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General Discussion => Penton Talk => Topic started by: Steve Minor on May 04, 2017, 03:04:09 PM

Title: Fork air caps
Post by: Steve Minor on May 04, 2017, 03:04:09 PM
Picked up a barnfind with 35mm Marzocchi forks and air caps. I've never messed with air caps. What's a good psi starting point?

Steve Minor
Title: Fork air caps
Post by: skiracer on May 04, 2017, 03:47:43 PM
6 in the woods, 8-10 for mx


Quotequote:Originally posted by Steve Minor

Picked up a barnfind with 35mm Marzocchi forks and air caps. I've never messed with air caps. What's a good psi starting point?

Steve Minor


1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
1985 20' Hi Point trailer
Title: Fork air caps
Post by: skiracer on May 04, 2017, 03:48:29 PM
of course that is all subject to the weight and amount of fork oil!


1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
1985 20' Hi Point trailer
Title: Fork air caps
Post by: Richard Colahan on May 08, 2017, 11:07:23 AM
This topic brings to mind an old Ed Hertfelder story from the mid 70's...I'll try to paraphrase:
" Last year everyone was putting air valves in their fork caps to bleed off built-up air pressure in their forks. It was last year's "hot set-up". This year everyone is putting air valves in their fork caps to add air pressure in their fork legs. It's this year's "hot set-up"..."

Richard Colahan
1969 V1225
Upper Black Eddy PA