steve said:
I`ve had my new nomad for 6 weeks and I love it, but am finding the suspension bottoms out very easily on expansion joints. I`ve not ridden bikes for a long time and expected the ride to be more civilized after all these years. Is this common on all nomads or am I expecting to much ?
The only time I've bottomed out with either my 2000 or 2006 Nads was when the rear air shocks were too low. I keep mine at 20 psi and rebound at 3 or 4-- mostly riding by myself (but sometimes, like today, with my wife-- 105lbs wet). I could go higher to about 30psi, but it starts to hurt my neck. If you put 40lbs in the rear shocks and dampen to #4, you should not bottom out unless jumping! lol
Also, you don't have to raise the rear tire to add air, but with the rear wheel on the ground, it reads 4-5psi lower than it actually is (if it says 20, it's actually 16 in the tire). It also doesn't make any discernable difference to level the bike-- I took readings with rear wheel up and down and the only difference was weight on rear wheel, which accounts for the 4-5 lbs. But as noted, make sure you use a small hand pump (like Progressive), lest you blow seals.