The pressure values in the table are given as a mere example and can be changed to meet the biker’s riding style and the track condition.
Setting: Positive air
Positive air is the elastic element of air damped forks.
Use the MARZOCCHI pump with pressure gauge to inflate the fork legs.
Using inadequate tools may lead to a wrong inflation and result in a malfunctioning or damage to the fork.
If you need to reduce the leg pressure, simply push the valve pin down with a pointed tool such as a small pin extractor.
Left fork leg:
To increase the pressure in the fork leg:
Remove the protection cap.
Tighten the threaded pump adapter on air valve.
Inflate till reaching the pressure you wish (see table).
Refit the protection cap.
The pressure values in the table are given as a mere example and can be changed to meet the biker’s riding style and the track condition.
Setting: Rebound adjustment
Right fork leg:
With the rebound adjuster you can control the return speed of the fork after compression.
The right rebound speed setting makes the bike stable letting it follow the variations in the terrain and any obstacles.
If the fork setting is too reactive this will make the rear suspension instable and the mountain bike will have a tendency to snake. A too slow setting
however will cause problems when dealing with multiple obstacles where the suspension can't return to its fully extended position fast enough
between one obstacle and the next.
Turning adjuster (
A
) clockwise increases the hydraulic damping making the fork slower during the
rebound phase.
Turning adjuster (
A
) counter-clockwise decreases the hydraulic damping making the fork more reactive
during the rebound phase.
Do not force the adjuster beyond its limit of travel.
© Marzocchi Suspension
2006
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DJ Urban
