Yeah, chin up dude and hopefully catch up when this shites over.Through the worst (I hope). Still have a tight chest and even a short walk causes breathlessness. just resting tryin not to do too much too soon.
Take care man.
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Yeah, chin up dude and hopefully catch up when this shites over.Through the worst (I hope). Still have a tight chest and even a short walk causes breathlessness. just resting tryin not to do too much too soon.
Take care man.
I think Vitus call it "Military Green"Looking good, what colour is that?
Just took assagai off the rear of mine and put semi slick on, amazing difference in battery life
Through the worst (I hope). Still have a tight chest and even a short walk causes breathlessness. just resting tryin not to do too much too soon.
Take care man.
Through the worst (I hope). Still have a tight chest and even a short walk causes breathlessness. just resting tryin not to do too much too soon.Fuk, tekin it badly?
Take care man.
Thanks mate. Great to hear you're recovered. I'm resting as much as I can. Breathing isnt great still even with very light exertment so it's not too hard doing very little.Rest is the only thing that will help.
Get well soon.
Through the worst (I hope). Still have a tight chest and even a short walk causes breathlessness. just resting tryin not to do too much too soon.
Take care man.
hiansty protection
Thanks for the tip , i am defently gonna check that.Nice! Check the chain device doesn't hit the swing arm when the suspension is compressed, can rip off the hiansty protection if it does. easy to rotate forwards, you can access the chain device bolts though the chain ring
No I mean it's the total (not added), so 3 front I added 1 in the back which I thought meant 2 total, but seeing your comment it must mean I have 3 in the shock.@volts so you're now running 4 tokens in the fork and 4 in the shock?
Did you add that many because you wanted a super progressive bike or to improve your small bump sensitivity?
Personally I prefer the more linear LC less tokens but higher pressure gives as it improves initial support. But I like a poppy playful bike rather than loads of small bump compliance.
If you're happy running that many tokens I think you'd probably also like the performance of a Meg Neg air can on the rear and the newer debonair spring in the fork. Neither are super expensive or difficult to fit.
it's just personal preference.No I mean it's the total (not added), so 3 front I added 1 in the back which I thought meant 2 total, but seeing your comment it must mean I have 3 in the shock.
I actually don't really want a very sensitive fork, I just really hate it diving so I added tokens and a lot of pressure. Yeah, some call me an idiot, but that's how I like it best. I spent a fair bit of time in the start figuring out how I liked it the best. When jumping I dislike it feeling "dead" and I kept bottoming out using ALL travel all the time without the 3 tokens in the back and around 260 PSI.
Idk if it sounds stupid, but it's how I like it the best.
I didn't like the debonair 2019 spring, but I will add the 2020 or 2021 or whatever they call the new bits to mine current debonair since it will reamin higher in it's travel and that way it should be possible to reduce a bit pressure. Any comments on that, from someone who have tried the new spring? Still on the fence about the megneg. The name alone made me think it was pure marketing.
it's just personal preference.
what do you weigh? and what sort of jumper are you? big hucks to flat or smooth landers?
I'm pretty smooth having a bit of dirt jumping experience and hate flat landings so rarely ever use more travel landing than I do pushing into a lip. Jumping into or off stuff on a trail is obviously a different story than well built jumps.
@200lb I run zero tokens in my fork and 2 in my shock
85psi (24% sag*) in the fork and 205psi (around 27%) in the shock
rebound fairly fast. (fork slightly more so).
*Bear in mind the 2017-19 lyrik sags 10mm ish on it's own so my fork sag is actual far closer to 17-20% from full extension.
I'd agree with @R120 on just how crucial set-up is. spring pressure particularly. 5psi can make tons of difference to the ride characteristics and depending on which airspring/can and subsequent leverage curve you have it can be even more crucial. I don't think it takes a suspension expert to get this right. But it does take time and a little trial and error.
Don't take anyone elses pressures as gospel either as shock pumps aren't all equal and different folk have a different idea of how best to measure sag.
I actually have access to the new fork spring and meg neg to fit if I wanted.
I might well fit the spacer to get rid of the sag but keep my 2019 shaft. I'm still sick so can't tell you if the new spacer will def fit a 2019 air shaft until I get back to work though
I personally don't want a meg neg. Partly why I asked @R120 for his thoughts. The can isn't not marketing nonsense. it actually does exactly what RS describe it does. That doesn't mean it's going to be how everyone (me especially) wants their rear air spring to perform.
and Meg-Neg isn't the stupidest name RS have ever come up with.
I suppose that's where our riding styles ultimately differ and hence our set-up preferences will too.
I learned all the old skool tricks like whips, tables, one footers. no footers, X-ups etc. a loooong time ago first in the 80s on BMX and later in the 90s on dirt jump hardtails with 100mm of super stiff travel. I still like to ride both BTW. I transferred those skills to DH bikes and now Eebs. The difference between a DH bike and an Eeb is really quite subtle and mainly a pre-load/timing difference so it didn't take me long at all to dial all that in on the Eeb. (intentionally spent a day just jumping when I'd had my first ESommet a week or two).
Being an old skool DH racer/rider it wasn't until a few years ago I never even got on with air shocks and I guess that's also a big reason I still prefer to keep my air spring as linear as it can be. (and instead, prefer a progressive frame). The Esommet is fairly progressive in leverage curve.
I also like mid skool DH geometry more than modern geo.
ie. slack H/As but slightly shorter reach than a modern DH bike. preferring a super low BB to long wheelbase to aid stability.
Hence me being happiest on a small ESommet despite being 5'11"
Well you are going to have a whole lot of fun on your new ride - one of the great things about the Vitus is it is so well sorted as standard, so just getting it set up correctly should see you having a ton of fun.Heh, I am just an old dude who has only been riding for 3 years, so no comparison to your history.
I guess MTB just captured me as I can't run or rock climb very well anymore because of knee problems, have been obsessing about mtb since.
Yeah. You can probably tell my rough age from my riding history. My knees aren't the best anymore either and I haven't been able to run any distance since a big bike related injury 18 years backHeh, I am just an old dude who has only been riding for 3 years, so no comparison to your history.
I guess MTB just captured me as I can't run or rock climb very well anymore because of knee problems, have been obsessing about mtb since.
Hey, The colour scheme looks good! Where did you get the Rockshox sticker kit in those colours? CheersRocking Hope tech 3’s ?? God bless the cycle to work scheme
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Thanks for the tip , i am defently gonna check that.
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