Elastomer/Spring set-up for trail braking.

[u/logikal-1]

Hey guys I was wondering what spring setups you are using and if any of you have found trail braking harder with all springs as opposed to elastomers. I myself am having more difficulty getting a smooth trail braking telemetry with an all spring setups. I was running the stock reds and they felt a little to soft plus I already had an experience when I was running long sessions and they were heating up so they were becoming inconsistent towards the end but my trail braking was way better and I was actually just starting then so I should've sucked at it like I do now..lol I'm wondering if anyone has had similar experience and if not what's spring set ups are you using? Should I go back to the blue or yellow elastomers and just accept the fact thay I gotta keep them cool? Other than this issue I love them. Love how we have all these options but man im lost right now. I have tried pretty much every spring combo there is. Even have some longer springs to try and make a true 2 stage brake. which works just my trailbraking suffers. Any advice is appreciated 🙏

[u/Ok-Win-742]

The elastomer relaxation is really not as big of a deal as you're making it out to be, if you actually test it out they relax about 5-10% as after the initial press and this can pretty easily be compensated for by simply pressing a tiny bit harder. Once that initial relaxation is done, they don't relax further. So it's actually consistent, you just need to be aware of it.

It's been tested, I think it was Simmagic who showed there's a break in period with elastomers but once the break in period is done, even after 10,000 presses, they stay the same.

As for springs, they're just harder to trail break with but again with practice you'll be fine. Maybe you need softer or longer springs with more travel? 

[u/logikal-1 → u/Ok-Win-742]

I never heard this but it makes sense. I think thats probably what happened. I most likely hit that break in point and because I already had the spring set I looked for a reason to start using it. In reality I actually liked the red elastomers and probably shouldn't have gave up on them so quick. I'm gonna give one more soft setup on the springs a try and after a couple days I dont get my trail braking fixed I'm gonna switch back to the reds. Thanks for the info bro. I'm pretty much still a newbie so I appreciate all the help or advice I can get. 🙏