SPOT Mayhem 130 - Rear Shock Setup; Compression Damping Adjustments; Air Spring Pressure and Sag; Volume Spacers

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Climb/Lockout Lever
• 3 posions– Open, Medium, Firm
• Spot recommends leaving the lever in the
open mode at all mes, including
climbing, due to the eciency of Living
Link. Locking the suspension for climbing
will only make the ride bumpy!
Compression Damping “Open Mode Adjust”
• 3 posions– 1,2,3
• Increases rmness and support on the
compression (downward) stroke of the shock
• Li and turn black dial to adjust
• Aects “Open” seng on blue lever only
• 1—soest, best for lighter riders, less
aggressive riding
• 3—rmest, best for heavier riders, more
aggressive riding
Air spring pressure
• Use included shock pump to increase/decrease
air pressure
• Sets sag / “ride height”
• Spot recommends starng by seng the rear
shock air spring pressure to 85% of your riding
weight (with helmet, pack, gear, etc.) in
pounds. For example, if you weigh 180lbs ready
to ride, you would inate your rear shock to
0.85 X 180 = 153psi.
• Increase pressure (up to +25psi) if you are
booming out frequently. If adding air pressure
does not prevent frequent boom outs, you
may need to upsize your VOLUME SPACER.
• Decrease pressure (up to -15psi) if you are
never using full travel. If reducing air pressure
does not allow you to access full travel you may
need to downsize your VOLUME SPACER.
Rebound Knob
• Adjusts return speed “rebound” of suspension
• Turn clockwise to slow the rebound,
counterclockwise to speed up.
• Adjustment sengs are referenced from “full
slow”. To adjust, turn the red rebound knob
clockwise unl it stops, then slowly unwind the
knob while counng each me it clicks.
• Spot recommended rebound sengs– based on
air spring pressure:
• Increase rebound speed if the bike feels rough
and low on fast secons with successive bumps
• Decrease rebound speed if the bike feels
“bucky”, like riding a pogo sck on successive
bumps.
Pressure (psi) Rebound Seng (clicks
from full slow)
100 10
100-120 9
120-140 8
140-160 7
160-180 6
180-200 5
200-220 4
220-240 3
240-260 2
260-280 1
280-300 Closed
Volume Spacers
• Air volume spacers are installed in the
shock to control how the spring forces
increase as the shock is compressed
• A larger volume spacer will make the
shock more progressive and harder to
boom out on big hits and landings
• A smaller volume spacer will make the
shock more linear and easier to access full
travel.
• Changing volume spacers is a simple
process. Instrucons for swapping spacers
can be found here:
Fox Shock Volume Spacers
Travel Indicator O-Ring
• The shock will push the o-ring down the damper body as it
compresses
• Measure from the shock can to the o-ring to determine your
max travel usage.
• The Mayhem 130 will show 56-57.5mm at max travel
• NOTE: Using max travel on the Mayhem 130 will not push the
o-ring to end end of the damper body. Boom out occurs with
some 8-9mm (.32-.35in) le below the o-ring
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