INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the finest line of suspension bikes available! About Off Road, Stunt, Downhill and Freeriding This manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the Bicycle Owner’s Manual and owner’s manuals supplied by the manufacturer of the front and rear suspension components.
As activities such as racing, jumping, severe off road riding, and stunt riding are extremely dangerous, SAFETY should always be the first consideration. Don’t ride in the race, ride hard off road, try the jump, or do the stunt, UNLESS YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
FORK SETUP INFORMATION WARNING! The Safire frames are compatible ONLY with single crown forks that have travel of 5.5” (140mm) or less. Use of different styled forks or forks with longer travel may result in catastrophic failure of the frame which may result in serious personal injury or death.
SEATPOST SETUP INFORMATION SEATPOST MINIMUM INSERTION: To prevent damage to the frame, it’s important to have a minimum amount of seatpost in the seat tube. If you cannot see the seatpost tube through the seat tube hole, your seatpost is too far extended. If a greater saddle height is required, replace the seatpost with a longer one.
Effective Seat Tube Angle is measured from BB to 250mm above seat collar. Safire Pro: The head angle is measured with the fork in the low position. The head angle slackens by 0.75° when the fork is in the fully extended position.
Refer to the following air charts for the suggested amount of clicks or rotations based on terrain. All suggested settings count the clicks counter-clockwise from the firmest setting. BRAIN FADE: Safire Brain Fade controls the Trail Tune inertia valve damping. The blue knob adjusts Trail Tune damping from firm (clockwise) to soft (counter-clockwise) and does NOT completely lock out the shock.
12. Replaceable Derailleur Hanger FRAME LINKAGE ASSEMBLY Specialized recommends following a specific order when assembling the rear triangle pivot locations of FSR suspension bike models (see illustration above). 1. Main pivot (#5) 2. Main link pivot (#8) 3. Either the Horst link pivot or the link @ seatstay pivot (#6 or #7).
Torque guard pinch bolt to 80 in-lbf (9 N*m). DOWN TUBE CABLE GUIDE INSTALLATION The Specialized Safire FSRs are equipped with bolt-on down tube cable guides. For proper housing placement and function, the hydraulic rear brake housing goes in the larger middle slot, the gear cables go on the outside.
FRAME SCHEMATIC NOTE - Bearing and Bolt Kits are available only through a Specialized Authorized Dealer. To retain your warranty and for your safety, all maintenance should be performed by a Specialized Authorized Dealer.
SETUP DATA DATE RIDER WEIGHT FORK PSI FORK REBOUND DAMPING (# of clicks from full slow) FORK COMPRESSION DAMPING (# of clicks from full firm) SHOCK PSI SHOCK REBOUND DAMPING (# of clicks from full slow) SHOCK COMPRESSION DAMPING (# of clicks from full firm)
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