SUPER FATTY SL
The Super Fatty SL suspension fork offers 80mm of travel with a
pressurized air spring and fully adjustable hydraulic damper cartridge.
Damping can be tuned “On-The-Fly” by turning the 5 position Damping
Dial
TM
, located atop the handlebar stem.
FATTY SL
Fatty SL suspension forks come equipped with the FT70 cartridge and
employs a pressurized air spring and a hydraulic damper cartridge with
the 5 position Damping Dial
TM
, located atop the handlebar stem.
INSTALLATION OF THE
DAMPING DIAL
1. With a flathead screwdriver,
turn the tuning shaft clockwise
to its stop (See Fig. 1.)
2. Place the Damping Dial on
the tuning shaft with the ball-
plunger set into the groove in
the top of the fork. Turn the
dial all the way clockwise.
3. While pushing down on the Damping Dial, tighten the 3mm Allen set
screw (See Fig. 2.) When properly adjusted, the tuning shaft should stop
when the damping dial is turned all the way to the right, providing maxi-
mum damping. Note that the Super FT80 and FT70 cartridges do
not provide lockout of the suspension.
PRELOAD ADJUSTMENT
Before the bike is ridden, the spring preload must be adjusted to suit the
weight of the rider. If too much preload is applied, the suspension will be
stiff and unresponsive; too little preload and the rider may feel some
amount of “bouncing” while climbing or sprinting, and may tend to bot-
tom out the shock (compress to the limit of its travel) on large bumps.
4.
Fig.1
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Fig.2
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