lock outs? what does it mean,

[User19783]

I ride a specialized 29er with rock Shox recon gold tk sl, with remote lockout,

But am I being a kn*b,

when I flick the switch to lock, I still get a good bounce up front, it seems to me, all it does is stiffen the forks up,

Can it be adjusted, so no movement, or is this how there are?

 

[oliver]

my rebas still have 2-3cm of travel (they are knackered though), but its much stiffer too for the 2-3cm

 

[Drago]

It's a device that locks the suspension, most usually the fork, so it stays rigid and doesn't compress. You'll still have a small amount of movement, it doesn't make them perfectly rigid. This is to prevent damage if you forget it's on and you hit a big jump.

 

[User19783]

Thank you for your replies,

The problem I have , is , I can still bottom out, with the lock out on,
I know I've only got 80mm of me travel, should I upgrade to better forks, or put more air into forks, I am running @ 100psi at the moment.

 

[Drago]

How much do you weigh?

 

[User19783]

Only 80kg wet,

 

[Drago]

I'd have thought 100 psi should be well in the ballpark for that kind of weight, perhaps even a bit on he high side. I'd suggest you might have a fork problem there. Time for a service, see what that reveals, unless you can love without the lockout until re service is due.

Long term you got 2 choices - spunk out on more upmarket forks, which might not be justified on a cheaper bike (I don't know what bike you have). Alternatively, have those forks serviced and set up by a pro. I got a set of Tora coils I had professionally sprung and Valved to suit my weight, 112kg. It cost £200 but te performance improvement is stunning. The coils are are heavier and pronento be noisier but give a better progression/rising spring rate than even the best air forks. Not being too worried about weight and being a heffalump myself I went for them.

Sadly, as time goes by I'm going to be forced onto air forks as fewher manufacturers do a decent coil unit.

Anyway, enough of my rambling. A pro rebuild and custome valve job would cure our problem if you can stomach the expense. They're supposed to be serviced every 50 to 100 riding hours, so pure probably not far off needing the service anyway.

 

[User19783]

The bike has done about 100 hours, with some hard rides,
so it's due a service, but I've had this issue from day one. I just thought it was normal,

 

[Drago]

I have to confess in not overly familiar with that model, but the with the lock out engaged tu shouldn't be able to bottom out the forks travel.

 

[Cubist]

It sounds like you have the compression damping set too light. The Recons have a set blow-off gate, but adjustable compression damping. Yours is set too light, allowing too much compression if you can bottom it out at 80kg. Have you got the manual? If not, you should find set-up instructions online.

 

[User19783]

The trouble is,
I've brought the from Evans online, and they customer service is not up to much, have to try a lbs

 

[Drago]

I've always found Evans customer service to be very good myself.

Cubist, he's putting in 100 PSI which'd manage my weight, never mind his.

 

[User19783]

Thanks Cubist
I shall check the net later for more details,
thanks every one.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I know this is going to sound totally mad, but have you tried the lockout around the other way? I ask because for me and my way of think, they always seem to work backwards... just a random thought from someone with only a touch of knowledge of supension forks, other than all 3 sets of mine have always worked backwards to what I expected!

 

[lulubel]

I know this is going to sound totally mad, but have you tried the lockout around the other way? I ask because for me and my way of think, they always seem to work backwards... just a random thought from someone with only a touch of knowledge of supension forks, other than all 3 sets of mine have always worked backwards to what I expected!

My OH's Rebas work like this. When the lockout says they're locked out, they're actually not. It confused me when she first got the bike because mine works the way you'd expect it to. (Hers is a push lock and mine is a pop lock ... I think )