wpark89 wrote:
Suspension shops are making money and staying busy selling revalves to lots of guys who really don't need it. It seems there is this culture of accepting that your new bike needs to be sent off to have the suspension "done" when so many guy's don't even set their sag or figure out how the clickers work and relate to what they feel on the track.
Sure there are instances to definitely revalve. But I believe there are lots of models coming with really really good setting from the factory and are hard to improve on unless you fall into a very specific category of being incredibly fast, incredibly slow, or way out their on weight.
It's amazing how adjustable modern suspension is. The last few bikes I've had have only needed different valving on one end....and it was very minor shim changes or removals that achieved what I needed.
Lots of guys just want the revalve stickers!
I shake my head at the amount of money some guys on vital spend on their suspension and then still complain that their bike doesn't work
Well , for me , I can adjust my suspension pretty well at the track's and get it setup correctly for each ride. But I don't trust myself enough to tear into it and make the correct valving changes ( among other things ) without screwing it up , possibly causing damage , and losing a ride day.
2 weeks ago , I had blown the seal on the air side , and lost most of the fluid. I took it into FC for a re-fresh , and whatever new part's I may need , like seals , bushing's ect... When I got it there , Jake mentioned that when I had mine originally done last year , I was on their " 1st generation " setup. He updated my forks and shock to 19' spec's , and then I opted to install their new performance kit. And holy shit.....that suspension on my 125 is some of the best suspension I've ever ridden with. Especially the fork's , as they felt " Planted " every where and felt great every where on the track. And the harder I rode it , the better it felt. I purposely over jumped a few things throughout the day , and couldn't believe how well it soaked things up. And high speed corner entrance over stutter's.......it stuck like velcro. I'm only pissed because I just now had this done! Wish I would have done it sooner!
And there goes Jeffro. One of God's own prototypes. A super high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
Pimpin' Ho's , Rollin' fatty's......drinkin' beers , beers , beers!! ~ Ja
