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06-01-2020, 08:45 AM #676
That's the automatic anti brake squeal feature, duh.
New o-ring should do it.
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06-01-2020, 08:51 AM #677
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06-01-2020, 09:12 AM #678
To suspension fiddle or not to suspension fiddle?
I'm on the new Enduro Elite, Lyric Select+ up front and Super Deluxe Select+ out back. Trying to decide if I should do the 2021 fork upgrade and a MegNeg out back.
Basically, right now, I can set the bike up for techy, repeated hits, or I can set it up for flowy jump trails, but I'm having a really hard time finding a middle ground. At approximately Rockshox recommended pressures for my weight (and 30ish% sag) I love the bike on techy stuff, but when it comes to jumps and bermed corners I feel like I'm blowing through the mid stroke trying to pump. At 15 or so PSI over recommend (and 25ish% sag), I love how the bike feels on jump trails, but get way more beat up on repeated hits.
Coming off Fox front and back on my last few bikes, I always found a middle ground that wasn't quite as plush on little stuff, but felt really supportive, and still allowed me to use all my travel on the biggest hits.
MegNeg and spring are cheap upgrades that both seem like they'd allow me to maintain sensitivity off the top with more midstroke support? Do it? Suck it up and HTFU?
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06-01-2020, 09:47 AM #679
What air spring do you have in your Lyrik? I just got the new C1 version and am happy with the results. To my desired ride height, I was running 80-85 psi in the old Lyrik, which resulted in a bit of harshness on larger hits. I'm now at 75 psi with the new air spring and it sits higher while making the second half of the travel a bit more accessible. It's a pretty cheap part swap and gives you an excuse to do a lowers service, so I think it's worth a try.
For the rear, it looks like the new Enduro is pretty progressive (http://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/20...duro-2020.html). I don't have personal experience with the Meg Neg can, but from what I've read, it sounds like it's best suited to more linear bikes since the high positive air pressure required to keep the large negative spring from causing excessive sag can make the mid/end of stroke harsher and harder to use full travel.
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06-01-2020, 10:07 AM #680
MegNeg increase the size of the negative air chamber. I'd expect that to make the bike more supple off the top, but less supportive through the middle. You might be able to get the result you're looking for by going MegNeg + more air pressure, but I'm skeptical. Ultimately, I think you're going to have a hard time dialing in the feel you're looking for on a shock without compression adjustments. Same thought mostly applies to the fork, although running a bit less pressure and adding 1 volume reducer might help a bit. For whatever it's worth, I found on my Float X2 that I needed to open the low speed compression almost all the way to get the balance of suppleness and support that I wanted (but I also think the bike rides better when it's set up more for suppleness).
Ultimately, the answer is that the enduro is a long travel bike that's much better at mowing stuff down than pumping and popping. But the bigger the jump is, the less mid-stroke support matters. So the answer is that you should hit bigger jumps.
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06-01-2020, 10:17 AM #681
Yeah... some guy on MTBR keeps spouting that the MegNeg added a bunch of mid stroke support to his Enduro....I knew that's not the primary function of it, and I also should have known better than to trust MTBR people.... Also, I notice the back end of the bike way less, I think it's really close to where I want it, and my biggest adjustment has been adding air pressure to the fork. So I'll try a volume spacer in the fork and probably be just fine.
I love the bike set up to plow, and I'm definitely in that place where I have way more time to mess with suspension than I have trails to ride, so I'm overanalyzing like crazy.
And yeah, the key is bigger jumps. Riding town DJ's on a 170 mm bike just feels stupid. Melt snow, melt!
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06-01-2020, 10:20 AM #682
I'm on the old air spring, so that seems like an easy call to upgrade. Mostly just waiting to ride the fork a bit more so that I can actually justify doing a lowers service at the same time haha. Some of the problem I think comes from the fact that I'm really use to Fox forks that sit higher in the travel, and I end up feeling like my front end is low and diving, even at recommended sag and pressure.
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06-01-2020, 10:22 AM #683
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06-01-2020, 10:46 AM #684
Others can correct me, but my understanding is that the increased mid-stroke support associated with a larger negative spring is a product of the higher positive air spring pressure that needs to be run, which results in a higher spring rate in the second half of the travel.
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06-01-2020, 11:14 AM #685
That makes sense, and theoretically you could tune the negative air chamber with volume reducers. There'd need to be a balance of negative volume, air pressure in the positive, all based on the leverage curve of the bike.
But that level of tuning on a shock that doesn't have high / low compression adjustments kinda seems like a very roundabout way to address the issue.
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06-02-2020, 01:27 PM #686
I’ve got three year old Guide brakes, and lately I’ve been working through some issues. After some harsh spring rides i replaced the pads. After a few more rides i started noticing the lever wasn’t rebounding after a squeeze, and the pads were not retracting either, causing lots of drag. I replaced the fluid and bled the system, hoping that would do it, but lever feel and return still isn’t great. Ideas?
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06-02-2020, 01:33 PM #687
Piston retraction is mostly driven by the caliper piston seals, and can go to hell once they get old and tired. I'd rebuild the caliper with new seals.
Well, actually, I'd probably take a flamethrower to the Guides and buying something else. But if you're happy enough with them when they are working normally, caliper seals should do it.
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06-02-2020, 01:43 PM #688
I replaced caliper seals once. Never again. Typically shops will not do it either.
Buy a new brake. You will fight that one forever. Not worth it once you accept it is fucked.
I've got boxes full of brakes that I use as spare levers or calipers.
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06-02-2020, 03:15 PM #689
Caliper seals are a pain to do. First I would try cleaning your pistons and lubing your seals really well. Use a modified bleed block that allows just one piston to extend, clean the piston really well, lube the seals with brake fluid, push the piston back in, and repeat the process with the other side.
This may fix/help your problem, or at least limp you along a little longer before you decided to replace your brakes.
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06-02-2020, 03:17 PM #690
^^^ agreed. I've had good luck on guides with just popping the pistons out, cleaning, and then reinstalling with fresh fluid.
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06-02-2020, 04:34 PM #691
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06-02-2020, 04:56 PM #692
Or skip Shimano and get spend more for Magura or Hope brakes which feel awesome
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06-02-2020, 05:14 PM #693
Ok, excellent detail folks! I’ll try a good cleaning and go from there
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06-02-2020, 06:31 PM #694
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06-02-2020, 07:27 PM #695
Yeah, make some recommendations- i bought this bike ladt year after a decade riding rigid bikes pretty casually. Not up to speed on the new hotness; bike is an alloy transition smuggler
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06-02-2020, 07:32 PM #696
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06-02-2020, 07:46 PM #697
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06-02-2020, 10:17 PM #698a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
Formerly Rludes025
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06-03-2020, 05:56 AM #699
You got a left/front Saint lever in there? I got a janky one that works well enough I haven’t dealt with it yet.
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06-03-2020, 07:04 AM #700
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