Adjusting preload

[SometimesSansEngine]

The previous owner of my ER6F had the preload set as per the picture. Looking at the manual I think it's at the highest setting.

I've tried adjusting it using the spanner in the bike's toolkit but it won't shift in either direction. Any tips?

[Guest]

You should have a tube spanner that is able to slip onto the handle of the c spanner intended to adjust the setting on the shock.

The tube is often flattened and its purpose is to give a gentler grip on the hand than the spanner alone which has sharp edges and also it increases the lever length to make adjustments easier.

This shows it in action

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[SometimesSansEngine]

Yup, already tried that

[Stu]

Eat some wheatabix

Try taking the load of the rear wheel it may help a little

[SometimesSansEngine]

Ta, will pop it in the paddock stand tomorrow and give that a try.

Is it probably best to move it anticlockwise from that position?

[Stu]

well that all depends which way you are looking at it

you want to be pushing the spanner down to reduce the load in steps ideally

[megawatt]

Do you want less preload then? How heavy are you?

[SometimesSansEngine]

Around 68kg

[megawatt]

Id use position 1 or 2. Easier to turn preload down in steps using C spanner and extension tube, with bike on Abba or paddock stand. If you need it , use a longer tube on C spanner.

[SometimesSansEngine]

Thanks everyone, put it in a paddock stand this morning, got my wife to hold the bike just for extra stability and then gave it some brute force and ignorance.

Once I shifted it off the highest setting the other adjustments were easy.

Left it on two and will check how it feels.

Thanks for the advice, it was quite a simple one but sometimes you just need the reassurance that the 'just go for it' technique isn't the wrong one

[megawatt]

Here to help.

[Stu]

I would read up about rider sag and how to measure it then set the suspension to that