Whyte e-504, Service Manual

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3.2: SEAT CLAMP ADJUSTMENT & SERVICE
CAUTION! Avoid over - tightening the seat clamp.
In particular “ dropper ” seat - posts may not work correctly if the seat clamp is over tightened.
CAUTION! When adjusting the saddle height you MUST obey the Minimum insertion depth requirement marked on the Seat
Post. Also consult the relevant seat - pin manufacturers instructions in conjunction with these notes.
IMPORTANT SAFETY Always stop riding when making adjustments of any kind to the bicycle!
3.3: SET UP OF FORK
Tools Required: Good Quality Shock Pump for Air Spring Suspension Fork
Small Ruler
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Always stop riding when making adjustments of any kind to the bicycle!
The front suspension fork fitted to your Whyte bike will be pre - set with the standard settings. Before riding, you may need to
adjust these setting. First is the Sag setting on the fork. This is to ensure the forks are set - up correctly for your own body
weight, so the fork will perform as intended.
To set Sag on the front fork, you need to measure the amount the fork compresses when you sit on the bike in the normal riding
position. See the table on the right for our recommendation of front fork sag on your Whyte bike. To achieve this you will need to
adjust the air spring pressure inside the fork.
Refer to the specification tables in this manual, and then to the relevant fork manufacturers set up instructions to find how to
adjust the air spring pressure in the fork. Using a shock pump, either add or remove air until Sag is correctly set.
Please note that for the detailed instructions for servicing and all matters relating to the forks fitted to your Whyte bike, please
refer to the manufacturers instructions.
Rebound Damping adjustment:
This adjustment fine - tunes the speed at which the wheel returns to its normal ride height after hitting a bump. Refer to the rele-
vant manufacturers instructions to find out how to adjust the rebound damping. To demonstrate the effect of this function, turn
the adjuster to its slowest setting. Press down on the handlebars to compress the forks, then release the load. The suspension
recovers very slowly to its original position.
Repeat the above with the adjuster turned to the fastest setting and the difference will be seen immediately the load is released.
We recommend the optimum setting is to adjust the re
- bound damping to be as slow as possible, but not so slow that the
normal ride height is not recovered. On very rough terrain, if the bike becomes progressively lower as more bumps are hit then
the re
- bound damping is set too slow. On the other hand if the bike feels choppy and not plush then the re - bound damping is too
fast. A bit of trial and error is needed to get the exact setting.