Mountain Bike Fork Pressure Guide

Of course pressure may vary according to your preferences but it is not recommended to utilize a lower pressure if you weight more or a high pressure if you are thinner as you will not be satisfied at all with your fork s performance.

Mountain bike fork pressure guide. Divide that number by the total stroke of the fork and multiply by 100 to find the percentage. Use the trek suspension calculator above to find a good starting psi for your mtb. Proper tire pressure lets your bike roll quickly ride smoothly and avoid flats. Road tires typically require 80 to 130 psi pounds per square inch.

Narrow tires need more air pressure than wide ones. Stop when the bike feels good over small bumps and maintains traction. In order to benefit from your rock shox at its best we advise you to observe the values. Sag set up should be performed in full riding gear including shoes helmet.

We ve lost count of the number of times we see riders out there on the trail with poorly set up suspension. If your suspension fork dives when you brake or ride very steep trails your fork air spring rate is too low. Set the compression damping to open by turning the blue knob on your fork all. Mountain tires 25 to 35 psi.

It can dramatically change the experience of a mountain bike ride. Use a ruler to measure from the fork seal to the bottom of the telltale to the millimetre. Make a note of the optimised pressure. Adjust pressure in 5psi increments.

And hybrid tires 40 to 70 psi. Air pressure guide for all air front suspension forks. You can find below rock shox recommendations regarding fork air pressure. Add pressure to the suspension fork 5 psi at a time and repeat the trail.

The majority of riders have incorrectly set up suspension. 2001 2002 sid sl race psylo race. Stop when the fork dives less and gives good support. A guide to tire pressure for mountain bikes cycling west cycling utah it is not uncommon to find 120 lb high school mountain bike racers showing up with 45 psi in their tires.

If your fork is 100mm it s even easier the number on the ruler is the percentage. The best mountain bike trail forks.