As an initial set up, my Riese and Müller dealer recommends a psi pressure of weight in kilograms plus 10%. This is also equivalent to a psi pressure of half the weight in pounds.
What is interesting is the next time you go for a ride push the o-ring down so it is sitting on top of the fork seal. After your ride take a look and see where the o-ring ended up. If it is all the way up to the top and you hadn't been taking jumps then you might consider that you are using too little air for your weight and the fork is bottoming out. The best way to get the nicest ride and the least amount of pedal to ground interference is to set the sag correctly. I do it a little different than Richard does I think. I lift the bike a little bit to make sure the fork is fully extended and then push the o-ring down till it is touching the seal. Now gingerly sit on the bike without bouncing and allow your full weight on the bike by putting your feet on the pedals and balance yourself by having a wall nearby you can put your hand against. Now get off the bike without bouncing and lift the bike again to unload the fork and measure the distance between the o-ring and the top of the fork seal. The rule of the thumb I use is to have 1/3 of the forks total travel (100 mm/3=33 mm) taken up by total sag which will be that measurement. If it is much more than that you have too little air, much less than that and you have too much air. Works wellMarc: Richard has to tell us anyway. I've been using the table blindly for my 200 lbs. Now, it turned out 65 psi gives me very smooth ride (and I don't intend to make jumps in any situation)
Tomorrow morning!
Stefan, Did you get your front fork tuned up on the ride this morning? What are your thoughts on the changes?Richard, Marc: Thank you for your input. Now, I'm going to give my Trance some bashing to see how it behaves with the low front shock pressure
Riding out very soon (after I have finished chores in my work). Will report. Exciting matter!
Excellent. It must be good to know what your actual parameters are within which you can make choices.@Alaskan:
Richard, the outcome. The maximum travel of the front shock at a winter ride was 80 mm out of 150 mm. Meaning, I can afford low air pressure unless I travel for some harsh off-road
JVBulman commented first "eBike"...
David: I'm not sure whether I have already asked that question: What do you think of Trek Powerfly FS 9 Equipped?
What a shame...
There are not that many full-suspension SUV e-bikes in the market. It is the MTB that is expected to be dual suspended, and typically MTBs don't use racks. Creating a suspended rack requires serious unique design, increases the cost, and not everybody is excited about the idea (I've heard opinions the suspended rack gives the bike weird look). It is certainly unique to R&M. I'd personally love having such a rack on my e-bikes but accept the reality.
