LAISARear packs down, runs wide on exit
When your bike shows "Rear packs down, runs wide on exit", these are the most likely causes - ranked by relevance: Rebound, Spring rate, Low-speed compression. LAISA separates setup causes (adjusters, components) from riding technique.
Short answer for this problem
- Recommended starting point
- Check first: Shock: Rebound
- Most important change
- Smallest documented change: 1 click - clicks out from fully closed
- Why
- Classic packing: too much rebound - open it so the rear can recover between bumps.
- How to test it
- Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
- Source
- LAISA diagnosis catalogue, drafted automatically and editorially released Methodology →
- Last reviewed
- No review date documented
The order comes from the stored strength of the symptom-cause link in the catalogue - per symptom, not across symptoms. These are not probabilities and not measurements.
Suspension
Why this could fit: Classic packing: too much rebound - open it so the rear can recover between bumps.
How to check it: Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
Smallest change: 1 click - clicks out from fully closed
Why this could fit: Spring too soft for the rider - visible in the free sag; fit the right rate if needed.
How to check it: Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
Smallest change: 1 N/mm
Why this could fit: Too little low-speed support lets the rear squat deep first - add a little.
How to check it: Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
Smallest change: 1 click - clicks out from fully closed
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Related symptoms
A starting point to verify on the bike - not a safety guarantee. Change one thing at a time and check on track.