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Adjusting the damping
By adjusting the damping you can adjust the
performance of the suspension precisely to
your individual riding situation.A rough street
with many harsh bumps that occur in a row or
even cobblestones needs a low damping rate
while a road with long stretched bumps that
occur more regularly needs a stronger damp-
ing to achieve a smooth road holding.
When you add a lot of luggage you will need
to adjust the spring stiffness; in that case an
adjustment of the damping may even give you
more riding comfort.
Finally, the oil used in the damper becomes
thicker and more viscous at lower tempera-
tures, which can be compensated through a
change in the damper setting.
Please note that you can seriously spoil the
riding comfort through a bad damper setting,
especially through unsystematic playing with
the knobs that may result in much to high
damper values. In the worst case the suspen-
sion element will neither compress nor de-
compress. If you are in doubt please consult
your local dealer.
The rebound damping prevents an eventual
"jumping" of the rear wheel and provides a
good traction. By improving the road surface
contact the suspension of the GrassHopper al-
so increases your riding safety.
A higher damping value prolongs the time until
the decompression movement is finished. Only
then can the suspension compensate the next
shock with the full suspension travel.
Therefore, when you ride on very bumpy
streets with shocks that occur fast in a row
you might want to use a lower damping value.
A good setting for maximum comfort is
achieved when the rear wheel decompresses
completely after a shock and then oscillates
only once. In order to check the adjustment
you will need a second person that compress-
es the suspension by pushing the bicycle down
while you are sitting on the bicycle in the rid-
ing position.The other person can then ob-
serve the suspension movements.
In order to adjust the damping during decom-
pression, turn the adjustment knob on top of
the rear end of the suspension element.
If you turn the knob in direction of the „-“ you
will get less damping and thus faster decom-
pression.Turning the knob in direction of the
„+“ will give you more damping and thus slow-
er decompression.
Air Shock DT-Swiss XM180. Damping ist adjusted with the red
knob at the rear end.