Comments on: Keeping the trails fresh for a dryer day http://www.norco.com/blog/934/keeping-the-trails-fresh-for-a-dryer-day/ What is Happening, When it is Happening - A Cycling Industry Perspective Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:50:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.norco.com/blog/934/keeping-the-trails-fresh-for-a-dryer-day/comment-page-1/#comment-960 admin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:36:10 +0000 http://www.norco.com/blog/?p=934#comment-960 Hi Michal, We are lucky in Canada, and to be honest - we forget that a lot. There are not many places this good for riding all year round. I would suggest using an E-13 DS or the lighter DRS. This is what the Norco Factory Team uses on dual ring bikes. Another option for you would be the Blackspire Dewlie, that is another great product. For your spring rate you should be riding at about 25-30% sag. If you are finding that you are running at more or less than this amount then you may find that a different spring will improve the ride characteristics of your bike. Have a look at this article for measuring your sag: <a href="http://www.norco.com/blog/429/suspension-sag-adjustment/" rel="nofollow">http://www.norco.com/blog/429/suspension-sag-adjustment/</a> Thanks, Dustan Hi Michal,

We are lucky in Canada, and to be honest – we forget that a lot. There are not many places this good for riding all year round.

I would suggest using an E-13 DS or the lighter DRS. This is what the Norco Factory Team uses on dual ring bikes. Another option for you would be the Blackspire Dewlie, that is another great product.

For your spring rate you should be riding at about 25-30% sag. If you are finding that you are running at more or less than this amount then you may find that a different spring will improve the ride characteristics of your bike.

Have a look at this article for measuring your sag: http://www.norco.com/blog/429/suspension-sag-adjustment/

Thanks,

Dustan

]]> By: Michal http://www.norco.com/blog/934/keeping-the-trails-fresh-for-a-dryer-day/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Michal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:58:40 +0000 http://www.norco.com/blog/?p=934#comment-914 Wow. You are lucky! 12 months of biking! I have to make a rest for a period of four months now. My body does not take good the cold air (I have asthma). But sometimes wet forest trail is a fun. To go through the mud... like a childhood days. Somehow I like the weather when it is a little water in the air, and the smell of autumn in the forest. It gives me somehow worm feelings. And I have a technical question - maybe not exactly to You, but... I have no luck to find a technical contact for my "Norco questions" here in Poland, so I try to reach anyone who could help me a little. I have Norco Six Three 2007. And I am planing to upgrade my fork to FOX 36 VAN RC2 and other small and big changes. One of them is a chine guide (if I name it correctly). I would like to use still front derailleur but need to keep my chain on pleace. Can You tell me what model should I use? I found that maybe e-13 DS is something what is worth a look... but maybe there are some better choices? And one more question then. There is FOX VAN R damper in the bike installed (it is S frame so the spring is 450). I weight about 85 kg (+2-7kg equipement). Shall I get a harder one for more freeride riding style ? Or this one will hold? Wow. You are lucky! 12 months of biking! I have to make a rest for a period of four months now. My body does not take good the cold air (I have asthma). But sometimes wet forest trail is a fun. To go through the mud… like a childhood days.

Somehow I like the weather when it is a little water in the air, and the smell of autumn in the forest. It gives me somehow worm feelings.

And I have a technical question – maybe not exactly to You, but… I have no luck to find a technical contact for my “Norco questions” here in Poland, so I try to reach anyone who could help me a little. I have Norco Six Three 2007. And I am planing to upgrade my fork to FOX 36 VAN RC2 and other small and big changes. One of them is a chine guide (if I name it correctly). I would like to use still front derailleur but need to keep my chain on pleace. Can You tell me what model should I use? I found that maybe e-13 DS is something what is worth a look… but maybe there are some better choices?

And one more question then. There is FOX VAN R damper in the bike installed (it is S frame so the spring is 450). I weight about 85 kg (+2-7kg equipement). Shall I get a harder one for more freeride riding style ? Or this one will hold?

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