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Velotechnik
If you loosen the screw as far as it will go the
suspension will be blocked completely; the re-
ar wheel will have no more suspension.
Through the thereby occurring high peak pres-
sures in the damper the seals may wear early.
We recommend you to set the compression
damping to a very low value, that means to
turn the knob as far as it will go and then loo-
sen it again by half a turn.Thus, the suspension
compresses quickly when a bump occurs.
Also, when you go uphill you don't need to
block the damping since the No-Squat con-
struction by HP V
ELOTECHNIK avoids pedal-in-
duced bobbing.
It only makes sense to increase compression
damping when self enforcing oscillations occur
or when the suspension bottoms out too of-
ten when there is no harder spring available.
Adjusting the rebound damping
The rebound damping prevents an eventual
"jumping" of the rear wheel and provides a
good traction. By improving the road surface
contact the suspension of the Street Machine
GT also increases your riding safety.
A higher damping value prolongs the time until
the decompression movement is finished. Only
then can the suspension compensate the next
shock with the full suspension travel.
Therefore, when you ride on very bumpy
streets with shocks that occur fast in a row
you might want to use a lower damping value.
A good setting for maximum comfort is achie-
ved when the rear wheel decompresses com-
pletely after a shock and then oscillates only
once. In order to check the adjustment you
will need a second person that compresses
the suspension by pushing the bicycle down
while you are sitting on the bicycle in the ri-
ding position.The other person can then ob-
serve the suspension movements.
In order to adjust the damping during decom-
pression, turn the adjustment knob on top of
the rear end of the suspension element.You
will get the lowest damping through turning
the knob clockwise as far as it will go when
you look at it from above.When you unscrew
it anti-clockwise the damping increases. If you
unscrew the knob as far as it will go the dam-
ping is blocked and the element won't decom-
press after a shock anymore.
The writing on the knobs can be sometimes
confusing, it is easier to remember the follo-
wing:
The farther out the knob the more damping you
get. Unscrew the knob as far out as it will go me-
ans that nothing moves anymore.
Adjusting the suspension