Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz Axisential @lemmy.nz 1 yr. ago

Anyone know anything about Mountainbike suspension?

Picked up and older but excellent condition Giant Reign for my son - was a seriously expensive bike in its day, so it has fully adjustable everything.

I stripped down the rear shock to get some rust kill on the spring - no issues there. But, I wanted to reset the rates to stock. Stupidly, I backed the rebound damping adjuster all the way out - it's popped off whatever ratchet it was on in there, and the damping is now stuck at full. I can get the adjuster back in, but it's not reengaging with whatever it's supposed to.

Usually when I break shit, YouTube has the answer. Not this time! Any tips from the experts?!

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...a little. It sounds expensive.

Without specifying what shock and the likely year (photos?) your not getting anywhere. Is it a coil or air compression system (if it's air, the damping adjuster is probably embedded in the next time wall?)
- It appears to be a Rockshox Vivid 5.1. No idea what year - I'd guess 10 years old perhaps. I'm a motorbike guy, so couldn't tell you what kind of suspension it is! Spring with hydraulic, has an air valve as well.
  
  Will see if I can figure out how to add pics...
  
  It's this guy that is not playing ball
I lost you after the first sentence, so it's nothing I can help with. The only person I've heard mention cycling is @SamC@lemmy.nz and that was road bikes but maybe they have experience with mountain bikes?

Another option would be to take it to a bike shop and ask!
- Haha, yes that's the last resort! I am fundamentally a cheapskate, so if there's a chance I can fix or build something myself, I'm totally headed down that path lol

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