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Hi just wondering, with the flexx bars which colour elastomers represent what amount of flex, got blue, black yellow and red but have misplaced my instructions I think from memory red was the hardest and black the softest but im not sure. Thanks Stu
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blue is the softest to black
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| Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hardest to Softest
Black => Red => Yellow => Blue |
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Thanks guys big help. Cheers Stu.
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If you pre-crush them in a vise down to about 5mm nd release,
it kind of fast track runs them in to what they would settle down to anway.
It roughly drops each colour about a grade.
Old blues are really soft, and brand new blacks are like rocks.
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stu Fifty Arrrrrrrrr
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Ok sweet, Im gonna try them all and see which one feels best for me, but just made it hard not knowing which color rep which density. Cheers Stu.
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They do take a bit to get used too, especially if you go for the softer options.
Most run Red or Yellow, if they are looking at heavy impact protection, protecting broken bokes etc.
Reds are really like 'stop breaking things' insurance and still give a very solid, positive feel with very direct control.
Blue are the best for reducing vibration, fatigue, arm pump etc, but they do move a lot more, so if you go straight to them they might feel too soft and a bit strange for a while.
Going in between with new Yellows are a good place to start because you will experience the advantages without taking a drastic step from normal fixed bars.
Being new, they will also further soften with use, which you'll appreciate over time without noticing it feelng wierd.
At about 90kg, I run Yellow for MX and blue for Enduro/desert.
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stu Fifty Arrrrrrrrr
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Good advice  your doing all the hard work for me lol.
I'll start mid-way as you suggest and work from there but as you say different environment conditions, style of riding etc may call for diff grades, so the trick will be in me knowing which one best suits me for which occasion/environment/style. Thanks for all the help.
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| maybe someone might know the answer to this for me - when you change elastometer what is the recommended torque for the the nut when you do it back up? or does it not matter so long as both sides are even? as the more you tighten even the softer ones they get harder anyways. |
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In the elastomer kit, you would have got 2 x flat washes.
By changing the preload on the elastomers, or adding the washers under the elastomers, you can tune the angle of the control sections.
I run them a bit higher than std bars to allow for the down movement.
But it's up to you.
If you stand the bars up more (rolled forward) you might like no washers and more preload (nuts tighter).
If you roll the bars back a lot, you might put the washers in to get the angle of the control section a bit flatter (higher).
Hope that makes sense, it's not easy in type 
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