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dieziege · #11 Post by **dieziege** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:35 pm

"pros" means what in this case? They can turn a knob better than the average monkey?

ZooTech · #12 Post by **ZooTech** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:36 pm

I'm an electro-mechanical engineer so....yes....I'm qualified to use a spanner wrench.

VermilionX · #13 Post by **VermilionX** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:37 pm

dieziege wrote:"pros" means what in this case? They can turn a knob better than the average monkey?

yes, since they know exactly how much to adjust it to fit me.

like i said, i could adjust it myself if i want, but it's not gonna be right.

ZooTech · #14 Post by **ZooTech** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:04 pm

VermilionX wrote:like i said, i could adjust it myself if i want, but it's not gonna be right.

Then no, you can't.

Sev · #15 Post by **Sev** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:06 pm

ZooTech wrote:
VermilionX wrote:like i said, i could adjust it myself if i want, but it's not gonna be right.
Then no, you can't.

Well he can adjust it. His adjustments wouldn't be good ones though. LoL

VermilionX · #16 Post by **VermilionX** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:09 pm

ZooTech wrote: Then no, you can't.

what's gonna make your adjustments right?

do you know what to measure to get the right settings?

ZooTech · #17 Post by **ZooTech** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:17 pm

There's only about a billion online how-to's I could print out and follow. Essentially you're just adjusting the settings for ride height, sag, and rebound dampening for a specific rider weight.

Could they do it quicker than me? Sure, no doubt. But can I do it? Yes.

It'd be nice if you worked a little more on that kind of self-confidence and a little less on having the best of everything. I'd be willing to bet that if someone at the race was charging $40.00 for the same suspension setups you'd go to him simply because he charged more. It would be far more informative and helpful during track days if you knew what the suspension settings were, how to adjust them, and how to tune the bike for yourself. That would give you the ability to feel them out once on the track and fine-tune if necessary.

Sev · #18 Post by **Sev** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:35 pm

But learning how to do something yourself requires work... and effort and all kinds of other stuff like that. Things are so much better when they're handed to you on a golden (albiet expensive) platter. Especially when you don't have the money to afford it. Leveraging debt ftw.

VermilionX · #19 Post by **VermilionX** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:51 pm

yes, i was trying to read a online guide by sport rider.

but i found this option plus i get to watch a race.

plus, i don't trust myself to adjust it right.

but i'll work on my mechanic skills later in my riding but for now, i'll concentrate more on just riding for now.

suspension is very tricky to me, im afraid to mess it up. so i'd rather have pros do it.

dieziege · #20 Post by **dieziege** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:21 pm

You keep using this word "pros" but I do not think it means what you think it means.