I’ve got one here (rebound has blown on it) and did have it fitted, but I do prefer a coil shock which suits the majority of the riding I do over Dartmoor.
That’s incorrect, you can (if you search around) find a shock from a 2015-2017 trek slash that is 210x60mm, this is a direct bolt on with no mods needed and gives 152mm of rear travel. Typically this would be a rockshox monarch rc3.
I’m about 175 all kitted up and I’m happy with 450 on a fox sls, I do also have a 500 sls but found it a bit too stiff. Conversely on a cane Creek Valt progressive spring I used a 450-550.
Saints are the most reliable brakes I’ve ever had, great at instant power, I’ve put them on all my bikes apart from the rise as I can’t afford it at the moment 🙁
One option would be to run the shock upside down with the reservoir sticking out the side like a Pole bike, or I could machine the clearance properly rather than filing it. I’m pretty sure that the yoke is a fairly inexpensive part to replace if I had to.
My latest experiment, it’s an old dhx Rc4 222x70 that I have shortened by 12mm with an internal delrin spacer, should give approx 150mm travel on the rise.
I’ve switched to a fox sls spring on my db inline coil, the Valt Progressive spring is about 2mm larger on diameter and was just catching the frame on full compression, this is on a size Medium.
most people are running the Rise with 150 or 160mm fork and it’s also quite easy to run a slightly longer stroke shock for 150mm rear travel, it’s definitely not XC oriented, when you consider that most 29er enduro bikes are anywhere from 150-170 rear travel .
80kg kitted up, med rise with coil
Shock and enduro wheels with inserts. 57miles yesterday, 15 upto dartmoor used 1% then 28miles around and left for home with 35% showing. Was shattered going home and used mainly trail with a bit of boost for the hills. Battery went into safe mode (eco) about...
That was me, I have an old Rockshox Monarch plus rc3 from a Trek Slash, had a proprietary size of 210x60 and had no issue with clearance etc. Currently running a 210x57 (2mm spacer removed) can creek db inline coil and 150mm zeb (might go 160mm)
I’ve had approx 30% left after 85k and 4000ft upto and around Dartmoor, Mostly in eco/off until the going got a bit too much, not sure I could carry another extender asides from the one on the bike.