Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I left the bike shop a very happy bunny yesterday after the mechanic set up the front forks on my trekking bike.
They are cheap and cheerful Suntour NCX Lite, but they do have air adjustment.
I tried to follow the sag setting in the instructions when i got the bike 18 months ago, but gave up and just accepted their average performance - there seemed to be plenty of boing in them, so I thought that was that.
The mechanic did them by feel, and his adjustment didn't amount to a lot more than a squirt of silicone spray and putting in 150 psi, with reference to me being, er, a biggish lad.
I'm not for one minute suggesting the forks are high quality, but they now soak up dropped kerbs and shallow potholes in a way they never did before.
Moral of the story is it's well worth doing the job properly, and that cheapish suspension forks can perform quite well.
They are cheap and cheerful Suntour NCX Lite, but they do have air adjustment.
I tried to follow the sag setting in the instructions when i got the bike 18 months ago, but gave up and just accepted their average performance - there seemed to be plenty of boing in them, so I thought that was that.
The mechanic did them by feel, and his adjustment didn't amount to a lot more than a squirt of silicone spray and putting in 150 psi, with reference to me being, er, a biggish lad.
I'm not for one minute suggesting the forks are high quality, but they now soak up dropped kerbs and shallow potholes in a way they never did before.
Moral of the story is it's well worth doing the job properly, and that cheapish suspension forks can perform quite well.