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[Richard230]

High tire pressures can make the ride feel pretty rough when going across poor pavement.  You might try reducing the tire pressures to 30 pounds in the front and 33 pounds in the rear and see if that makes a difference.

[ZeroSinMA]

High tire pressures can make the ride feel pretty rough when going across poor pavement.  You might try reducing the tire pressures to 30 pounds in the front and 33 pounds in the rear and see if that makes a difference.

Tried it and yes that smooths things out a bit. On the other hand I expect a noticeable decrease in range. I over-inflated the tires to 40 from the recommended 35 for one ride as an experiment and got a 113 miles from one charge with two bars to spare. Windscreen + reduced tire/road friction + (speed < 50MPH) = long range. But talk about a rough ride.

[ZeroSinMA]

Anybody have any shock setting suggestions for a 230 lb rider (mostly rocky dirt) on a 2012 DS ZF6? I have no idea if I've got the best ride I could get under those conditions. 

I got my bike riding smoother by turning the rebound and compression adjusters on the fork and shock all the way counter-clockwise (faster) then backing off two clicks. The result is a less harsh ride but still strikes me as surprisingly rough.  The spring is set for a 180lb rider  so not much I can do there.

I created this suspension adjustment cheat sheet from the 2012 Zero D/DS Owner's Manual for your reading pleasure.

Gave up on the two-clicks off max soft. Weird handling I can only describe as "squirmy." Three clicks clockwise all around and I got a slightly more harsh but confident handling ride.

For me @ 170 lbs the best 2012 S rebound and compression setting is 5 clicks clockwise from minimum.