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The Deville 35 FCV offers an hydraulic adjustment of the rebound, a high speed and a
low speed damping adjustment and a platform adjustment.
The
rebound adjustment
is done by rotating the red knob
1
located at the bottom of
the right fork leg. This setting determines the rebound speed of the fork.
The
low speed damping
is adjusted using the silver knob at the top of the right fork
leg
2-A
. It Allows to adjust the compression on the efforts which induce a work of the
stanchions at low speed (bumps, banked corners ...)
The
High speed compression
is adjusted using the black knob at the top of
the right fork leg
2-B
. It allows the rider to adjust the harshness of the fork
in response to the brutal or hard shocks.
The
platform
is activated or deactivated thanks to the red lever
2-C
. It
allows to limit the hydraulic flux at the maximum by a simple action on the
lever.
To start setting your suspension adjustment, turn the knob all the way in the clockwise
direction (=click 0) then turn your adjuster counterclockwise one click at a time
.
Tuning tips
When it comes to hydraulic settings, there is no such thing as a “magical formula”; many factors have to be
taken into account (bike balance, bike geometry, and rider preferences to name a few). Having that said,
the following may help guide your adjustments:
-
Excessive diving of the fork under braking : use a longer negative air spacer and/or harden the low
speed compression
-
Frequent bottom-out : harden low speed compression
-
Feeling of harshness on roots and rocks (square edges) : soften High speed compression
-
Discomfort, arms getting sore : soften compression, and/or traction control, and/or use a shorter
negative air spacer
-
Fork stays low over successive impacts and doesn’t spring back : speed up rebound
-
Bike sits too high in travel : slow down rebound
Whenever you are far from the standard settings (Starting point settings), it’s always good to consider
what influences the performance of the fork. Proceed step by step, one setting at a time by hardening or
softening just a few clicks each time.
If you ever get lost while you are setting up the forks, always go back to the starting point settings.
Basic Settings – Deville 35 FCV
Rebound
Low speed compression
High speed compression
14 clics
10 clics
10 clics
OIL CARTRIDGE SETTINGS
Fast
Slow
1
2-A
2-B
Soft
Hard
2-C
