Front suspension question

Cymba1 said:

Greetings. I hope someone with experience will take the time to give me some feedback here. I have a 2016 hyperstrada, and decided to bring it to my local suspension guy to measure the sag and see if a suspension upgrade would be a good idea. I'd like to see what can be done to improve handling now.

I weigh around 120 lbs. I geared-up and rode over. He told me the rear was fine, but said the front was too soft and recommended a spring upgrade.

I was very surprised. I thought if anything it might be too stiff, considering it was probably set up for a standard weight man.

So I'm wondering if this is a common issue (soft front) and whether it's worth a fork upgrade or not. I did my due diligence and searched this forum but I have to admit, the suspension thread is long and spans several years and bike models, so I lost my way.

For some reason I'm ambivalent about putting in stiffer springs given that my weight is relatively low. Do I have a valid concern? I'm not an expert when it comes to analyzing suspension. The bike doesn't handle as well in curves as some of my previous bikes, and I've considered lowering the front end a couple of millimeters.

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Cymba1 said:

Greetings. I hope someone with experience will take the time to give me some feedback here. I have a 2016 hyperstrada, and decided to bring it to my local suspension guy to measure the sag and see if a suspension upgrade would be a good idea. I'd like to see what can be done to improve handling now.

I weigh around 120 lbs. I geared-up and rode over. He told me the rear was fine, but said the front was too soft and recommended a spring upgrade.

I was very surprised. I thought if anything it might be too stiff, considering it was probably set up for a standard weight man.

So I'm wondering if this is a common issue (soft front) and whether it's worth a fork upgrade or not. I did my due diligence and searched this forum but I have to admit, the suspension thread is long and spans several years and bike models, so I lost my way.

For some reason I'm ambivalent about putting in stiffer springs given that my weight is relatively low. Do I have a valid concern? I'm not an expert when it comes to analyzing suspension. The bike doesn't handle as well in curves as some of my previous bikes, and I've considered lowering the front end a couple of millimeters.

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