Flight Attendant woes

17/05/26 11:27 Filed in: Gear

I have one bike with Flight Attendant. I really like it in action out on the trails. For 2 years it has worked flawlessly. Then my first lap at Thredbo in March - the first run of a week of riding - I got a flashing blue/yellow LED code I'd never seen before.
Looking in the FA guide, that means an error. Troubleshooting step 1 was reboot the system. I did that, straight back to the flashing error code. Troubleshooting step 2 was remove the control module from the fork. Maybe it is not so hard, maybe it is a very technical job - at Thredbo I'm not going to try it with a pocket tool.
I replaced the fork battery with the transit cover and rode all week with a "dead" brain - and it was fine because it was almost all downhill and would have had the fork in "open" position anyway. There were a few times I wanted to adjust something but bike and I had a good week.
I still haven't returned the fork to SRAM for diagnosis. Next big date for the bike is Whistler in August. Given that the best trails in Whistler are off the lift-serviced terrain, I'll be wanting a fully functional suspension for those 3 hour climbs.
Probably the biggest issue I have with the FA system not working is that it adjusts the compression setting in the open position, there are no dials to turn. If FA is off, adjustment is off.
I would still love to have FA on the other mountain bikes I ride - I really do like it.

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Flight Attendant woes