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Ah was it fairly simple to do? I've never bothered messing with the HBO shim stack. I'm in the 220lbs riders club but still feel like only two or three click has it ramp up too much.
TotalShanner-
Yeah, the actual re-ordering the stack takes all of a minute and two spanners. It's just the associated mess of getting the whole assembly out that put me off initially. Think the whole process took me about 30mins.
Might be worth moving one or two shims over then. There's 5 total, so two should put that ramp up somewhere towards the middle of adjustment settings (I guess)
TooTallTim
In modern MTB suspension news; I pulled my Smashpot out today to re-order the shim stack. I read a few things online from people saying the stock stack is a bit much for sub 200lbs riders. Actually super easy (if incredibly messy) job, so I moved all but one shim over. Hoping this means the HBO gives me a more usable adjustment range now, as even one or two clicks stopped me getting full travel. With a higher spring rate for steep stuff, and HBO off, I couldn't use the last 2cm of travel as hard as I tried