Shock Maintenance; Shock Setup - PROPAIN FRECHDAX Bedienungsanleitung

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To perform a check of compatibility, release all the air from the
shock to compress it all the way and check for any points of contact
between the frame and the shock. If there are any levers on the
shock, please also check them in every position for points of con-
tact. If there is no contact between shock and frame, it can be used
without any doubt.

Shock maintenance

Permanent excellent performance of the shock can only be guaran-
teed if it is serviced periodically. To ensure that you should keep a
few things in mind:
Clean the running surface of the shock after every ride, especially
in extremely dusty or muddy conditions. Lubricate the seal at the
piston rod according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Depending on the conditions but not less than every year, Propain
recommends doing a shock service at the manufacturer.
Not less than twice per year you should do an air can service. This
can be done at either a bike dealer in your region or at the manu-
facturer of the shock.
If you are uncertain in any of the points mentioned above, please
do not hesitate contacting Propain or your local bike dealer.

Shock setup

Your shock needs to be set up correctly to ensure your bike per-
forms well. Wrongly set up shocks can cause damages to the frame
or its spare parts. Furthermore, it can cause crashes and in the
worst case severe injuries.
Your shock is set up correctly if it compresses approxi-
mately 30% when you sit on the bike (SAG).
Ask a friend for help to find the right air pressure. He can either
measure the remaining visible length of the piston rod or read the
number of the SAG indicator that is visible on most of the recent
shock's pistons.
To adjust the SAG, please change the air pressure. Before meas-
uring the SAG again compress the shock several times to make
sure the pressure has distributed into all air chambers inside the
shock.
In addition to the according SAG adjustments, the compression
speed has to be dampened to avoid a "bottom out". To adjust this
setting turn the screw or lever on your damper saying "compression"
or "high speed compression". If you experience "bottom out" with
your setting increase the compression damping.
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