User manual WHITE BROTHERS CYCLING 2005COILDH1.8

[. . . ] Grand Junction, CO 81505 USA 1. 800. 999. 8277 www. whitebrotherscycling. com A division of PAGE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 FORK INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 TUNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 5, 6 EXPLODED VIEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 7 WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 8 IMPORTANT CONSUMER SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING: RIDING A BIKE IS DANGEROUS. NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINING OR INSPECTING YOUR BIKE AND IT'S COMPONENTS IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. REMOVING IT WILL RENDER BOTH THE CROWN AND STEERER TUBE INOPERABLE. * MAKE SURE THE FORK CAPS AND ALL FORK HARDWARE (pinch bolts, etc. ) ARE TIGHT BEFORE EACH RIDE. DO NOT PERFORM ANY MODIFICATIONS OR ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE NOT OUTLINED IN THIS MANUAL. [. . . ] A good way to test the travel you are using with your fork is to tie a zip tie around fork stanchion and slide it up to the bottom of the forks wiper seal. Go and ride a variety of conditions you normally experience, including some conditions that you feel should use the full fork travel. If the zip tie moves more than 1/4", your spring is probably too stiff and a change to a softer spring may improve your ride. Very heavy riders may note that the zip tie slides down the fork stanchion quite far even over minor bumps and this could indicate the need for a heavy spring rate. If after adjusting as outlined in steps 1-3 you feel the fork is too soft or too firm, you may need to change the spring out. See the "Disassembly of the Spring Leg" and "Reinstalling the Springs and Left Hand Top Cap" sections to replace the spring. TUNING YOUR DAMPER 1. Rebound damping is adjusted by turning the slotted brass adjuster on the top cap of the right leg. Proper rebound will allow the tire to track the ground over consecutive bumps. Rebound that is set too slow will pack-up (feel harsh over consecutive bumps) while rebound set too fast will cause the fork to top out harshly. If the fork is topping out and you have the correct spring for your weight, turn the adjuster one turn at a time until the top-out stops. Compression damping can be adjusted by adding or removing air pressure (or nitrogen)from the damper leg. The schrader valve for adjusting the air pressure is located on the right fork leg drop-out. Adding air will increase the compression damping (slow it down) and removing air will decrease compression damping (faster compression). Less compression damping will increase the fork dive but will feel smoother over small bumps. More compression damping will feel stiff over small bumps but will be more resistant to bottoming. PAGE 4 MAINTENANCE Your White Brothers fork requires periodic maintenance to ensure peak performance and long life. Internal build up of water and dirt or a lack of lubrication will cause excessive wear and void the warranty. BEFORE EVERY RIDE: Visually inspect your fork for bent or broken parts, loss of oil, abnormal sounds or other indications of possible fork failure. *EVERY 30 HOURS OF RIDING: Your fork should be disassembled, inspect, cleaned and re-grease. If the fork appears to be relatively clean, you can go 40 hours between servicing. If the fork appears excessively dirty you should service it every 20 hours. The three things that will effect the service interval and performance of your fork are water, mud and dust. How much you use your fork in those conditions will determine how much service it requires. [. . . ] If additional pre-load is needed, drop the pre-load shims over the control rod and down onto the spring guide. Carefully slide the main spring, covered in grease, over the shaft and down onto the spring guide. Install the single sided spring guide on top of the main spring and then thread the jam nut onto the shaft until it stops. Hold the top cap with a 15/16" socket and tighten the jam nut with a 9/16" wrench up against the top cap to lock them in place. [. . . ]