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snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/24/2025 1:04pm So I got my SDU back for the Sentinel (swapped to 65mm stroke and a firmer compression tune) and I am finding I need significantly less pressure to achieve sag (180 PSI vs 200-210 before). The compression tune is about medium vs the extra-light tune that came stock, so it's a big increase, but isn't damping not really supposed to...
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carlinojoevideo Liked a reply to forum topic Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/23/2025 8:40am
I found a pack of really thin rubber bands and you have to replace them every so often because they get hot
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snowsnakes Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/22/2025 9:23pm Did you get a chance to take a picture? I’m very curious what this looks like.
snowsnakes Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/21/2025 11:44am Thank you!
carlinojoevideo Liked a reply to forum topic Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/21/2025 11:44am
I use a light thin rubber band that pulls the pads forward and stops rattle. I’ll take a photo tomorrow
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snowsnakes Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/20/2025 7:07pm Anyone have a good fix to Hope pads "rocking" in the caliper and rattling? It's particularly noticeable on my V4s, maybe because that bike gets ridden on the roughest stuff around. The noise seems to be from the fore-aft motion of the pads, rather than side-to-side.
snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/16/2025 4:31pm Thanks, I'll probably leave rebound as is, then. That will put it at the same compression/rebound tune as the aftermarket Vivid that folks have been liking on it. I may have to just open up the fork and see what's going on in there...I was thinking it could be just cause it's at max travel, but so is my Pike...
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/16/2025 4:29pm
That sounds odd - maybe a loose buttercup? Not really encountered that before Re:rebound, I find all their rebound tunes quite slow so i would pribably leave it at R25 unless you fnd a limit of the adjustment range
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snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/16/2025 1:02pm My 160mm Lyrik Ultimate has an audible rattle at top out. No bushing play that I can detect, but when it rebounds back to the top it sounds like something is loose/the lowers seem to flex. I haven't had this issue with the other two Charger 3.1 forks I've had. Any idea what could be the cause/solution?
snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/13/2025 1:42pm Follow-up shock tuning question - if I’m going up two steps in compression tune on that shock (C26->C34) does it make sense to modify the R25 rebound tune at the same time? Aftermarket Vivids have a base tune of R25/C34, while aftermarket SDUs have a base tune of R55/C30 for the standard version, or R55/C34 or C30 for the Linear...
snowsnakes Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
8/11/2025 1:31pm Even having ridden the Alberts in basically all configurations, I feel similarly. They definitely aren’t ramped enough for me to consider them fast rolling at all, but they don’t really feel especially confidence inspiring when leaned over. That said, I’m giving the Gravity Soft 2.5 and Ultrasoft 2.6 another go, because they are wickedly effective at damping chatter and are...
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/9/2025 4:59pm
Yeah air shocks have a different body, coil shocks use a different height piston bolt
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Znarf Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/9/2025 10:45am
You’ll need a new damper body with the correct stroke/HBO needle, otherwise the HBO would engage at another point in the stroke than intended. Damper bodies are pretty cheap, fortunately. I got the right one for around 35€ new. Works perfect…
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snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/9/2025 10:04am Am I correct in thinking that Rockshox HBO-equipped air shocks can’t be travel adjusted without a new damper body? The 65mm stroke SDU coil I’m trying on the Sentinel feels great, so I’m leaning towards bumping the rear travel to 160 in addition to the new compression tune.
Tim Horton Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
8/3/2025 2:30pm
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snowsnakes Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
8/3/2025 10:44am Though I see no way for it to work, I think we can all agree it would be funnier if he pinky braked.
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/1/2025 12:04pm
I find transition almost always chooses very soft compression tunes, and always found the same feedback too. I recently tuned a rockshox for a V2 sentinel and settled on the C34 tune which is 2 steps up. The other thing with the RS shocks is the main piston has a large effect at low speed but less change to the high speed rate, while the low speed adjuster works at relatively high speeds. So if you want to retain grip but have more support and big hit control I would suggest going no higher than the C34 and wind the...
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snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
7/31/2025 9:39pm Okay, excellent feedback. I was leaning towards C34 anyway, so I’ll probably go that way. Thank you!!
snowsnakes Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
7/31/2025 2:35pm The Super Deluxe Ultimate that came on my V3 Transition Sentinel blows through travel extremely easily, even while pedaling and pumping. Neither the HSC or LSC dials seem to mitigate this behavior, so I did some digging and found that the shock has a C26 compression tune (the lightest available), which seems like a strange choice for the relatively linear...
snowsnakes Added a comment about bike check Custom Yeti ASR
7/29/2025 11:24pm
Best of luck getting some! They’re sublime.
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