Recent content by Sabis8

Preload is the amount of compression on the spring in an unloaded state, bike just sitting there on the floor of your garage. If the spring rate is 200 and you adjust it up two clicks then the preload on the spirng might now be 300 lbs. It also sets the amount of force necessary to compress the...

Yes, stiffening the suspension will help. It won't entirely resolve the problem, would act sort of like a band-aid. Need to remember that the spring rate doesn't change, the bikes are still under sprung for most riders. When you adjust the preload of the spring you're just changing the initial...

Have a 2013 about 600 miles on it so far. Looks like I'm getting the early signs of scraping. I ride mainly with a passenger