SAG FOX 36 Grip X

[stefighters]

Hello.

I have questions about the SAG settings of my FOX 32 Grip X fork (160mm).

The Fox website recommends a SAG of 20% or 32mm.

However, I read everywhere that 25 to 30% are generally the values to consider for All Mountain / Enduro practice (which is my case).

1st question: Should I trust Fox (20%) or increase my SAG to 25 or even 30%?

2nd question: I weigh 85 kilos on the bike. With 80 psi in the fork and 2 Tokens, I get a SAG of 30mm (20%). If I want to reach 25% (40mm), I would have to go down to about 65psi, which seems to me to be a very low value.

What do you think? Thank you for your advice

 

[DuncanDoughnuts]

I find the 38 with one token works better less sag ... almost as if it's designed to work on that part of the spring curve.

At the moment im 86kg and my current setting is 90psi - feels great at speed on smaller hits and supportive when the weight is over the front.... but low speed climbing does not feel so great on smaller bumps...

Im still experimenting .... got my 36 set up perfectly ... but still messing with the 38

 

[Bman]

Depends on how you're measuring it. 15-20% if you're measuring it in the seated attack position. 30% if you're standing into it, putting most of, if not all, your weight on the grips.

 

[stefighters]

I stood in a center/forward position, slightly in an attack position.

 

[Bear-uk]

The only real way to find a good setting is to experiment, because we will all tell you different pressure's and sag figures that suit us individually.
My recommendation is to take the tokens out and run the sag at nearer 30% when sat down.
Try it and see if you can adjust the comp and rebound to suit you.
That will give you your lowest air pressure that will work for you and you might be happy at that.
Then play around with more pressure.
Be aware though that the air spring pressure will alter compression and rebound

 

[steve_sordy]

I too found the recommendations from Fox gave a ride that was too hard. So I did what I always do with a new bike.

I experimented! I play around with tyre pressures, fork and shock set up. I alter all the settings (one at a time of course) until I am happy. It does not take long at all to get something that is close to what I'm looking for. However, it may take several rides during which I'm adjusting settings before I get happy enough to stop playing and just enjoy the ride.