So I have always been a "set it and forget it" kind of rider but in making the switch from a Swinger 4 Way to a Roco RC on my Iron Horse Kumicho I noticed some changes that I'm having trouble adjusting to. I think it might be a tuning issue so I hope you all will share your settings.
I got rid of the swinger because of the dreaded "dead feeling." The bike was unresponsive and nearly impossible to jump unless I sped the rebound up so much that it was prone to catapulting me on steep lips.
The roco is much improved and makes the bike feel more balanced, easier to corner, jump and change directions. I believe I'm faster overall with this shock on the bike, but the one area where I know my performance has degraded is through chunky rock gardens (see: snowshoe). The back end just likes to wander around on me, and I get tossed off line and have to grab the brakes which makes the suspension perform even worse. I can sometimes see that there is a faster line through the air, a gap I could hit if I had the balls, but I've always been more of a plow rider than that guy who jumps off every rock.
I currently run 35% sag, 190 psi, almost max fast rebound, and and almost min compression and I'm wondering what to play with first. Havent touch the IFP but maybe that's something I should consider. Anyway, thanks for your help.
I got rid of the swinger because of the dreaded "dead feeling." The bike was unresponsive and nearly impossible to jump unless I sped the rebound up so much that it was prone to catapulting me on steep lips.
The roco is much improved and makes the bike feel more balanced, easier to corner, jump and change directions. I believe I'm faster overall with this shock on the bike, but the one area where I know my performance has degraded is through chunky rock gardens (see: snowshoe). The back end just likes to wander around on me, and I get tossed off line and have to grab the brakes which makes the suspension perform even worse. I can sometimes see that there is a faster line through the air, a gap I could hit if I had the balls, but I've always been more of a plow rider than that guy who jumps off every rock.
I currently run 35% sag, 190 psi, almost max fast rebound, and and almost min compression and I'm wondering what to play with first. Havent touch the IFP but maybe that's something I should consider. Anyway, thanks for your help.