So my 2012 Boxxer RC has been a commendable fork thus far, but it was thoroughly outclassed this past weekend on tracks that were steeper, required more braking, and had a healthy mix of sizable chatter and larger hits.
190lbs, Stock Spring.
First thing I went to adjust was the rebound to make sure that I wasn't packing up or had the rebound too fast. I made one click adjustments each run and found that my initial setting was more or less ideal. Speeding up the rebound resulted in more bar feedback. I added a bit more rebound damping and could tell right away that any more and I would have some packing issues. The front end started to loose that "pop" for pumping and doubling features and I could feel that the front end was riding a bit lower.
So after feeling that I had ruled out rebound, I opted to start playing with the LSC. The thinking being that I was transitioning to HSC compression too soon because of the combined effect of steepness, front braking, and medium sized hits and holes. I was running absolutely no clicks of LSC to start. In my defense the places I had previously rode were tracks where personally, I felt like I didn't need to pay too much attention to suspension setup as I could account for any deficiencies with how I rode and the suspension was feeling ok. I added one click of LSC and truthfully was not able to tell much difference. When I had added a second click I noticed that choppiness was exaggerated and very much more so by the third click. I backed off the LSC so it was at 1 click and more or less rode the bike with the setup I had started with.
I'm going to open up the internals this weekend as the fork is in need of a service and hopefully see what is going on and maybe what can be done. Has anyone worked with this fork or discovered any mods to get the LSC & HSC in order? Anything similar inside the fork like the gate in the older model Boxxer's? Lastly, I'm not looking to make a mod that essentially gets rid of all damping in order to have a "smoother" fork that sometimes freeride type riders sometimes do.
190lbs, Stock Spring.
First thing I went to adjust was the rebound to make sure that I wasn't packing up or had the rebound too fast. I made one click adjustments each run and found that my initial setting was more or less ideal. Speeding up the rebound resulted in more bar feedback. I added a bit more rebound damping and could tell right away that any more and I would have some packing issues. The front end started to loose that "pop" for pumping and doubling features and I could feel that the front end was riding a bit lower.
So after feeling that I had ruled out rebound, I opted to start playing with the LSC. The thinking being that I was transitioning to HSC compression too soon because of the combined effect of steepness, front braking, and medium sized hits and holes. I was running absolutely no clicks of LSC to start. In my defense the places I had previously rode were tracks where personally, I felt like I didn't need to pay too much attention to suspension setup as I could account for any deficiencies with how I rode and the suspension was feeling ok. I added one click of LSC and truthfully was not able to tell much difference. When I had added a second click I noticed that choppiness was exaggerated and very much more so by the third click. I backed off the LSC so it was at 1 click and more or less rode the bike with the setup I had started with.
I'm going to open up the internals this weekend as the fork is in need of a service and hopefully see what is going on and maybe what can be done. Has anyone worked with this fork or discovered any mods to get the LSC & HSC in order? Anything similar inside the fork like the gate in the older model Boxxer's? Lastly, I'm not looking to make a mod that essentially gets rid of all damping in order to have a "smoother" fork that sometimes freeride type riders sometimes do.