i purchased this fork 2 weeks ago and i am not sure if it is defective or not. i turn both the low speed compression and high speed compression to maximum and i don't feel any difference in resistance. maximum is just as soft as when both low speed and high speed compression are set to minimum. is this normal for boxxer r2c2? my previous fork was a domain rc and when i turn the compression to maximum i can hardly push the handlebar down. i brought this boxxer to the country distributor and the mechanic told me to turn the bottomout resistance harder if i want more compression. is he correct?
2011 Boxxer R2C2 question
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What the hell should the bottom out have to do with compression damping?
You have to feel a difference between the low speed comp fully open and closed. There must be more resistance if the low speed is fully closed.
I think there is something wrong with the cartridge.
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my fork is acting the same way. i've only been on a few rides, but it's feeling pretty soft. i got it aftermarket, medium spring. i'm only 140lbs, have both compressions maxed, bottom out maxed, rebounds fully fast, and i blow through the travel pretty easily. use all but an inch or so of travel. i think something is not right. anyone else have this issue. my friend is on an RC and his is much stiffer than mine.
Did you ever find out what the problem was??? After pulling the lowers off mine in the weekend and putting in fresh grease and oil, I have noticed that the compression dials are not doing anything but they were working fine before hand. I really hope this is not going to cause a problem and is just a simple fix.
Any info from others who have encountered this problem would be much appreciated.
Any info from others who have encountered this problem would be much appreciated.
If you pulled the lowers properly, you should have NO problems with compression. The compression assembly is completely separate from the spring, bottom out, even the rebound. Did you remove the compression head? Maybe do that and see if you have any oil left in it. Perhaps you damaged the rebound head when you reassembled it, and the compression oil leaked into the fork lowers.
Sound really weird either way, but in my experience the compression and honestly for the most part the rebound were totally separated from the fork lowers.
Sound really weird either way, but in my experience the compression and honestly for the most part the rebound were totally separated from the fork lowers.
my mission control damper has the same problem. lsc/hsc wont work.
i´d also appreciate any info on this.
i´d also appreciate any info on this.
i wish my gf could do that
make the shimz get stiffer and harder, or widen the orifice?
The 2010+ boxxer seems to be far more subtle than the old ones in terms of adjustment. You can't lock them out by closing out the LSC (it doesn't totally off close the orifice).
You also need a reasonable amount of HSC in order to feel any LSC. The HSC adjuster changes the preload on a shimstack and it's pretty light until you have a good number of clicks wound on (like 9 clicks). With little preload the shims bend really easily and you don't get to feel much/any of the low speed part of the damping curve.
I just got a 2010 world cup so I'm still trying to figure it out.
You also need a reasonable amount of HSC in order to feel any LSC. The HSC adjuster changes the preload on a shimstack and it's pretty light until you have a good number of clicks wound on (like 9 clicks). With little preload the shims bend really easily and you don't get to feel much/any of the low speed part of the damping curve.
I just got a 2010 world cup so I'm still trying to figure it out.
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I ended up sending my forks to the local sram guys and they couldn't find what was wrong that was causing lsc/hsc to not work so they put in a new cartridge.
I was pretty disappointed that they didn't replace the cartridge under warranty/for free as even though I am the second owner of the forks, they are still only the 2011 model and about 6-7 months old.
I was pretty disappointed that they didn't replace the cartridge under warranty/for free as even though I am the second owner of the forks, they are still only the 2011 model and about 6-7 months old.
This is the key part as to why you got charged for replacement. Warranties expire on change of ownership, unless explicitly stated that the warranty is transferable.