Fork Setup Guide & Instructions

Air Spring

Remove the valve cap and connect your shock pump. Refer to the recommended air pressure. Make sure the shock pump is connected all the way. If you want to change travel you can do that step now, by refering to the instructions down below.

Progression Tuning

We recommend giving the stock setting a try before changing the progression.

1. Remove the valve cap on the left side of the crown, attach a shock pump to the air valve and release all air. Make sure the pump is attached all the way and that there is no pressure inside the air spring left.
2. Flip your bike upside down and unsrew the volume bottom cap with a 13mm nut. You can optionally remove the wheel to make installation easier and avoid contaminating the brake rotor.
3. Install the bottom cap with the desired volume hand tight.
4. Put your bike back up and inflate air spring with desired pressure.

Travelizer

1. If the fork is already installed on your bike: Put it upside-down or in a bike stand, remove the axle and take out the front wheel, then remove the brake caliper, so the stanchion can be rotated freely.
2. Attach a shock pump to the air spring. Make sure it’s properly connected.
3. Rotate the stanchion to adjust 1mm travel per turn. Refer to the table for your range of travel. To figure out what your travel is – simply measure the distance from dropout to the dust wiper.
4. Put your bike back up and inflate air spring with desired pressure. Unscrew shock pump. Notice the green pin inside the valve.
5. IMPORTANT: Slightly turn the stanchion left/right until the green pin extends. This indicates that the mechanism is locked properly. To double check you can try to push in the fork leg – if there is resistance, then the mechanism is properly locked. If you are able to compress the fork easily, repeat the process!

General Setup

• After installing the brake caliper, make sure to hand-tighten the brake hose on the hose guide with a Torx 10 wrench or 2mm allen key.
• Always make sure the axle clamp bolts are loosened, before attempting to remove the axle.
• Vice versa: Tighten the axle clamp bolts after you install the front wheel.
• Use the recommened torque settings.
• For the upper hose guides: 1.gently push out the bushings, 2. clip the hose into the guides, 3. clip the bushings onto the hose, and then the bushings back in.

Damping

Low-speed Rebound: Start in the middle of the range and adjust until the frontwheel does not lift off the ground if you push and release it fast. This is just a starting point, so go ride your bike and adjust it both ways until your satified.
Low Speed Compression: The clicks of the adjustment dial are categorized into two adjustment zones with different spacing between the clicks.

Start with click 6 and adjust to your liking. For Racers: Do not hesitate closing down the adjuster all the way to get maximum support.

1. Axle clamp bolts: 10 Nm

2. Axle: 5 Nm

3. Blackline Lower Blade bolts: 3 Nm

4. Brake Mount Bolts: 4 Nm

Other torque specs:

Infinity / Bandit upper crown steerer: 5Nm
Infinity / Bandit upper crown legs: 5Nm

Lubrication Service

Depending on where / how often / in what conditions you ride, you should at least perform the “small” service, or lubrication / upper leg service at least once a year. It’s super easy, no special tools required. Watch the video and give it a shot!

Factory Rebuild

Watch a complete dismantlement of an Intend Edge fork. While the details might not match to your model the principles are the same and it gives you a rough idea of what’s happening inside your fork.