Luiseño Bike Park. Full Trail Chill ride on Coyote Chase and Rabbits Leap Blue Intermediate Trails

[@jayefyve9212]

Man. I really enjoyed this video. Well done Sir and great tips/advice!

[@irvbikes6440]

Thanks for the positive feedback, glad it was enjoyable! I tend to watch (or let videos play in the background) when I'm just working or doing something else lol.

[@jayefyve9212]

Nice video man. I read the comment above so I focused on your fork and never saw it compress during the entire time. It's almost as if you had it locked out even though I saw you open it up. Would love to see a video of you making that major air adjustment. Maybe a miscalculation regarding lower end of recommendation?

[@irvbikes6440]

Yeah, after this ride the o-ring was only at around 75% of full travel, which at 170mm means I didn't use 30-40mm. I definitely need to play around with the air and settings more to make full use of the fork and shock :)

[@jacksondaniels8169]

Rode there the following Saturday of the 8/19 opening. Dude, your front suspension is too stiff you’re missing the full potential of the fork. Try airing down a bit and play with your rebound as well. I also aired down my tires to about 24 front and rear for better grip. Your brake combo should work fine.. I run Deore dual pistons on 203 mm rotors for now..

[@irvbikes6440]

Thanks for the feedback, good eye on rebound! That was pretty much my conclusion too, need to slow it down more. Also on the stiff side indeed, the fork is at the lower range of recommended sag (15%), I should've left it with more sag closer to 20%. This was only my second time riding the build so definitely not dialed yet. After the first ride I did a fork lower service and air can service and that helped a lot, but didn't have time to play around with the other settings. Unfortunately left those closer for Trails vs Descending since I wasn't expecting to take this to the bike park (only got the invite the day before lol). Tires were around 26, just didn't know what to expect since I was riding blind so kept it higher. I really like the Deore brakes, really good brakes for the money even with 2 piston calipers. Running the metal pads on these and they bite nice. I don't mind the reach adjustment that requires the tool, looks clean anyway and I tend to leave them once I find the setting I like. My 4 piston XTs may feel nicer, but I'm not lacking anything with the Deores (and I like them more than Codes and Guides).

[@torreyhiker9137]

what hub is that… guessing I9 Hydra or 1/1 ?

[@irvbikes6440]

You are correct, it is the I9 Hydra indeed.