Compression adjuster, or new fork?

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Compression adjuster, or new fork?
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flag alecazam13
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 at 18:10 Quote
The for that came on my bike has no compression adjuster, or any other adjustments. Except for rebound. So should I get a compression damper installed, or just a new fork?

Thanks
Alec
flag alecazam13
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 at 18:10 Quote
alecazam13 wrote:
The for that came on my bike has no compression adjuster, or any other adjustments. Except for rebound. So should I get a compression damper installed, or just a new fork?

Thanks
Alec

*fork
flag faithful
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 19:21 Quote
What fork? Why do you need compression? What's your sag?
flag alecazam13
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 20:37 Quote
faithful wrote:
What fork? Why do you need compression? What's your sag?

Rockshox Domain R 160mm Coil.
flag alecazam13
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 20:38 Quote
faithful wrote:
What fork? Why do you need compression? What's your sag?

I lose about an inch and a half - two inches when I sit on it... And I bottom out on small drops/jumps...
flag faithful
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 21:43 Quote
Get a stiffer spring, what do you weigh?
flag alecazam13
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 at 10:07 Quote
faithful wrote:
Get a stiffer spring, what do you weigh?

About 160 lbs...
flag faithful
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 at 10:17 Quote
Well anyway u want to have 25-30% sag, so a stiffer spring is in order
flag alecazam13
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 at 10:52 Quote
faithful wrote:
Well anyway u want to have 25-30% sag, so a stiffer spring is in order

Thanks!
flag Concretesnail
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 at 14:04 Quote
Get a firmer spring, that's right for your weight. Try it and see how it feels. Go from there.
flag madmax650
Posted: Jan 31, 2013 at 19:31 Quote
Get a compression cartridge, In addition to the spring
flag HungarianBarbarian
Posted: Feb 2, 2013 at 22:13 Quote
Your fork not only has no compression adjuster, it doesn't have any compression damper at all. The same fork came on my bike. Had terrible brake dive, go down a rock garden and halfway through the fork would be fully bottomed out, etc. Motion Control IS cartridge was about $35. Damper performance is nowhere near my 36 RC2 but is it decent.
flag alecazam13
Posted: Feb 3, 2013 at 9:05 Quote
HungarianBarbarian wrote:
Your fork not only has no compression adjuster, it doesn't have any compression damper at all. The same fork came on my bike. Had terrible brake dive, go down a rock garden and halfway through the fork would be fully bottomed out, etc. Motion Control IS cartridge was about $35. Damper performance is nowhere near my 36 RC2 but is it decent.

Oh wow... Thanks! I might just be purchasing a new fork all together. I think it would be worth it. And I know of a couple other people who have done the same thing to their bike (the same bike as me)...

Thanks
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