Getting clearing answers on suspension from the experts can be challenging. Well done articulating the questions we all want to ask.

@downtimepodcast

2 ай бұрын

Thank you John

I've seen most of the dialed episodes and the way they approach a tuning problem is so simple and easy. we just have to be disciplined in what we do!. Love the show and Jordi!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Glad you've been enjoying it.

Excellent interview - this was is a dream of mine - to sit and get to pick Jordi brain.. he is great at explaining things and just being real - you asked some great questions 👍🏼👍🏼 thank u so much for getting this interview out to the peeps 🎉🎉

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

it's a pleasure

One issue I'd love to see Jordi address is fork bushing tolerances and how they affect damping. I sent my 38 in for bushing knock and asked them to burnish the new bushings and the difference was night and day. I had to add pressure and one volume token, and the Fox recommended settings were now darn close to perfect... before they were not. I think this is a tough one to address because the truth is there's a lot of variability in bushing tolerances in new forks, so having a factor rep tell you your new fork would greatly benefit from a bushing service right off the bat might be a topic they'd rather avoid?

@jakemacri

4 ай бұрын

I had the same issue on my factory 38

This video is exactly what I was waiting for! And finally someone is asking all the right questions

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Stefan, glad you enjoyed it.

As someone who doesn't even notice when I forget to unlock my shock, I can confidently say that this is good advice 👌.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

😂

Interesting point on the rebound affecting the bike’s balance and cornering. I’ll play with it next ride.

So basically this video should be watched by every owner of Fox suspension... Top work Chris. Way to kick off the year!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim, glad you found it useful.

You literally asked all questions that I have been thinking on when I was trying to understand what is what. lol

@downtimepodcast

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear, thanks

great guidance. Sag is important, but just a starting point and based on weight. Rebound is based on air pressure and weight more than preference. Compression is not progressive, but controls valving and controls 'firmness' throughout the stroke, one for general riding (low) and one for big hits (high) volume spacers are required if you bottom regularly at sag, or if you don't at all (add/remove)

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it

Happy New Year Chris! Really looking forward to this podcast with Jordi, love watching the Fox Dialed episodes, I’ve learnt a lot from watching those!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to you too! Stoked that you're excited for this one. I hope it lives up to expectations!!

Can’t wait for this one, Jordi is one rad dude!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

He sure is. I certainly learned a lot from him in this chat.

Happy New Year Chris! Thanks for the cool interview.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Same to you Matt, thanks!

Fantastic discussion, really interesting and informative! ! I really enjoyed it, so much I can see myself watching it again. Well done!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

That's great to hear, thanks

Loved listening to this!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

thanks mate, stoked you liked it.

Exactly what I expected from Jordie. It's not your suspension, it's just you 😅 100% agree

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

🤣

Are you sure there's no "shift point" between high and low speed damping? Usually there is a "knee" point in a shaft speed vs damping force plot. Please consider showing some graphical info in these kinds of discussions, thanks!

Great interview with Jordi? Great choice. How could you go wrong. You nailed the questions and had him answer so many questions with different scenarios that were all understandable. So great to watch him on Dialed. So knowledgeable and personable.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Kent, glad you enjoyed it

This video was helpful for me. I'll have to watch this again.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

great to hear, thanks

Very good info and explained perfect. You put great questions to him.

@downtimepodcast

14 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome interview!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Greg!

Great interview. Please do more with him.

@downtimepodcast

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Fred, will do!

great questions...thank you!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ross!

Love the opening response, people worrying about weird details without understanding the basics. "I heard this on the internet, someone said that" but hardly anyone actually understands the engineering. I don't mean this as a gatekeeping thing, the engineering is not complicated. It's just easier to pick up on one thing someone said on a forum once than engage your brain in understanding the theory in a holistic sense.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Also, love the username!

