finally got my knolly delirium t built up, and rode it today for the first time.
sheesh what a bike. i felt like proposing. i would have too, except my wife was right there and she hits hard
pic below. good beefy build. weighs about 43# + on my lbs scale. i added a stinger chain guide since the pic. the boxxer is a new old stock 7" race i'd been saving for a rainy day.
help:
the knolly stock recommendation for springs is not even close.
i have 400# x 2.8 which according to them is perfect for my weight (210# ish with gear). but it's a mush bucket that blows right through the travel. doesn't matter how i fiddle with the preload or the dhx propedal settings.
i bought a medium. i think the frame runs small too, but with a longer stem and setback post it worked out ok.
anyway, i replaced the 400# x 2.8 with a 550# x 2.35 i had for my turner 6pack. 2.8 - 2.35 = a spring about an .5 inch too short.
my question is:
the short 550 # worked well. but with the short spring, it was like running an .75 +inch of preload (on a normal 550 x 2.8) by the time i got it tight enough. sooo given the preload issue, should get a 500 x 2.8 or a 550x 2.8?
sheesh what a bike. i felt like proposing. i would have too, except my wife was right there and she hits hard
pic below. good beefy build. weighs about 43# + on my lbs scale. i added a stinger chain guide since the pic. the boxxer is a new old stock 7" race i'd been saving for a rainy day.
help:
the knolly stock recommendation for springs is not even close.
i have 400# x 2.8 which according to them is perfect for my weight (210# ish with gear). but it's a mush bucket that blows right through the travel. doesn't matter how i fiddle with the preload or the dhx propedal settings.
i bought a medium. i think the frame runs small too, but with a longer stem and setback post it worked out ok.
anyway, i replaced the 400# x 2.8 with a 550# x 2.35 i had for my turner 6pack. 2.8 - 2.35 = a spring about an .5 inch too short.
my question is:
the short 550 # worked well. but with the short spring, it was like running an .75 +inch of preload (on a normal 550 x 2.8) by the time i got it tight enough. sooo given the preload issue, should get a 500 x 2.8 or a 550x 2.8?
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