Tuning an Ohlins MTB Fork for More Comfort | Inside TPC | TPC
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- Unless you’re a suspension geek, servicing and tuning your mountain bike fork can be intimidating. That’s where Shay, TPC’s head suspension tech, comes in to save the day. A customer came in looking for more small bump compliance from the 170mm @Ohlins RFX38 fork on his @WeAreOneComposites Arrival 170. Shay had it sorted in less than 30 minutes!
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0:00 Bike is a We Are One Arrival 170 if you’re wondering
1:47 Shay Sensei explains Ohlins forks
2:46 Brace for explosion… phew
3:26 That tool is sick
4:23 Yo dawg, I hear you like air chambers
6:03 Small changes can make a big difference
7:05 Shay doesn’t need to reference the manual
8:54 Cleaning those dirty foam rings
10:07 Putting it back together
11:38 Nothing better than squishing a fresh fork! - Sport
By reducing the upper air pressure, less than recommeneded, and relying more on the damper, as a rep from Öhlins told me - "That's the magic." :)
Just in Case you want to do this: It’s unnecessary to remove the Piston. The Spacer is cut already. Just undo the blue Part, pull the Piston down but not out, wiggle and tap the Spacer out of the Blue Part and remove it.
SO jealous of the workspace and tools, aside from the master mechanic that makes it all so easy and efficient
Nice looking WA1 Arrival that fork is attached to!
Sure is!
Greg job! Do you provide this service to clients?
Doesn't Ohlins recommend that you air up the ramp up chamber first before the main chamber?
Yeah they do just checked the manual
Yes they do however they suggest that due to increasing or decreasing the pressure in the ramp up chamber you're also altering your sag. However if you jnow your pressures it doesn't matter which you do first
@@sendyboiii7 Can anyone confirm this? That would actually be great because having to dump the main chamber to add a little bit more air into the ramp up chamber is a huge hassle.
@@SaMDoan I ride a manitou mezzer fork which has a similar system and I always just add or remove air from the ramp up chamber if I want to change it and then I'll just check if my sag is similar or the same. So no you definetly don't need to remove all the air from the main chamber however even that tiny amount of extra work is still way less compared to faffing around with tokens and other systems
Yes it does, it also say to put put oil into the positive an negative air chamber. Soaking foam rings in oil before installation is also welcome for suppleness. This guy is a charlatan…
What fender was that customer using on the fork?
Looks like an RRP Proguard bolt on
Curious if you received any feedback from the client if this service helped achieve their desired result?
It does help, but its not recomended for people looking for more support when they go fast on trails. It only helps on gnarly enduro trails and downhill tracks full of roots and rocks. Im thinking about removing this but taking ohlins to service is never a cheap experience. I bought myself oils for lower leg service and it costed me 100 $ 😂 for 1 L of both oils.
7.45. Don't stop, don't stop. Great video. Fork porn.
Mate, by increasing negative chamber volume you get the opposite result. Fork will ramp up faster preventing bottoming out but it will also feel harder from the top. Also, you had cleaned dry the foams and instal those without soaking in the oil for the stanchions lubrication. Next time you are looking for suppleness, do so. Also, you need to put some suspension oil in the positive and negative chamber during the assembly. You failed to do so in this video. Mate, I will never let you near my fork. Poor, miss-leading video. Remove it please.
What planet are u on mate? U high or what?