EDIT:
Just finished everything up and wrote a bit of a how-to with pics on my home forums (farkin.net). Let me know what you think.
http://forums.farkin.net/showthread.php?t=44839
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Old original post:
Hi guys,
I'm running an 888RC and decided to make my own custom sleeve to get a little more low-speed compression damping, but in action I don't seem to be getting quite what I expected. It seems to be ramping up slightly earlier, but it doesn't feel like I am getting much more compression damping in the first 4" or so of the stroke, which was what I wanted.... not to use less travel! (i've been spoilt ever since I rode a fox40)
I used a piece of 20mm OD pvc pipe and filed out the inside carefully to get a nice tight fit on the fork and slid it on to cover the lower 3 holes in the cartridge (as per the go-ride articles recommendation) and the two larger ones are left open. The fit is tight enough for it to not go anywhere i'm pretty sure.
Now my setup; its an 888RC, flat crowns, running motul factory-line 7.5wt both legs @ about 230ml per leg. I weigh 130lbs roughly. Compression knob all the way in (because I was trying to get more LS, but really it's just giving me more HS), and rebound knob one turn out from full in.
I'm thinking I should drop the height to help me keep using all my travel, and maybe try 10wt oil in the compression side... but i'd like to hear how other users are doing it, I know a fair few guys on here use the sleeve. (i've been reading here for a while even though I don't post much )
Thanks a bunch in advance, sorry about the long post,
Udi
Just finished everything up and wrote a bit of a how-to with pics on my home forums (farkin.net). Let me know what you think.
http://forums.farkin.net/showthread.php?t=44839
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Old original post:
Hi guys,
I'm running an 888RC and decided to make my own custom sleeve to get a little more low-speed compression damping, but in action I don't seem to be getting quite what I expected. It seems to be ramping up slightly earlier, but it doesn't feel like I am getting much more compression damping in the first 4" or so of the stroke, which was what I wanted.... not to use less travel! (i've been spoilt ever since I rode a fox40)
I used a piece of 20mm OD pvc pipe and filed out the inside carefully to get a nice tight fit on the fork and slid it on to cover the lower 3 holes in the cartridge (as per the go-ride articles recommendation) and the two larger ones are left open. The fit is tight enough for it to not go anywhere i'm pretty sure.
Now my setup; its an 888RC, flat crowns, running motul factory-line 7.5wt both legs @ about 230ml per leg. I weigh 130lbs roughly. Compression knob all the way in (because I was trying to get more LS, but really it's just giving me more HS), and rebound knob one turn out from full in.
I'm thinking I should drop the height to help me keep using all my travel, and maybe try 10wt oil in the compression side... but i'd like to hear how other users are doing it, I know a fair few guys on here use the sleeve. (i've been reading here for a while even though I don't post much )
Thanks a bunch in advance, sorry about the long post,
Udi