Saggy
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Originally Posted by mollydog
First: there are TWO sag measurements to be made.
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Ahem. Think that there are three.
Measure
1. Wheel(s) off ground.
2. Bike on wheels with no load.
3. Bike on wheels with rider in riding position and any load.
The difference between 1 & 2 is Static Sag.
The difference between 1 & 3 is the rider/race sag.
Static sag is important because you can "top-out" the shock under hard braking if there is not enough.
Rider sag, apart from stopping the rear shock "bottoming-out", also maintains the attitude of the bike fore and aft. Too much sag and the bike will look like its dragging its arse and in doing so, change the steering head angle and make the bike handle like a sock of hot poo.
John
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