MadFrog

Have you check free & Rider sag on your bike since dropping to 145 lbs? I would venture to guess that at 145 the front is too stiff now and the stock 929 shock wouldn't be to far off(check #'s). I would just drop in some .85 in the front and see how the valving feels. Measure the stock 929's free & rider sag and go from there, I would think a 17 kg rear max. If you plan to remain at 145 you won't want the .95's at all IMO & and making the entire bike Too Stiff for balance is not a good approach IMO. BR Thanks for the advice and quick response. I am not sure what my future weight will be. Ideally, I'd get back up to 155, putting on about 10lb of mostly muscle. I guess it is going to come to a compromise. If I assume that my weight will be around 155 +/- 10 lbs, what's a good spring rate to use front/back? I'm at 145, without any clothes on, so about 150 fully dressed. Add another 10-15lb for riding gear + helmet, then my saddle bags with my lunch, rain suit and gym bag - that's another 10-20 lbs maybe? So now, we're up to 170-190 lbs worth of fully outfitted rider and payload. Arumph! I guess I need to weigh all my gear (and various combinations of shoes, boots, synthetic, leather) and my usual "luggage" to get a more accurate typical payload weight. I'm starting to feel for factory bike suspension designers...

Just to keep the thread alive... Last year on my 4th gen, I revalved my forks with Racetech gold compression and rebound and the suggested (on Racetech site) .95 front springs. I also upgraded to the 929 rear shock. Found out the spring was too soft when I couldn't get a decent sag with rider. At the time I weighed about 185lb. Over the winter, I have lost about 40lbs and am now down to a much healthier 145lb (I'm 5"7). I am going to get Jamie D. to change my rear spring to a harder rate, probably 19kgs to balance out the bike. I am just wondering if the whole thing is going to be too stiffly sprung for my now trimmer weight. Maybe I should just carry a bunch of water in my saddle bags? Honestly, I'd rather not have to disassemble the forks again, change springs, re-valve to match, etc. I want the easy button... I just don't know if there is one. Any opinions? I mostly commute, but tend to ride fairly aggressively.