[maddawg]

i put a marathon 80 on my new ride and have a few set-up questions for anybody who may be running this fork.
the manual being a bit lame and the air pressure settings chart not to specific i figured i'd see what others were running.
i have been messing around with the posistive and negative pressure for a while.
current set-up- 40psi positive spring, 140 negative spring
i am about 175lbs and ride/race aggressive xc
i had the positive pressure i little higher and it was nice and stiff but i dont think i was getting all of the travel. i ran the setting lower, in the 35psi range and it a felt a bit spongy.
i have heard of some oil level issues and was wondering if anybody has fiddled around with that.
just looking for a little imput.
any help would be appreciated

thanks,
md

 

[Captain Cogset]

I have been using a 80mm Marathon for about 6 months now. I weigh about 165lbs and I have it set up with 38lbs positive and 120lbs negative. That allows me to get full travel, but isn't too mushy. For racing I pump it up a few lbs.