06-ish Reign Owners

[honourablegeorge]

Trying to set up a mate's Reign for him, I know lots of people on here have them....

Has a Manitou swinger on it - any idea what pressure for a 170lb-ish rider?

Also - googling suggest the red knob I assumed was rebound may be a second air chamber, and around 50-70 psi goes in that - am I right?

[a2themfk]

You might get something on here http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32

[Conor]

Bin it and put a proper shock on...

But while he saves for that, put about 50psi in the SPV chamber (red valve) and play about with the main chamber (blue valve), start off at 150psi or so and keep letting a few psi out and bouncing about on the bike until it feels right or it starts bottoming out when you drop off stuff.

[Pete Dee]

bin it...?Why would you do such a thing?Mines served me well over the past few years.It did blow once but its been great since.

[honourablegeorge]

The red & blue are both valves?

I put about 150 in using a black valve....

Riht, I need to have another look

[honourablegeorge]

The red & blue are both valves?

I put about 150 in using a black valve....

Riht, I need to have another look

[honourablegeorge]

You might get something on here http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32


Yeah, been on there - came away more confused than when I started.

[Pete Dee]

Just download the manitou swinger manual...in PDF...simple as...is it a 4way or 6 way?

[honourablegeorge]

Just download the manitou swinger manual...in PDF...simple as...is it a 4way or 6 way?

3 way - couldn't find it.

Well, HE couldn't find it.

[Conor]

sorry, black valve is the main air chamber.

The 3-way really is a average to below average shock. The Reign deserves so much better.

[honourablegeorge]

sorry, black valve is the main air chamber.

The 3-way really is a average to below average shock. The Reign deserves so much better.

Yeah, but he's blown his budget on the bike itself, so upgrades will be a while.



I'd be nudging him towards this otherwise

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=40641

[Conor]

If he's on a budget, a few quid on something like this will make the world of difference

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fox-Vanilla-R-Pro-Pedal-Rear-Shock-200mm-eye-to-eye_W0QQitemZ140360647496QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_spo rtsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item20ae25834 8

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fox-Vanilla-R-Pro-Pedal-Rear-Shock_W0QQitemZ130346084930QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_s portsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item1e593b6 a42

[MartyMcFly]

I currently have a Fox rp2 on my reign, months ago i bought a Fox van r coil, just this week i bought a proper weight spring for it so i'll test it out this weekend, i'll report back on my findings

[Pete Dee]

Ok,explains it.I've got a 4 way...