Yes I get that - I think you’re totally missing my point however. I’ll try and dig the other picture out with it mounted up to help visualise with some doodling on it :)
Yep, I understand that, but the shock is sat in a different position, at the full travel point (mechanical stop) it is in a totally different position to the standard shock size (and this at a different point in the suspension curve).
Not quite so critic on an eeb, but I would guess it also...
Just a thought with these home made yokes to make shorter shocks fit - are you not effectively changing the start / end point of the travel for the bike?
The kinematics of the suspension (pivot placements, size of rocker create the curve of progression as the shock cycles through its travel...
Yes, I run quite a heavy compression tune on my bikes in general - I race a reasonable amount and try to keep the ‘feel’ the same across all my bikes so it’s not weird swapping around & race pace Vs normal riding.
The Storia needed some work to fit anyway (smaller piggyback from the ARMA) when...
Coils that definitely fit:
EXT Storia V3
Push 11-6 SS
‘21 DHX2
Ohlins TTx 22 M series.
Fast Fenix.
Ive said elsewhere on here though, the Rail isn’t really progressive enough for a coil, without a hydraulic bottom out - even more so if you ride harder.
I ran both the Storia and 11-6 with...
I’ll always keep mine, as I race a bit and have no interest in racing the eeb.
And whilst the Rail is a really good bike, it’s not as fun to ride as my ‘21 Stumpy Evo, or as fast (other than up).
Seems weird, the GX cassette is all steel, you have to be really going some to wear it out that quickly - have you been riding in wet sand for all it’s life?
I have an X01 cassette on mine which is essentially the same steel, just a lighter construction, that cassette had done over 7000km on a...
That's the difficult part - the rail is not particularly progressive. The linear nature of coils will highlight this, especially if you are going down a spring rate, rather than up. I think for your average rider it probably could do with a progressive spring. For those pushing them harder &...
Maybe it’s just me, but I took the stock fork off my Rail & put a different make on, without the weird big stepped crown, and haven’t ever looked at it again.
total non issue.
Yep, it does lend itself ‘better’ to an air shocks natural progression, especially if you are a harder/faster rider.
Certain coil shocks with hydraulic bottom outs are the way to go if you want to run one - I have had better results with that than a more normal coil shock, even with a...
I tried & failed with mine, it was easier to whip the motor out & poke it through.
Also gave me a chance to clear out half the forest that had accumulated in there too :)
Point of note - with the OP's pictures - I would pull a bit more cable through to the caliper end, the wheelbase on the...
I ran a Storia on my Rail for a while but had to compromise on travel a bit Vs shocks with a different piggyback orientation.
Now have a SS 11-6 instead. I don't need the whole '2 shocks in one' thing they have going on, its run in DH or open mode all the time. They are comparable in terms of...
It's a typo.
And I doubt it fits anyway - just because the shock is the same size is no guarantee, the pivot dimensions, spacing & SS mounts would all need to be identical, which is hugely unlikely.
I'm 6'1 on a large. It's probably a touch too short for my preference, but the XL I know is too big for me and my riding style. 50mm stem & I have no issues. Generally speaking, I think you can go a bit smaller on an eeb than an analogue bike as it will be inherently more stable anyway, due to...
You can limit travel fair more easily than a full rebuild - just do what Ohlins/PUSH/Ext do & put a plastic travel spacer under the bump stop.
You can buy nylon washers with the ride ID/OD on eBay/Amazon in various thicknesses - just pick what you want to run whatever travel you like.
FWIW I...
Please make this! Desperate to buy one that gets the display out of the way!
I rarely use the modes anyway, 90% of my riding is tour at the most. If I could set it internally & throw away the whole control unit I would :)
Haven’t tried the remade DH22/DH32, but there isn’t any reason I would pick comparative other Michelins over other Maxxis tyres.
I would pick an Assegai/DHR combo over the Wild Enduro combo every day of the week.
They feel like something comparable to the OE dual compound Maxxis in terms of...
I get you own one, but like it or not, it's very reserved geometry regardless of my own opinion or feelings. That's not exactly a revolutionary statement - in 5 minutes of Google time, pretty much every single review highlights this point (and a few others surrounding questionable component...
As alluded to up there - to reflect the new SJ would be a good start, the Kenevo is the big bike so crossover seems silly between the two - one can hope that with the disassociation between geometry and travel, they might just make the new Stumpy Evo with the SL motor. Then you can still run it...