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But while riding even through fairly tame stuff it wouldn’t be surprising to see the shock use 85% of the stroke.
85% of the stroke is 46.75mm, which is bang on what this shows:
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85% of the stroke is 46.75mm, which is bang on what this shows
Ha!
The bumpers really do squish down to practically nothing.
They are wear parts and need replaced every now and then as they eventually start to split.
If you can be bothered, mount the shock without a coil and sit on the bike, you’ll see it squish to nothing.
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TLDR - it it feels good then worry not
When the bottom out bumper can’t compress any further you will certainly feel the thud that is a hard bottom out. It’s unmistakable.
But the fact that you’re not getting there is a good thing, you’re not really supposed to. You should only feel a hard bottom out on big drops charging at speed etc
If your static sag is 24% then that’s a strong suggestion that you’re in the right ball park.
Are you concerned that your dynamic sag is sitting too low? Concerned that it’s too low while climbing or too low while riding in general? I think it’s normal to sit deeper in the travel while climbing seated. It helps the rear tire grip.
If you want to be riding higher in the travel then a higher rate spring will have your static sag somewhere say around 18-20% and in turn the dynamic sag will sit higher too.
But there’s lots of variable that affect the dynamic sag. Adding compression damping can help ride higher in the travel but it can end up feeling harsh.
The higher spring rate could also lead to a harshness. Sub 20% sag is pretty firm.
My guess is that if you have 24% static sag and it doesn’t feel harsh and you don’t feel hard bottom outs often then your suspension is likely set up pretty well.
Not using full travel is what supposed to happen! But while riding even through fairly tame stuff it wouldn’t be surprising to see the shock use 85% of the stroke.
What is it that you would like to achieve? Or what do you feel isn’t right?
More importantly, what are you going to do about the POC dungarees? Shirley you’re returning them?