[bullcrew]

If I stand on my peddals my fork goes to 25% sag if I lean over the bars it goes to 32% sag.
If I jump and slam my body weight forward standing next to the bike while pressing the front brake lever I can get the fork to compress 6.5" the fork is good to 7", I can't bottom it out this way and I weigh 210. I need to know should it bottom or how close to bottoming should it come. I can bottom my friends bikes but they all weigh between 165 and 185.

 

[binary visions]

Your sag sounds fine.

Stop worrying about how your fork compresses in the parking lot, though. Take it for a ride. You should bottom it out only on the biggest hits. If you can't feel it bottom out, do the old ziptie-on-the-stanction trick and make sure you're getting the full travel. If you're getting full travel, or bottoming it out once in a while (only occasionally, though), then you're good!

 

[bullcrew]

Your sag sounds fine.

Stop worrying about how your fork compresses in the parking lot, though. Take it for a ride. You should bottom it out only on the biggest hits. If you can't feel it bottom out, do the old ziptie-on-the-stanction trick and make sure you're getting the full travel. If you're getting full travel, or bottoming it out once in a while (only occasionally, though), then you're good!

The problem is I like to ride DH and if theres a big drop I hit it usually.
I know softer for dh and stiffer for hucking/FR.
How does this sound: Set the softest compression for small to medium and the hardest compression for med to large with maybe a little bottoming now and then.
I bought 2 forks 1 for race and 1 for fr/hucking I don't like changing them, when I do I end up finding a drop and I'm on the wrong fork. It bothers me that I'll probably bottom hard and kill off my wrists.

 

[zane]

Your sag sounds fine.

Stop worrying about how your fork compresses in the parking lot, though. Take it for a ride. You should bottom it out only on the biggest hits. If you can't feel it bottom out, do the old ziptie-on-the-stanction trick and make sure you're getting the full travel. If you're getting full travel, or bottoming it out once in a while (only occasionally, though), then you're good!

Like he said above, take it for a ride and see if you bottom it of the biggest drops that YOU can do. If you slightly bottom it on your biggest hits then the fork is good for you. Nobody can tell you the perfect amount of sag and set up for you over the web without being out on the trail with you, it all depends on your bike set-up, riding style, terrain you're on, etc., etc......

So just take it for a ride and see how it does. If you bottom it harshly all the time then make it stiffer or add some compression, if you're not using full travel then make it softer or remove some compression.

 

[ioscope]

I bottom mine only on drops ten feet and over. And I can almost bottom it out in the parking lot. I can also bottom my rear in the parking lot, but I do "Huucking" and it doesn't bottom all too easily. If it does, one click of compression usually does the trick.