vcna
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Hi! I’m considering installing an EXT Storia on my Orbea Rise M10 carbon size medium. Any return on true experience? Some frame incompatibility seems to have been reported on small/medium frames… thanks a lot!!
Hi! Thanks for your remarks. But I have tested myself and the spring slightly rubs the frame in deep compression. One very known Orbea dealer in Europe recommended me to use in the upper part of the shock an offset hardwear on medium size frames. But they did not share with me the offset reference and neither how to install it (vertically I guess in order to move the spring from top tube).We have someone local riding the e-Storia on his size medium Rise and no clearance issues. He was on an Arma before that so any shock should fit.
As far as I know you can't lock the offset bushing, so it naturally rotates in the wrong direction to get clearance for a shock, it does go in the right direction if you want to slacken your bike a bit, while using a shock that clears the tunnel ok. We need cascade components to make a link for this bike so the Medium and small frames can clear better.Hi! Thanks for your remarks. But I have tested myself and the spring slightly rubs the frame in deep compression. One very known Orbea dealer in Europe recommended me to use in the upper part of the shock an offset hardwear on medium size frames. But they did not share with me the offset reference and neither how to install it (vertically I guess in order to move the spring from top tube).
Any help would be very welcome here! Thanks!!
I had the same assumption about the rotation of the bushings! Tricky situation :-(As far as I know you can't lock the offset bushing, so it naturally rotates in the wrong direction to get clearance for a shock, it does go in the right direction if you want to slacken your bike a bit, while using a shock that clears the tunnel ok. We need cascade components to make a link for this bike so the Medium and small frames can clear better.
Where/how did you determine spring weight? If it was something other than trial an error I’d love to hear about it.I just completed my Orbea Rise conversion to a 160/160 64 degree mullet. I ended up going with the EXT Arma shock and so far, I love it. Here's a vid....
I've actually ran single offset bushings on several bikes w/ bushing reversed to lengthen/steepen bike. None of them rotated into slackened position after years of use. I recently did this on my Rise at the lower shock mount when I went back to the stock shock but kept my front end over forked. This kept the geo similar to the bike w/ 216x63 installed. Just checked and bushing is still in the same orientation after 500+ miles.I had the same assumption about the rotation of the bushings! Tricky situation :-(
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