Picked up my new bike today and have no clue with forks

[raleighnut]

Cheers guys according to the website it needs about 90 psi In them my normal pump goes up to 130 do I deffo need a specialist pump or will I get away with my road bike one?
Also I fancy making a lightweight project of this so I'm going to have some fun with it, either going to go 1x or get myself some xtr I can't decide! Also need to get my head around new wheels and what the average weight ect is it's a whole new kettle of fish this mtb stuff!

You need a proper suspension pump, the air chamber is quite small and the correct pump is very precise although there are 2 versions of the Marzocchi one I've got

• 300 psi - Used more for rear spring as they need high pressure but hard to read guage
• 100psi - Used for front forks with greater resolution on the guage.

I'd go for the 100psi version (well I did) as a couple of pounds can make the bike 'feel' different at the front.

 

[agmtb]

Shocks DO need to be rebuilt, rather often, more if you ride a lot and hard. Not cheap but not really difficult to learn either. Try to find out if the shop rebuilt them before you bought it. Also if you are a big guy the 32mm stanchions won't work well for you. May need a firmer 34, 35 or 36mm shock, much more $. If you do need a bigger shock keep the amount of travel similar or you'll mess up the geometry/handling.

 

[fossyant]

Shock pump is a must. They aren't expensive. You usually need to set sag according to your weight. Somewhere between 20 and 30% sag. Not sure about Fox, but Rockshox have sag markings on the shock, so you set it to that when sat on the bike.

 

[jack smith]

Thanks for the help I got a shock pump and it it loads better now, just picked up a full sus now from Evans too and have been playing about with both shocks on that to good effect, thanks a lot guys!