Originally Posted by bigchina
Im only a bout 140lbs and my MZ Comp fork seems pretty stiff to me. I have the knobs on the top turned to the lightest setting, but i still dont feel like im getting near the full 100mm travel i should. i don't know much about fork adjustment, but is there another way to lighten the tension? there are 2 knobs on the top, are they both the same thing?
Stiffness is not a bad thing, providing you can get the full travel. I take it they are new forks, so will need a certain amount of time to "Run-in" I want the other way, and have the heaviest quality springs in my Marzocchi Freerides, and still it feels like a pogo stick. (It's on the tandem by the way) To assist in this I raise the amount of oil used in the forks, and go to the heavier oils that are available. Have you checked that the forks are not overfilled with oil? as this will cut the amount of travell available, and also to a certain extent stiffen the spring.