Hello, I recently purchased a 2004 Giant NRS 1. I'm a little
confused about how to set up the front and rear shocks.
It would help if the instructions available through Giant
and the shock's manufacturers (Fox and Manitou in this case)
were consistent with each other, but they aren't.
I understand that both the front shock (Manitou Skareb w/
SPV) and rear shock (custom Fox Float w/ AVA) are air shocks
with a correct main cylinder pressure depending on the
weight of the rider. Then the rear shock has the AVA
adjuster to change the volume of air in the main cylinder
and it also has a rebound damping adjuster. The front shock
has adjustable SPV pressure and volume in addition to its
rebound damping adjuster.
I guess my main question is that once I get the cylinder
pressures correct on both shocks (a simple function of my
weight), what is the propper step- by-step sequence in
adjusting the rest of these settings?
Should the cylinder volume of the rear shock (ie, the AVA
adjustment) also be a function of my weight? How should I
adjust this for different terrains? Or should I set it up
once and leave it alone? What about the rebound dampening in
the rear shock? Adjust this for different terrains or set-up
once and leave alone.
Then onto the front shock. How do I figure out the correct
SPV settings? Are the SPV volume and pressure a one time set-
up according to my weight? Or are they adjusted differently
for different conditions? What about the shock's rebound
dampening?
Thanks in advance for helping a suspension newbie.
- Boyd S.