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Old 12-15-2016, 12:21 PM
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You guys are really going to dislike my setup then!

230lbs in gear
.46 fork
5.8 shock

I don't have my exact preload and sag numbers (or fork oil height) handy, though they are written in a notebook somewhere in my garage. I do know that the rear of the GG is at 95-100mm race sag, and I run minimal preload up front. Forks feel good as far as springs, the shock could stand going up to a 6.0 spring and it needs more low speed comp.

I've been running 1-2 rates softer than recommended in the fork on all my bikes for the last 9 or 10 years. On my faster/desert bikes, I usually run 1 rate higher than recommended in the rear too. I'm very tall, with monkey arms, so I tend to get my weight further back than the average rider when going straight while up on the pegs.
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