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Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 7:21 pm
by shewhodares
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone knows how to adjust the shock cords? Can't find any instructions on this site or videos on you tube. Also, chain feels gritty...how would I remove chain, what would I clean it with and how the heck do I put back together again? LOL
Thanks!
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 7:30 pm
by Citroen
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: April 25th, 2012, 9:50 pm
by shewhodares
Thanks! Much appreciated
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: May 5th, 2012, 4:42 am
by BetaMO
And what exactly does the shock cord do?
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: May 5th, 2012, 4:50 am
by Citroen
BetaMO wrote:And what exactly does the shock cord do?
The shock cords pull the chain/handle back to the front on the recovery of the stroke. Nothing more.
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: May 6th, 2012, 2:55 am
by BetaMO
Citroen wrote:BetaMO wrote:And what exactly does the shock cord do?
The shock cords pull the chain/handle back to the front on the recovery of the stroke. Nothing more.
Cool, thanks - I didn't really understand how it interacted with the rest of the system.
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 12:59 pm
by davrc
At my gym last weekend the shock cord had been tightened significantly, it was literally pulling me back. I don't have that much experience and am wondering if this is normal?
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 3:18 pm
by Citroen
davrc wrote:At my gym last weekend the shock cord had been tightened significantly, it was literally pulling me back. I don't have that much experience and am wondering if this is normal?
Should pull about 6-8lbs. Any more than that and it'll be horribly uncomfortable for anything longer than 5 minutes.
Re: Does anyone know how to adjust shock cords?
Posted: October 3rd, 2012, 9:55 am
by naulisio
I just rebuilt a Model B with a full set of parts from C2. Everything works great but I am concerned about the shock cord tension. I have the cord as loose as possible (meaning almost no extra cord after the stops) and I still have a tension of between 9-12 lbs. I suppose that the tension will loosen up a bit after a couple weeks? Is there anything I can do to stretch the cord a little?
Also, as a sidenote, would a too high shock cord tension cause you to be pulling a worse splits since the resistance is higher but this would not be calculated into the flywheel? Basically meaning you are doing the work to spin the wheel but also overcome a significantly higher shock cord resistance. I would think that for any longer pieces this could really add up!