The knob must turn easily. If a knob does not
turn any further you have reached the final po-
sition. In that case turn the knob again in the
other direction about half a turn.
Do not turn the knob by force beyond the fi-
nal position since this will damage the plastic
thread inside.
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Velotechnik
Adjusting the suspension
Adjusting the suspension fork
The front fork of the Street Machine Gte co-
mes with telescopic suspension forks from
S
PINNER
or M
EKS
.
At your request different types of suspension
forks can be mounted to your Street Machine
Gte, please notice the manuals of the suspen-
sion fork manufacturer that are possibly enclo-
sed.
The suspension travel of the S
PINNER
fork is 45
mm, of the M
EKS
fork approx. 50 mm (2").
The suspension fork should compress by 30%
while mounting the bike, which corresponds to
12-15 mm (1/2")
You set this value by adjusting the pre-load of
the spring, provided you chose the correct
spring stiffness
(page. 19).
Every model has a turning knob on the fork
legs that allows a simple adjustment of the
pre-load.
The suspension fork M
EKS
Carbon All has
springs in both fork legs, the suspension fork
M
EKS
Carbon AC has springs only in the left
fork leg since the other fork leg contains a hy-
draulic damping cartridge.
By turning the knobs clockwise you increase
the pre-load, by turning them anti clockwise
you decrease the pre-load.
It is sufficient to set the pre-load in the two
fork legs to approximately the same level. It is
not necessary to match them exactly.
