400 lb spring for a 145lb rider???

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400 lb spring for a 145lb rider???
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flag drumdemon101
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 20:26 Quote
I recently got a 400lb spring and i weigh 145. It is a Fox DHX 5.0 Coil. on a medium nomad. Does this sound right? a 400LB spring? It feels pretty good but not sure if it is right.
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 20:29 Quote
Measure sag. Easiest way to KNOW.
flag azonicflyer
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 20:35 Quote
from what i know u should be riding a 300 or 350 tops
flag drumdemon101
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:30 Quote
I think i'll stick with the 400. I was with a 500 but the guy at the bike shop said i needed a smaller one.
flag dexterrobson
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:36 Quote
i'm gonna steal the thread here i got a 400 and i weight 138 on my intense socom, should i go down to a 135 cause i dont know if i use all my travel or not
flag azonicflyer
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:40 Quote
dexmaster wrote:
i'm gonna steal the thread here i got a 400 and i weight 138 on my intense socom, should i go down to a 135 cause i dont know if i use all my travel or not
measure your sag it should be 30 to 40 percent of ur total stroke but u should be right around a 300 spring
flag dexterrobson
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:42 Quote
awsome thanks man i thoguth as much
flag iggz
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:42 Quote
For 150 you'll want a 400. Lighter, 350 works fine
flag ajax-ripper
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:43 Quote
azonicflyer wrote:
dexmaster wrote:
i'm gonna steal the thread here i got a 400 and i weight 138 on my intense socom, should i go down to a 135 cause i dont know if i use all my travel or not
measure your sag it should be 30 to 40 percent of ur total stroke but u should be right around a 300 spring
noo it's
25-35% sag
flag dexterrobson
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:44 Quote
i'm havin a problem though, my friend has a 350 on his atomik and it is too soft and bottoms when you g out on the lip of the large step up on freight train. i guess its a difference torque ratio and crap than vpp suspension but still i dunno
flag epicbiker
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:44 Quote
yah if ur 150 u should be fine with a 400. im 180 and i ride a 450 and its pretty good. wonder how a 500 would feel though?
flag iggz
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:45 Quote
dexmaster wrote:
i'm havin a problem though, my friend has a 350 on his atomik and it is too soft and bottoms when you g out on the lip of the large step up on freight train. i guess its a difference torque ratio and crap than vpp suspension but still i dunno

leverage ratio's have stuff to do with it.
flag dexterrobson
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:47 Quote
ilikemybike011 wrote:
dexmaster wrote:
i'm havin a problem though, my friend has a 350 on his atomik and it is too soft and bottoms when you g out on the lip of the large step up on freight train. i guess its a difference torque ratio and crap than vpp suspension but still i dunno

leverage ratio's have stuff to do with it.

by torque i ment leverage haha
flag chippythemonk
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:50 Quote
azonicflyer wrote:
from what i know u should be riding a 300 or 350 tops
no way. I am 145 and 5'4 and bottomed out my 350lb spring on flat ground j-hops. i just ordered a 550lb spring and i get it in a few days(but i can't use it... i broke my ankle)

ps. it is a manitou swinger 4way 8.75 eye to eye on a Jamis Diablo
flag iggz
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 at 21:52 Quote
Sick. I'm 145 and I rode a 350 and it was perfect.
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