I have looked in all the manuals Cannondale provides and can not find the SAG settings for my Cannondale Speed. Would anyone know where to find these settings or better yet, know what the recommended settings are supposed to be? Thanks

 

Every rider has their own riding style and ofcourse...their own weight. Set it to a point that fits you best.


I don't know about Cannondale doing this for sure, but Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha all ship their quads with suspension set for a rider weighing 155 to 185lbs.

I'm sure their may be a spec somewhere, but it wouldn't matter........unless you are the guy that miraculously fit the "rider profile" of Cannondale to a tee.

 

Knowsalot, thanks I am sure your right. I am intrested in seeing if the current (factory) setting is correct. It seems like there is an imbalance between the front and back shocks. I thought if I started with the factory settings then any adjustments would be more balanced.

 

Dirtwheels did an article on this an couple months back. Plus there are numerous websites that explain all the details of ride height (sag), compression, and rebound settings.

Front Shocks
First lift the quad off the ground so the shocks have no tension on the thm and measure the distance from to fix points (I use bottom of tire and bottom of front bumper) take that distance and subtract 20% of it and that is what the distance from ground to bottom of front bumper should be when your sitting on the machine in full riding gear.

Rear Shock
Same as Front (I use grab bar as one point) difference is 30% on rear.

What I did to lower the quad was a little different, since I race in the woods and was complaining about the quad whating to flip in the corners at high speeds, I move the clip on the fronts so there was jsut a little bit of tension of the springs and I also do this to the back. This allows the quad to sit lower to the ground alllowing it to hug the corners better. Works great for me, it might not work for you thou. Just depends on the rider and type of riding.