03-11-2018, 10:08 AM
Houtman, firstly i'm no expert so the following is not a recommendation but rather just food for thought ...
From your response it doesn't seem like you are pushing the limits of the bike's suspension but perhaps looking for something that makes the bike feel a little more balanced in the corners without the front diving too much.
Your weight requires stiffer fork springs as the standard units are only 0.75kg/mm which can barely hold up the bike let alone a 220 lb rider - consider replacing your springs with 0.9kg/mm units, e.g. Racetech FSRP 3534090. I've seen on eBay for around $100 per set.
To swap out the springs is a really easy job by only removing the fork caps, removing the old spacers and springs, inserting new springs and spacers. You won't even need to change fork oil but if it's more than 20,000km old then replacing the fluid is not a bad idea - that's slightly bigger job.
From your response it doesn't seem like you are pushing the limits of the bike's suspension but perhaps looking for something that makes the bike feel a little more balanced in the corners without the front diving too much.
Your weight requires stiffer fork springs as the standard units are only 0.75kg/mm which can barely hold up the bike let alone a 220 lb rider - consider replacing your springs with 0.9kg/mm units, e.g. Racetech FSRP 3534090. I've seen on eBay for around $100 per set.
To swap out the springs is a really easy job by only removing the fork caps, removing the old spacers and springs, inserting new springs and spacers. You won't even need to change fork oil but if it's more than 20,000km old then replacing the fluid is not a bad idea - that's slightly bigger job.