Ohlins STX22Air - SETTING UP; Suspension Geometry and Interaction; General Setup Process; Adjustment Range and Usage

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SETTING UP
Stability and traction
All bicycles are designed with a suspension
geometry that include height and fork angle.
Changing any components may affect the sus
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pension geometry and it is therefore essential
that the front and rear ends match each other.
Changing to Öhlins suspension gives optimum
performance only when both the front fork
and the rear suspension interact properly. It is
very important that the front and the rear ride
heights are within the specied values.
General setup
By adjusting the shock absorber and test-
ing by trial and error you can learn how the
different settings affect your bicycle. Always
begin your setup process by taking a test
ride with all adjustments at their recommend
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ed basic settings. Choose a short run of var-
ying character, for example with long as well
as sharp bends, hard and soft bumps. Stay
on the same run and adjust only one setting
at a time.
When you set up your bicycle you need to
do it together with the front fork and on all
types of tracks that you want to optimize,
there are no setups that will be 100% perfect
on all tracks, some compromises will need to
be made.
Alwsys keep priority at
• safe feeling
• stability
• comfort
This will allow you to ride safer, with more
condence and use less energy.
Adjustment range
The STX shock is designed for use within the
full adjustment range, and using the shock
fully open or closed is normal for some riders.
Rebound damping
If the bike feels loose, nervous over bumpy
sections and kicking in jumps, close the
rebound adjuster one click.
If the bicycle feels hard, harsh (no comfort),
packs down under bumps and is difcult to
enter corners with or does not stay in line over
bumpy sections, open the rebound adjuster
1 click.
If the bicycle feels
• unstable
• loose
• bouncy
→ Increase rebound damping
If the bicycle feels
• hard
• nervous
• low traction
→ Decrease rebound damping
Low speed compression damping
The low speed adjuster is used for controlling
the chassis movement towards the ground.
If you feel that the shock absorber feels soft,
spongy, or the bicycle feels unstable (for
example when going into a corner), close 1
click (clockwise).
If you feel that the bicycle feels hard and has
poor traction, open 1 click (counter-clockwise).
High speed compression
damping
The high speed adjuster has three positions,
1 soft, 2 medium and 3 additional platform
control.
The shocks are delivered with the adjuster
set to position 2. This is the best all-round set
up and has the function that should suit most
riders and tracks.
When bump absorption and maximum trac
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tion is wanted go to position 1.