WandsworthRouleur
Pace Fan
The Boy has been riding around in his Zaskar a bit this summer (only just got tall enough to ride it – need to feed him better). Only real snag is that the forks are a bit stiff. Seems the springs in the RC36s are mediums (a tell tale spot of red paint).
Now, Pace have some softs, but want 50 quid. And he’s still a little under the lower weight limit for them, so not even sure it’ll fix things.
Then I though back to a cheapo set of RS Indy forks I bought, mostly for the elastomer. They only had the elastomer in one side. The other fork leg is totally empty. And of course, there’s the ‘Dale Lefty that does away with the other leg entirely! So, I’ve experimented with removing the left leg spring. A single medium seems to be about the right spring rate for him (damping could do with a lighter oil, but okay for now).
But, before I launch him down the Bedgebury trail centre red route, can anyone think of a good reason why this won’t work? I admittedly gave up mechanical engineering a long time ago, but I reckon it’ll be fine!
Maybe I’ll just spend the 50 quid I saved on some knee and elbow pads...
Now, Pace have some softs, but want 50 quid. And he’s still a little under the lower weight limit for them, so not even sure it’ll fix things.
Then I though back to a cheapo set of RS Indy forks I bought, mostly for the elastomer. They only had the elastomer in one side. The other fork leg is totally empty. And of course, there’s the ‘Dale Lefty that does away with the other leg entirely! So, I’ve experimented with removing the left leg spring. A single medium seems to be about the right spring rate for him (damping could do with a lighter oil, but okay for now).
But, before I launch him down the Bedgebury trail centre red route, can anyone think of a good reason why this won’t work? I admittedly gave up mechanical engineering a long time ago, but I reckon it’ll be fine!
Maybe I’ll just spend the 50 quid I saved on some knee and elbow pads...