jakefromst8farm

I am new to suspension forks and air forks.

I just got a new bike and it has a SR suntour Raidon fork installed. The guy at the shop deflated it a little bit to the point where when standing on the bike it probably had 50-60% sag. I took it pretty easy on the way home and than stopped into a different bike shop to try and get some more air put into the fork or at least ask if I should be using that much of the compression just by sitting on the bike. I don't think the fork bottomed out at all on the way home but the gentleman at bike shop #2 inflated it quite a bit more and said it had "no air in it at all when I came in." Would riding the fork home in this condition have caused damage? I believe there was some stanchion exposed at all times during the ride and I don't "think" it bottomed out but it seems to me an air fork should have some air in it in order to work properly. Did this do any damage to the bike or fork riding it with such low air?

pholuvr

No.

monsterkidz

You should be fine. Download the manual for your fork so you know what PSI you should be running and what the service intervals are for that particular fork.