How to measure travel on a fork?
05-14-10, 08:36 AM
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How to measure travel on a fork?
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I have a Fox Float RL and can't find anywhere where it states the length of travel.
Is it as simple as measuring the length of the stanction (what's visible)?
I have a Fox Float RL and can't find anywhere where it states the length of travel.
Is it as simple as measuring the length of the stanction (what's visible)?
05-14-10, 09:01 AM
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The black band about 3/4 of the way up the leg is the ziptie
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Ziptie just above the seal. Ride the bike over some rough terrain and measure the distance the ziptie moves. Not the complete travel but close enough. Look at the left leg of the shock on my bike in the picture for an idea of how it works
The black band about 3/4 of the way up the leg is the ziptie
The black band about 3/4 of the way up the leg is the ziptie
Hey, those are Panaracers! Solid choice indeed.
05-14-10, 10:17 AM
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You can also disassemble the fork and remove the guts. Then slide the stanchions all the way down and measure how much travel that is. This is approximation as you need to subtract the compressed height of the spring. Although on some designs there is a bump-stop at the bottom that prevents the spring from compressing all the way.
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It's for information purposes, should i need to replace the fork at some point. The manufacturer states that my model came with 80, 100, 120mm travel, but I can't find the writing on the fork itself.
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By the way, the ziptie will also help with tuning the fork. It lets you measure the sag so that you can set the pressure correctly.
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Well, I measured the visible part of the stanctions and they are exactly 100mm long. Would that make it a 120mm?
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