rear end feels like a spring

[jasonsb]

My brother and I finished building his bike. We built it from the frame up with used parts. It looks clean and runs like a beast. But, I noticed that the seat (rear end) is stiff and bounces up quickly on bumps. Even when you push on the seat with your hand, it bounces back up quick. The seat height is slightly low also. Can this be fixed with adjustments? Shock or Spring?

[Cotton eyed Joe]

My brother and I finished building his bike.  We built it from the frame up with used parts.  It looks clean and runs like a beast.  But, I noticed that the seat (rear end) is stiff and bounces up quickly on bumps.  Even when you push on the seat with your hand, it bounces back up quick.  The seat height is slightly low also. Can this be fixed with adjustments?  Shock or Spring?

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Adjust the jounce. If it rebounds too quickly turn the dial on the bottom of the shock.

 

I think the total number of "clicks" is 30. I keep mine at around 12 from the softest setting. Same on the compression side (knob at the top)

[Blue Duece]

Adjust the jounce.

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Stans allways coming up with new words for shit.......i think what he meant to say was the black knob at the top of your shock is "compression" it controls how fast the shock drops and the little flathead screw at the bottom is " rebound" it controls how fast the shock rises.........I think in a nuttshell thats what "jounce" means

[jasonsb]

Stans allways coming up with new words for shit.......i think what he meant to say was the black knob at the top of your shock is "compression" it controls how fast the shock drops and the little flathead screw at the bottom is " rebound" it controls how fast the shock rises.........I think in a nuttshell thats what "jounce" means

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I've tried that little knob on the top...it doesn't do anything for either of my bikes. I didn't know about the bottom. I'll try turning the bottom. When you say flat head screw, do you mean that you need a flat head to turn it? I do see a place to turn at the bottom around the shock.

[Blue Duece]

yep that little flathead screw controls rebound, i presume this is a stock shock..... it sounds like it needs to be rebuilt.......

[racer]

mine has a twist type clicker on the bottom i think. does it not?

[Cotton eyed Joe]

mine has a twist type clicker on the bottom i think.  does it not?

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Mine has a black knob at the top, and then an almost impossible to reach without burning your self on either the silencers or the brake rotor type "knob" on the bottom. More like a collar than a knob.

[fixitrod]

Yeah, it's a clicker wheel at the bottom of the shock on the stock shock. Reach in there with your palm up, that's the easiest way to get a grip on it. Turn it with your index finger and thumb. If your compression adjustment.. the clicker wheel at the top, doesn't do anything it's probably time for a rebuild.

[Blue Duece]

on the newer banshee rear shock its a little flathead screw, but none the less its the only adjustment at the bottom of the shock you can make

[1sreamin350]

How much would a rebuilt shock cost? Or do you recommend going with a new aftermarket unit?

[fixitrod]

You can get yours revalved, sprung and rebuilt for around $350.

[kenr74]

If you are just looking for a good stock one they can be had on eBay for under $100. I would recommend playing around with the one you have and try every setting you can. I spent half a day bouncing through the woops and making adjustments until I had what I wanted. I'm sure there is some magic to it but trial and error is what works for most of us.

[Cotton eyed Joe]

If you are just looking for a good stock one they can be had on eBay for under $100.  I would recommend playing around with the one you have and try every setting you can.  I spent half a day bouncing through the woops and making adjustments until I had what I wanted.  I'm sure there is some magic to it but trial and error is what works for most of us.

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Trail and error is how I set mine. If I start getting motion sick, the compression is too soft, and if my kidneys ache its too stiff. I adjusted the rebound by how much "buck" I would get when I hit a bump. The shock needs to be able to put the wheels down in a hole or a rut, but not rebound so quick that when you hit a bump it tosses you over the handle bars.