Hey all, new to the scene. I picked up a used Devinci Troy (love it) question is I noticed I’m using 100% of the rear shock when riding. I live in Colorado and just riding some moderate trails with rocks, some small drops and bumps. I’m a small dude 140lbs. I see the sag is set to about 30% ? (Second photo)I know we want to be using all our shock if possible but if I’m using it 100% every time should I adjust the pressure?
by FinalWeakness4232
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A 140lb person should not be blowing through all the travel on moderate trails. How big are the drops you are hitting? If you’re hucking off of something into the flats that might explain it. You could look into adding tokens (volume spacers) to increase the ramp up at the end of the shock stroke. If this is just from normal trail riding you probably need to run a little less sag and increase the compression damping. Or it’s possible that the shock is damaged but I would start with the compression settings first.
You could add a spacer or two into the rear damper. This way you’ll have a suspension that’s still sensitive in the beginning of the stroke but won’t bottom out as easily in bigger hits.
you *should* be able to tell if it’s bottoming out (which would be a problem) – you’ll generally hear a clunk or feel it bottom out. if your ring is really ending up at the spot we see in the first photo AND you don’t think you’re bottoming out, your setup is probably fine. you could always check the pressure you’re at now and add 5-10 psi and see if you notice a difference. the ring indicator would suggest that you’re at like 95% of the travel, which is good, maybe a little much.
Edit: remember, it might just be one drop that takes your ring to that point. if you’re worried about it, do a short run on a section of trail that’s just bumpy/rocky and see where it ends up.
Thanks for the tips!
“We want to be using all our shock” is bad suspension tuning advice. We want to be able to use all of our travel on trails that need all of our travel with our current riding abilities. If you are happy with how the bike rides and you aren’t noticing any clunking, thudding, or harsh sensations when you use full travel, then you probably don’t need to mess with the air pressure.
It might be worth opening your rebound (turn counterclockwise) one click at a time to make sure the shock isn’t packing down. When the bike starts to feel too busy, go back one click. Then adjust the rebound on the fork so that both ends of the bike bounce back at the same speed.
Add some more air to the shock
Bottoming out feels pretty gross. So If you are, you should feel it. It’s probably not going to kill your frame unless you do it all the time. Find the manual and set it up recommended as the starting point. They should guide you thru every setting. If your sag is right and all the knobs are set per recommendations and you still bottoming out, you might need volume spacers. This changes the ramp up your shock when you get deeper in the travel.
i have about 10% sag and ride similar trails and rarely bottom out (150mm rear travel)