ShoopCE
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Not an ES version. I am the second owner of this bike. The previous owner racked up 31,000 miles in just under two years. He maintained the bike nicely. He kept it in touring mode and I suspect that he didn't touch the fork settings because they were at the factory settings. I dialed up the fork settings after my first spirited ride. But I did not see any settings for the rear shock other than the Hard - Soft lever. The bike wallows BADLY. Either I have been pushing it harder or the shock is getting worse. It is not leaking. While considering replacing the rear shock, I bought an electronic copy of a service manual. The manual says the rear shock has a rebound adjustment knob. The factory setting is on the soft end of the scale - not much rebound suppression. So I would like to dial this up.
The drawing in the manual shows the Hard-Soft lever and seems to have a cylindrical knob just below it and to the right. It's not present on my bike. I don't see any reservoir or connection to the shock other than the cables for the hard-soft lever.
So, does this bike have a damping adjustment? Or has the shock simply failed?
Did the earlier bikes have a rebound adjustment that the manual publishers forgot to check on?
Thanks,
Chris
The drawing in the manual shows the Hard-Soft lever and seems to have a cylindrical knob just below it and to the right. It's not present on my bike. I don't see any reservoir or connection to the shock other than the cables for the hard-soft lever.
So, does this bike have a damping adjustment? Or has the shock simply failed?
Did the earlier bikes have a rebound adjustment that the manual publishers forgot to check on?
Thanks,
Chris