Shock set up with a manitou 6 way

[dirt rider]

how would i be able to set up my manitou 6 way coil shock for down hill and freeriding

( i am 70 KG )

[Jordy]

your an idiot

[cooper]

another super respone from captian jordy

[donthucktoflat]

twiddle the twiddly things and put air in the hole until it feels fine and dandy. dude, experiment before posting. oh and it helps if it is in the frame as well

[roasted]

go into your house, and shout ""is there anyone here that knowsa how to read a manual?"

[dirt rider]

ummm i dont no if you noticed thins but there is a high speed and a low speed setting


DUH :!:

[Jordy]

another super respone from captian jordy
thank you

[Jordy]

ummm i dont no if you noticed thins but there is a high speed and a low speed setting


DUH :!:

wait let me guess your bike, a specialized ? no a giant ? no a devinci ?

[dirt rider]

i want some personal experiences with the 6 way shock

[peachy]

your an idiot

your a fkn wanker

[Jordy]

your an idiot

your a fkn wanker

thanks, he posts asking about set up for a rear shock when we dont even know what kinda bike he has....

[master pain]

maybe you should read the manual first which tells you what the adjustments do. Also a lot depends on the bike, because different bikes have different leverage ratios. It would help if you used your brain before posting in the future.That is assuming you have one?

[arnott]

ummm i dont no if you noticed thins but there is a high speed and a low speed setting


DUH :!:

fiddle with it, test different variations. or if it is to complicated turn them both all the way to the left and they will have no effect. thats what the manual sayd anyway

[Carlin]

I'd explain, but there is alot of math...

OK so I don't really know, but here are some useful suggestions.

1. Read a manual, look one up on the net.

2. The current issue of MBA has an article on setting up progressive shocks. (don't ask me how I know this :oops: )

3. Take the bike and yourself to the shop you bought it from and ask them to help you set it up.

4. Install a Fox Vanilla.

5. Buy a hardtail.

[Jordy]

6. tell us what bike its on

[dirt rider]

yeah i got a giant dh comp

i jas want to get the medium of freeriding and downhilling so i dont ever have to touch it again

[Jordy]

yeah i got a giant dh comp

i jas want to get the medium of freeriding and downhilling so i dont ever have to touch it again

most people wind the high and low speed compression right in and fiddle with the other adjustments...especially for when your riding all sorts of tracks and you cannot get to the adjustments on the dh comp without taking the shock out

[arnott]

if you cant manage to find a nice setting tith the high/low speed compresion just find somthing you like with the volume spv rebound and preload. do you know what high and low speed compresion does, each individual knob

[master pain]

i weigh about 75kg and i ride a dh comp. I have the volume setting wound right in, then backed off half a turn. The presure is at about 100-105psi and the low speed is a bit less than half way in, the high speed is about half way in. I find thats a pretty nice set up, but its all personal preferance.

[arnott]

i weigh about 75kg and i ride a dh comp. I have the volume setting wound right in, then backed off half a turn. The presure is at about 100-105psi and the low speed is a bit less than half way in, the high speed is about half way in. I find thats a pretty nice set up, but its all personal preferance.

what sort of riding do you do those are some strange settings

[October26]

When referring to someone else it's "you're" as in you are not your.
So technically you're the idiot.

[master pain]

i ride dh, a bit of hucking, some dirt jumping (untill i get my hardtail built anyway) and just general freeriding. I find those setting work pretty well, it gives the rear shock a bottomless feel.

[arnott]

When referring to someone else it's "you're" as in you are not your.
So technically you're the idiot.

yeh mate would really work with the comment i made when did i say he was an idiot

[October26]

Uhh arnott the world does not revolve around you. Try reading all the posts. Just becuase your post was directly above mine does not neccessarily mean I was commenting about you.

[rhyno]

Uhh arnott the world does not revolve around you. Try reading all the posts. Just becuase your post was directly above mine does not neccessarily mean I was commenting about you.
in the future, use the quote button in the top RHS of each post, it saves a lot of confusion, as you have seen here today.

[October26]

Yes I did think of that although it is pretty clear if you read it.

[cuz81]

well i'm 90kg.with my dh comp i've got 150 psi in and i forget what setting i have for low and high speed.but as others have said experiment yourself.thats what i did.don't go on what others have said ,you may like your bikes differently.its not very hard to stuff up.plus you only live once.

[Drew2Ride]

If you told me what spring your running I can help with the setup, I weigh 78kgs run 450 spring preloaded 1 turn, 55psi, SPV 2.75 turns in, low speed in half turn past half way and high speed in 1 turn past half.. hope it helps an if it doesn't buy a remote resivour like me an play around with it :)