Whyte LC-7 Strawberry Hill, Supplementary Service Manual

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Page 13 2018 Edition 1
WHYTE Service Manual
from the Closed position to the Open position. Next adjust the height of the Seat Pin to the
desired level, and close the QR lever (3) from the Open position to the Closed position. The
QR closing force can be adjusted and optimised by turning the QR M5 Adjuster Bolt (6)
clockwise or anti-clockwise with the use of a 4mm allen key before closing the QR Lever
(3).
CAUTION! When adjusting the saddle height you MUST obey the Minimum inser-
tion depth requirement marked on the Seat Post.
3.4: SET UP OF FORK
Tools Required: Small Ruler
The front fork will be pre-set with the standard settings when
you buy your Whyte. Before riding, you may need to adjust
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 a front fork, you need to measure the amount the fork compresses when
you sit on the bike in the normal riding position. We recommend for the best performance
to run approximately (20%) Sag on the front fork.
Sag on a coil sprung fork is controlled by adjusting the pre-load adjuster. We recommend
you refer to your forks owners manual or relevant website for detailed information about
your fork set up and performance relating to all controls and features of your fork.
Rebound Damping adjustment:
This adjustment fine-tunes the speed at which the wheel returns to its normal ride height
after hitting a bump. To demonstrate the effect of this function, turn the rebound 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.
WARNING. Only make adjustments to your fork while stationary, and not when
riding.
Fork
Travel
Sag
(15% -
Firm)
Sag
(25% -
Plush)
60mm 9mm 15mm