@rarelycomments

5 ай бұрын

It used to be accurate but now it's ironic because I comment on everything.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

@@rarelycomments 🤣

this is my experience as a novice-intermediate rider. i really dont know what feels right, let alone what would improve my bike's performance. i also think you gotta be really attuned to what you like and dislike about the bike feel, that can only come from riding a lot with that i invest a day of my time out in the trails slowly setting sag, rebound, compressions and bracketing them and arriving at a sweet spot for myself as a trail rider focused on comfort.

fantastic video. I paused it a couple times to run out and check what my Fox sus is at.

Thanks Guys

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

it's a pleasure

Thanks Jordi. :)

I always wondered if you start from fully closed and count the first click as click #1. That was a great question

@downtimepodcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, me too!

Definitely one of the better videos on MTB suspension. :)

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

thank you

GREAT VIDEO Thoughtful questions, thorough answers, and all of the questions we've been wanting to ask Jordi ourselves! Awesome work + thank you a ton!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

thanks Luke, stoked to hear that!

Feel over numbers!!!

Every time I set fork sag as recommended the fork feels harsh to me. I have to reduce pressure quite a bit to get my fix forks to feel supple. 15-20% sag just beats the crap out of my hands. For instance on my Fox 38 it recommends 91 psi for my weight. I have had to drop the pressure to about 65-70 to get the fork to feel comfortable. At that pressure the 15-20 percent sag goes out the window. What am I missing?

@nomadcarpenter8549

19 күн бұрын

Are you over compensating with compression damping

dunno, I feel like the temperature affects the suspension a ton. LIKE a lot. dunno what were you talking about in terms of degrees, but 10 degrees in C affects it a lot. The rebound becomes much slower and the fork dives much more (currently running the coil in the rear). So in winter I tend to run 5-10 more PSI when inflating the fork at home to compensate for the difference.

@DavidFoundCo

5 ай бұрын

I found that it only affects the first two minutes or so when riding downhill, after that (especially forks) oil warms up and feel like previous temperatures. I think mellow/slower riders won't get the oil moving as much as someone more aggressive on the descends

@ostankovalex1176

5 ай бұрын

@@DavidFoundCo maybe, but I tend to ride up to about -5 or so

@DavidFoundCo

5 ай бұрын

@@ostankovalex1176 I rode in 28 degree Fahrenheit last week and that’s what I noticed on my setup, I didn’t make any changes

@davec3568

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, notice it for sure around freezing or below!

One of the best discussions on suspension yet!

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad you liked it.

When Jordi talks i listen

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Ha

Excellent, well worth listening to all of it.

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad it was useful.

What's your take on putting more tokens than you need? say 3/4 and lowering the overall pressure to make fork very plush at the start?

awesome

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Do you all set your rebound open for sag?

Don't think......feel

@downtimepodcast

5 ай бұрын

That's the one

HA Zero click - as an IT guy counting the first as Zero is absurdly normal. Hearing Jordi explain from a "normal human" point of view made me laugh at the stupidity of the IT world's use of Zero as the 1st :)

If you're a programmer, the first is usually 0.

You lost me at 15-20% sag 😂. Clearly ain’t 100kg and riding the Lake District and Scotland regularly. Rough a feck massive long descents + 15-20% sag do not make happy bedfellows!

i dont know why people treat MTB suspension like it’s rocket science smh 🤦‍♂️

@tylersvensson4468

5 ай бұрын

Because one click makes the world off a difference, the guy isn’t working with your average rider his working with the 0.01% of the sport at the highest level. When you have multi million dollar teams wanting to win they are gonna do anything they can to win. Just like any other sport with suspension if it’s not set up correctly they loose confidence which loses alot of time. This video is perfect for someone who is average wanting to take there Riding to the next level and make them faster then ever before

@Bonky-wonky

5 ай бұрын

Maybe because they take their sport a bit more seriously than you…?

@topchoice1621

5 ай бұрын

@@Bonky-wonky it’s still not NASA technology and or that hard click rebound blah blah blah

@topchoice1621

5 ай бұрын

@@tylersvensson4468 they’re not riding for multi million dollar teams lmfaooo haha

@davec3568

5 ай бұрын

Then don't watch.