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After last weeks frustration, I brought a few tools to the track today. Since I had em, I figured it was about time I tried to dial this thing in a little better.
The bike hasn't been balanced in the rough stuff this year, and I've been losing confidence in the whoops. I was having to work so hard to keep the front out of the deep whoops and it would bottom hard at times, so I though to add some compression up front. That was a little better, so I went with 3 clicks.
Then I added a click out back for balance. Now the bike was staying higher, but the back would kick up on the big hits. One click of rebound made it better, two and the bike started to float nicely and feel so much more plush in the deep stuff. One more click and I called it done.
Now the front felt a little bouncy on landings, so I added one click of rebound up front too. That brought things under control nicely, but also seemed to make the rear kick up a tad more.
Each improvement was clear, not only in the whoops, but in the corners and off the jumps. I was spent by this time, so that was it for today. Gained a ton of confidence around the whole track, so a good days work.
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