After each run, we recommend a short manual pressure check as well –air might escape due to “tyre
burping”, this phenomenon can be caused by hard cornering or large impacts. It is normal that during
tire burping, some sealant fluid can escape as well.
In each of your tubeless tires, there is around 60 to 80 ml of sealing fluid. This can dry out over time
or can escapes with impacts, this is why you should check your fluid every 3 months.
In order to inflate the tire, a compressor can be helpful.
Delivered as standard on the Strike EVO Factory, the tire is sealed by latex-based sealing fluid,
traditionally called “tubeless milk”. Tubeless milk is NOT a food and must never be consumed under
any circumstances!
By the way, slight “sweating”of the tire is normal. A tiny amount of the sealing fluid transpires
through the tire casing.
Before your first ride, make sure your bike is in a working condition:
-Check functionality of your brakes (is there a defined force point on the lever? Is there
sufficient deceleration when applying the brake?)
-Is the tire pressure ok? (the required tire pressure depends on your riding style, track
conditions and personal preferences –as a rough recommendation, you can inflate to around
1.8 bar at the front tire and 2.0 bar at the rear tire (26/29psi).
-Are there any anomalies like loose bolts, oil leaks at the brakes or suspension components?
-Set-up your air pressures in your suspension components according to your body weight:
Setup of your sag
The Strike has been designed for a sag of 30% (plus-minus 3 percent) at the rear wheel and works
best this way.
It must be taken into account that this means approximately 30% of the total travel and NOT 30% of
the shock stroke.
The total rear wheel travel of the Solid Strike EVO is 203 mm, 30% of that is 60.9 mm. Approx 61 mm
corresponds to a stroke of 19.5 mm at the piston rod of your shock. Please DO NOT set your bike
with a sag of 23 mm (=30% of 76 mm), because this will lead to too much sag and overly soft
suspension.
In order to avoid trial-and-error, we recommend the use of our set-up chart on solidbikes.de: use the
correct air pressure for your body weight.
Your damping parameters have to be set according to your air pressure. Please proceed as follows:
1.) Check your body weight and choose the proper airpressure / spring rate according to the
recommendation on the Solid webpage
2.) Make your suspension adjustments in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations
( e.g Rockshox, Fox , etc)
