Front fork air pressure?

[The Bear]

Whats the rule of thumb when setting the correct pressure in my Rox Shocks forks on my Cube Race ebike?

Am I right in saying that when sat on the bike there should be about 30% travel?

Ive just bought a Rock Shop High Pressure fork pump and noticed when fastening it to my fork valve the pressure read 100psi. Ive increased it to 150psi for now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005543YUE/?coliid=I2CJ2YHM8NDEL6&colid=3EMIEGA5CIB37&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

[soundwave]

check which ones you have first for the max psi
https://www.sram.com/rockshox/technologies/air-guides

i always put more in as the bike is 2x the waight of a normal bike but it will depend how fat you are to how much you put in psi wise.

my fox ones go up to 200psi and have about 165 in them atm but i do change it if i would be going up the forest ect for off road use.

 

[Gubbins]

I set the sag on mine with the red plastic thingy that came with the bike and haven't touched it since.. That was 2 years ago..

 

[oyster]

my fork valve the pressure read 100psi. Ive increased it to 150psi for now.

Just made that exact same increase to mine (can't remember what make they are). Was finding sometimes they felt as if they were compressing a bit too much.

Had been thinking about posting a very similar question!

 

[The Bear]

I can’t see me needing to adjust them often once I’ve got them set right, which kind of makes the shock pump a bit of a wasted tool once set. Unless they are known to lose pressure over time?

 

[The Bear]

check which ones you have first for the max psi
https://www.sram.com/rockshox/technologies/air-guides

Thanks for the link, which informs me the air pressures should be printed on the back of my forks. I shall have a look in the morning.

 

[soundwave]

seals dont last forever but both my front and rear do loose a bit over time so best to have one than going to the lbs at ten quid a go.

so good idea to take care of the sus with fork juice ect and keep the seals nice n lubed.

https://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/1503/products/juice-lubes-fork-juice--suspension-fork-lubricant.aspx?currency=GBP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwv-DaBRCcARIsAI9sba-LSx2wRZNuEBeGyJ0tyZaBVxtvFnopTIYyaKpOtbYPAtYwPNDq7vIaAohHEALw_wcB

i just use wd40 tbh and has worked so far on the front.

 

[Fat Rat]

my fox ones go up to 200psi and have about 165 in them atm but i do change it if i would be going up the forest ect for off road use.

Wow 165 psi
I run 85psi and I’m 13.5st
I get 5mm of the top of my forks (fox34) jumping table tops etc so just right for me
On the road I set the damper to medium and that works for me also

What do you run off road then ? And are you running any tokens ?

 

[soundwave]

125 or 130 i like it hard with fast rebound but i should fit some tokens tbh.

he has 300 in the rear and looks more like 30 pmsl.

check out them dents in the frame

 

[Fat Rat]

Good video

 

[Fat Rat]

125 or 130 i like it hard with fast rebound but i should fit some tokens tbh.

I’m running 3 tokens it makes the fork for me anyway more bump compliant on the lighter stuff and great at taking sharp hits and heavy compressions
I sometimes think I should put another in on some occasions but mostly it’s good at 3