Trimix on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Interestingly I've just got a new bike and experienced the same thing. OTB on an obstacle I normally don’t think about. I will be tweaking the settings on the forks and shock first. I think it’s a...
View Articlechiefgrooveguru on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Too many variables to be at all sure but my best guesses are either the front washing out due to too rearward a body position or the front packing down and the rear bouncing up due to rebound too slow...
View ArticleDibbs on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
My first thoughts going on the limited information would be bike too small/front end too low/forks too soft but not necessarily in that order.
View Articlescz4 on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Thanks to those posting constructive comments above, I’ll continue to play with the settings and improve the setup. I’m going to remove my tokens and up the fork pressure, probably running too low...
View ArticleEuro on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
As said it could be anything and without seeing you ride it's impossible to tell. I wouldn't go changing the bike too much as that's not why it's happening. You probably rode your old bike quite a bit...
View ArticleStevet1 on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
As already pointed out. It sounds like the bikes reach is too short for you.<sigh> Is this what it's come too now? People need bikes with 30" top tubes so they can plonk themselves down in the...
View ArticleAlexSimon on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Stevet1 - Member As already pointed out. It sounds like the bikes reach is too short for you.<sigh> Is this what it's come too now? People need bikes with 30" top tubes so they can plonk...
View Articlecbmotorsport on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
I had an issue with a pair of old coil forks once. The spring just wasn't right for my weight, it used to dive under braking and bumps and pitch me over the front occasionally. Couldn't get the right...
View Article13thfloormonk on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
A longer stem wouldn't compensate for too short a top tube, the front wheel would still be in the same position.A friend of mine who competed in DH World cups at his peak had problems with OTBs which...
View ArticleJunkyard on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
.it's interesting reading pro DH-ers bike setups, most of them run virtually no sag up front!....on STW it seems to be in vogue to run 30% sag and use all the travel on a trail centre bimbleI think...
View Articlemikewsmith on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
I'll repeat something I said earlierget someone to watch you. See what you are actually doing. with so many possible solutions it's hard to pick if the bike it too short/long suspension too hard/soft...
View Articleandybrad on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Ive had a similar problem. Going from a five with offset bushes and a soft 140mm fork ive found that my liteville with 150mm pike was having me over the front. Not nice. (however it did take a year of...
View Articlegonzy on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
is your fork suffering from brake dive? you'll need to adjust the compression to counter this is your top tube shorter than your old frame? trek frames had a longer top tube IIRC is your stem length...
View Articlescz4 on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Still think it's a fork issue, front is diving too much. So going to watch a few setup videos tonight to help me get my fork set just right. Will keep a log of my settings for each ride and try to work...
View Articleyunki on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
I've played with the rebound, but not the compression, I thought this dial was purely to lockout the Fork, so this is always fully openI'm no suspension guru but I think you may have gotten to the...
View ArticleRamsey Neil on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
Possibly your front end might be lower than you are used to . Have you tried , or are you able to raise the stem , has the bike come out of the shop with the stem inverted to give a negative rise ,...
View ArticleAlexSimon on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
I've played with the rebound, but not the compression, I thought this dial was purely to lockout the Fork, so this is always fully open, so my own ignorance isn't helping. It's a RC Pike, not a RCT3,...
View Articlezero cool on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
While it's true many WC downhillers seem to run almost no sag and pretty slow rebound compared to guys on here, they still tend to use most of their travel in a race as they're hitting everything...
View Articlescz4 on "New Bike - Keep going over bars or stopping dead!"
AlexSimon, Your comments seem to backup my lunchtime reading\research, I'm going to try 4 clicks of compression and see how I get on. I'm fairly sure it will restore my confidence AND stop me from...
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