Mountain Biking - Is it safe???

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sodra
07-02-05, 08:05 PM
Hey all, I got my new Trek 820 :D :D
It came with budget RST shocks (good enough for what I do)
But, I was just curious..When I sit on my bike, my shocks go down about 3/4 of a centimeter..I like soft shocks, but I dont know if I should get cyclepath to tighten them or not...

Do your shocks sink a little when you sit on your bike??

zx108
07-02-05, 08:06 PM
only if i lean into the bars with my body weight and then push down.
notfred
07-02-05, 08:35 PM
Yes, they are supposed to do that.

rasheed
07-02-05, 09:04 PM
most suspension forks and rear shocks have a certain amount of "sag" that they recommend the shock be set to. sag is the amount the shock compresses when you sit on the bike.
never
07-02-05, 09:18 PM
And the sag will vary with the rider's weight. Some forks have different kits available so you can tune the fork to the rider's weight.
Siu Blue Wind
07-02-05, 10:54 PM
Congrats on the new bike! Any pics?
hooligan
07-03-05, 07:14 AM
Do you live in Toronto, by any chance? I bring this up because you mentioned Cyclepath.... which cyclepath did you buy your bike from?
sodra
07-03-05, 08:10 AM
Do you live in Toronto, by any chance? I bring this up because you mentioned Cyclepath.... which cyclepath did you buy your bike from?
Thunder Bay, Ontario (Near Toronto)


Congrats on the new bike! Any pics?
No, Not yet, In a couple of days when I buy a new link for the Digicam, Ill put them up.
Maelstrom
07-03-05, 10:22 AM
Thunder Bay is near TO?...wow, did Ontario compress? (I understand no one has a clue about canada, just find it funny since that 22 freaking hour bus ride from Guelph to Nipigon didn't feel freaking close to me....haha)
sodra
07-03-05, 10:41 AM
Well..I dont know how you guys do it in BC :D
But its only a 1/2 day ride there.
Maelstrom
07-03-05, 10:45 AM
By bus thats 22hours. I lived in TO. (don't plan on going back either :p)...maybe I am spoiled by the terrain around me, but halfday does not equal close hahaaha :)...

Ever find it funny how people in ontario meaure distance by time. I drove 4hours. ... little quirk I noticed when I left ahaha