
The knob must turn easily. If a knob does not
turn any further you have reached the final po-
sition. In that case turn the knob again in the
other direction about half a turn.
Do not turn the knob by force beyond the fi-
nal position since this will damage the plastic
thread inside.
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HP
Velotechnik
Adjusting the suspension
Adjusting the suspension fork
The front fork of the GrassHopper comes
with telescopic suspension forks from S
PINNER
or M
EKS
.
At your request different types of suspension
forks can be mounted to your GrassHopper,
please notice the manuals of the suspension
fork manufacturer that are possibly enclosed.
The suspension travel of the S
PINNER
fork is 45
mm, of the M
EKS
fork approxImately. 50 mm
(2").
The suspension fork should compress by 30%
while mounting the bike, which corresponds to
12-15 mm (1/2")
You set this value by adjusting the pre-load of
the spring, provided you chose the correct
spring stiffness
(page. 19).
Every model has a turning knob on the fork
legs that allows a simple adjustment of the
pre-load.
The suspension fork M
EKS
Carbon All has
springs in both fork legs, the suspension fork
M
EKS
Carbon AC has springs only in the left
fork leg since the other fork leg contains a hy-
draulic damping cartridge.
By turning the knobs clockwise you increase
the pre-load, by turning them anti clockwise
you decrease the pre-load.
It is sufficient to set the pre-load in the two
fork legs to approximately the same level. It is
not necessary to match them exactly.