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Stock suspension is fine for me, but takes time to adjust.My settings:FrontRebound (top screws) 2-1/4 Turns CCW (from fully closed)Compression (bottom screws) 1/4 turn CCWPreload (top nut) 5 bands showing 6th band just hidden) RearCompression (top screw) 1/4 turn CCWRebound (bottom screw) 40 clicks CCW (4 turns)Preload - stock settingIm 200 lbs with gear and love the ride. #36 front #38 rear psi. YMMV
I weigh the same and I run 36/42 but I am easily bottoming out the forks with these settings. It all depends on how aggressively you ride I guess.
Unless your valving is FUBAR, I cant see how you are bottoming the Fork with the compression only 1/4 of a turn out, that is pretty firm. My figures are all from the adjuster fully closed (firmest setting) and adjusted CCW from there. I guess I could see it if you went the other way, starting from fully out, and then just turning 1/4 in. That would be very soft and would bottom out. Or are you taking your Griso offroad? I've never come close to bottoming the front fork, even with all the crappy roads, frost heaves, etc.
Bike is mint new with 7k miles. What I did was cranked the preload to 3 rings and no more bottoming out now. I am someone would classify as an aggressive rider. Love a brisk pace and I brake late into the corners. CA roads are crappiest and bumpiest in the country as the ground moves so much due to the 1000s of mini earthquakes and landslides we get
I backed off the preload some
@Bulldog9 - Just used your settings on my 2017 Griso. Thanks you. Made a world of difference!
Can you elaborate as to why you did that ?
And I can't even count how many times I've seen bikes in Jim's shop where the guy "did everything and his brother in law knows a guy" and whatever where the fork oil looked like it was from the Jurassic age, or some guy replaced the fork springs 'cause everyone knows that's the way to do it but failed to understand that the spring rubs against the tube constantly and turns the ol into some sort of mild abrasive loaded with the finest of aluminum particles that actually sparkle under the shop lights.