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Shortly after we first rode the new Remedy in Squamish, we received one for a long term testing back in California. It didn’t take long until we wanted to tinker with the suspension and play around with various spring rates. However, since the Remedy uses the new Deluxe RT3 metric shock and a Dual Position Lyrik we had an initial, unfounded aversion to cracking the units open; mainly because we knew they worked a bit differently and used new types of volume reducers. We also wanted to spend some time on the bike as it arrives to consumers, bare bones stock. Once we got past that phase, we strolled down to the bike shop to get some volume reducers to play with. To provide more background, you can check out this link to see how air sprung suspension units can take advantage of said volume reducers in helping to fine tune your spring curve to achieve the most desirable attributes on the trail.
Anyhow, Here’s a quick outline of how to dabble and adjust spring rates on two of the new RockShox bits.
Starting with the new Deluxe rear shock, there’s more to the picture than a simple call for standardized, larger sizing. The list goes on in terms of updates inside of the shock but the important part for now is that the rubber band style
New for 2016, adjustable travel models of the Lyrik can take advantage of volume reducers, or “Bottomless Tokens” in RockShox speak. A very important note is that the Dual Position Lyrik uses a completely different reducer than the Solo Air Lyrik.
With SoloAir units, the token threads under the air cap via an 8mm allen key and they also thread right into one another. With Dual Position units, the token slides onto a shaft inside the air spring. It’s slightly more complicated to add or remove them, but not by much. All in all it’s about a 10 minute job; here’s how it’s done.
The number of volume reducers that are appropriate for Deluxe RT3 will vary according frame design, kinematics and shock dimensions. For reference on Bottomless Tokens in Dual Position Lyrik refer to the chart above.
For reference & details on more in depth services, here are some helpful links :
Deluxe RT3 Service Manual.
Lyrik service manual.
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