Suspension
64
HP
Velotechnik
Recommended pressure setting for
R
OCK
S
HOX
M
ONARCH
:
(Maximum allowed pressure: 18 bar.)
Load
Positive chamber
Grasshopper fx:
•
up to 80 kg: 7,5 bar
•
up to 110 kg: 9,5 bar
•
up to 140 kg: 10,5 bar
•
Streetmachine Gte
•
up to 80 kg: 6,5 bar
•
up to 110 kg: 7,5 bar
•
up to 140 kg: 9,0 bar
•
Speedmachine:
•
up to 80 kg: 7,5 bar
•
up to 110 kg: 8,5 bar
•
up to 140 kg: 9,5 bar
Danger!
Take care that the rear
wheel or mudguard or suspension element
never hit the frame, seat or rear rack box
while the suspension is fully compressed.
Therefor fully deflate the air shock. Have a
second person sit down on the bicycle and
make the suspension bottom out by push-
ing on the seat or the rear rack.
If the distance between the wheel or mud-
guard and the frame, seat or rear rack is
smaller than 1 cm you will have to have your
bicycle dealer mount an additional spacer
inside the air shock. In case you don't, the
mudguard may break suddenly or the rear
wheel might be blocked which can lead to
serious crashes!
Adjusting the damping
By adjusting the damping you can adjust the
performance of the suspension precisely to
your individual riding situation. A rough street
with many harsh bumps that occur in a row
or even cobblestones needs a low damping
rate while a road with long stretched bumps
that occur more regularly needs a stronger
damping to achieve a smooth road holding.
When you add a lot of luggage you will need
to adjust the spring stiffness; in that case an
adjustment of the damping may even give you
more riding comfort.
Finally, the oil used in the damper becomes
thicker and more viscous at lower tempera-
tures, which can be compensated through a
change in the damper setting.
Please note that you can seriously spoil the
riding comfort by a bad damper setting, espe-
cially caused by unsystematic playing with the
knobs that may result in much too high damp-
ing values. In the worst case the suspension
element will neither compress nor decom-
press. If you are in doubt please consult your
local dealer.
The rebound damping prevents an eventual
"jumping" of the rear wheel and provides a
good traction. By improving the road surface
contact the suspension of the Bicycle also
increases your riding safety.
A higher damping value prolongs the time
until the decompression movement is finished.
Only then can the suspension compensate the
next shock with the full suspension travel.
Therefor, when you ride on very bumpy
streets with shocks that occur fast in a row
you might want to use a lower damping value