2 spacers.

I'm no pro but it certainly gives me confidence to go hard downhill. Climbing technical and steep bits i think i have lost a little there, the higher front end makes it a little harder to keep the front down. You need to weight the bars to compensate this, i've removed all the spacers below the stem to off-set the raised from end and drop the bars 15-20mm.

 

[Matthew87]

I feel the fork is optimal in this length, it seems to work nicer. Very smooth but also plenty of support and ramp up when it gets into the travel. I have removed all but 1 volume spacer and dropped the air pressure right down from what i was running @ 160mm with 2 spacers.

I'm no pro but it certainly gives me confidence to go hard downhill. Climbing technical and steep bits i think i have lost a little there, the higher front end makes it a little harder to keep the front down. You need to weight the bars to compensate this, i've removed all the spacers below the stem to off-set the raised from end and drop the bars 15-20mm.

You converted the original fork to 180mm or bought a 180mm 650b fork?

 

[Dan63]

You converted the original fork to 180mm or bought a 180mm 650b fork?

Converted to 180mm with a different air shaft when i completed a lower leg service. Was approx $45aud the part

 

[Husky430]

Is that with the Fox 36 E-forks 27.5/29 forks Dan? Didn't think you could do that as I beleive they have thicker stanchions with Fox 34 internals? Would love to get a few more mm's out of my forks

 

[Dan63]

Is that with the Fox 36 E-forks 27.5/29 forks Dan? Didn't think you could do that as I beleive they have thicker stanchions with Fox 34 internals? Would love to get a few more mm's out of my forks

Hey mate, mine was the RS Lyrik, and you're right. 36 ebike runs 34 internals and is limited to 160mm

 

[Husky430]

oh well, they are still a pretty good fork as is, should just learn to push it a bit more. Starting to come good and had a ride out a Wamuran last weekend and felt maybe 90% back to normal. Health care worker so no extended down time for me to spend self isolating in the forestry. Still good still to be getting paid.

 

[Dan63]

oh well, they are still a pretty good fork as is, should just learn to push it a bit more. Starting to come good and had a ride out a Wamuran last weekend and felt maybe 90% back to normal. Health care worker so no extended down time for me to spend self isolating in the forestry. Still good still to be getting paid.

Sounds good to me. I am still at work, but can work from home without too much interruption. I think i will get out for a daily ride if/when i do end up at home