Mr Hulstone took my Comet for a run today - with a back to back compare with his std comet setup. I had a set of the supplied 30 lb springs in my comet with the modofied headstem including the Greg Brillus roller bearing kit, for the exercise. Initial sag, bike stationary with rider just tippy toe was around 50%. Out on the road the ride was reported as very supple though the front may have 'bottomed' out on large bumps.
Have just now replaced ONE of the 30 Lb springs with a David Dunfrey 'White" 130 Lb/In. spring. Here is a photo of the front shock showing static sag with rider astride. Position of bump stop rubber shows the sag point - still looks a tad excessive to me. In the photo the suspension is 'topped out' so the sag, as indicated by the position of the bump stop, is around 40% Opinions??? BTW - Front shock is a Thornton unit.
Next step open to me is to replace the second 30 lb spring with a DD 'Red" 75 lb/in spring.
Mr Hulstone will be posting his impressions of the suspension setup (with the 30 lb/in springs) later today.
Last bit of data for now - I tip the scales at 90 Kg and Mr Hulstone is at least 15 Kg lighter.
Have just now replaced ONE of the 30 Lb springs with a David Dunfrey 'White" 130 Lb/In. spring. Here is a photo of the front shock showing static sag with rider astride. Position of bump stop rubber shows the sag point - still looks a tad excessive to me. In the photo the suspension is 'topped out' so the sag, as indicated by the position of the bump stop, is around 40% Opinions??? BTW - Front shock is a Thornton unit.
Next step open to me is to replace the second 30 lb spring with a DD 'Red" 75 lb/in spring.
Mr Hulstone will be posting his impressions of the suspension setup (with the 30 lb/in springs) later today.
Last bit of data for now - I tip the scales at 90 Kg and Mr Hulstone is at least 15 Kg lighter.