RockShox Silver-questions

[Dave7]

I have just ordered a bike from Decathlon.......RockRider 8.1.
On the forks they are clearly shown as RockShox Silver.
The young guy who served me was very nice/polite but I have reservations re' his tech' knowledge (better than mine but that doesn't say much)............as he thought Sram where a model of Shimano gears.
At the bottom of the right fork there is a small 'knob' which turns and which I think is a 'damper' (in which case I have to find how/why to use it). He tells me it's for pumping more air in????
I dont think they are air forks.
Can someone advise please and tell me what the knob is for-thanks
Incidentally the tech' spec' on the Decathlon website is below
New Rock Shox RECON Silver TK 100mm fork. Remote Lock out at the handlebar. Effective rebound adjustment and lockout with a half turn of the lever.
Thanks

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

This is the spec for the current one. Relevant manuals are here.

 

[zizou]

looking at their website it appears to be the air recon rather than a coil one. I dont however know where you pump up a recon from. On my fox its at the top rather than the bottom but i know other forks have the valve on the bottom.

You'll need a shock pump to put air in (there will be a chart in the manual with what pressure for your weight). A normal bike pump wont be able to get to the pressure needed - sometimes a shock pump is supplied with a new bike sometimes not.

 

[Dave7]

This is the spec for the current one. Relevant manuals are here.

Thank you_I will browse that later .

looking at their website it appears to be the air recon rather than a coil one. I dont however know where you pump up a recon from. On my fox its at the top rather than the bottom but i know other forks have the valve on the bottom.

You'll need a shock pump to put air in (there will be a chart in the manual with what pressure for your weight). A normal bike pump wont be able to get to the pressure needed - sometimes a shock pump is supplied with a new bike sometimes not.

In which case he is correct that it is air but from my research I feel/think that any are valves are at the top.