Underforked Rockshox Zeb on my Yeti SB150 and it felt GREAT!

[@erichbachman7363]

The Zeb matches the frame so well!

[@SWOP_B]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Can you comment on your latest tuning of the 160mm. Did you manage to get back more of the small bump sensitivity and reduce hand/arm fatigue? Also would be very curious if you try the 170mm. Wondering if that's the sweet spot. Check out Nate Hills video of his custom built SB150 w/ Zeb 170mm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3izZ6Jvf51-kLs

[@RyuMoto]

Hi @Liam Bansen - So I got a little nit picky with this fork. I've now tried all 3 air shaft heights (160, 170, 180) and I've settled on the 170 because of a couple of things. I'm using a bar with only a 20mm rise (stock on the SB150 is 35mm) so while I was fast on the 160 it was just too low in the cockpit and I didn't mind the added shock travel in the really chattery stuff. For everything else, like response, speed, poppiness, climbing etc I do like the 160. However the 170 with a little more sag than I normally run and my low rise bar has been ok on the climbs so I'm sticking with that for now. 180 is a no go for sure. 170 is about the slackest I want to go on this setup. I'm ordering a 35mm bar soon. In terms of arm fatigue, I think that's really based on tuning and condition. I'm faster with a firmer tuned fork. The response is just faster. However it will fatigue my arms as a tradeoff. I tune my 170 now to be just shy of firm because too soft makes the front end less responsive and it starts to mismatch with my X2 rear (when i tune the X2 to be super plush it feels really lazy and slow but also with poor damping control if that makes any sense). When the front is too plush I start to loose support under hard corner braking and dive becomes a problem. It's all just a balance really. Even in cars, I can't find one setting for all conditions. I tweak knobs all the time.

[@samahanplasticantunay9336]

what airshaft did you use?? how much??

[@RyuMoto]

160mm, it's about $40

[@mikedawg50]

what did you lube the airshaft with? sram butter? Dynamic seal grease is what the manual seems to say but it seems like its for shocks not forks?

[@RyuMoto]

@@mikedawg50 sram butter