How do I find a black spring for Öhlins?

[HeyHey]

i have tried to reach out to a few european retailers about this but no luck.
What black springs are there that fit a Öhlins Ttx2m2 230x65?

I have seen a few of you here that don’t have the hideous yellow one.. how did u do it?

Seems easy to order the wrong one. Wrong height or so.

 

[irie]

Cane Creek Valt Spring - Black is linear, White is progressive. I have Black Valt 65mm (2.5") 500 lb but prefer the (hideous) Ohlins 67mm 525 lb part number 18077-13. Am 74kg on bathroom scales with alloy Trek Rail. Calculators generally say 450-500 lb is ideal for me but I do prefer the slightly stiffer 525lb.

 

[KnollyBro]

Cane Creek Valt Spring - Black is linear, White is progressive. I have Black Valt 65mm (2.5") 500 lb but prefer the (hideous) Ohlins 67mm 525 lb part number 18077-13. Am 74kg on bathroom scales with alloy Trek Rail. Calculators generally say 450-500 lb is ideal for me but I do prefer the slightly stiffer 525lb.

While I agree an entire bike in yellow would be hideous, can you still call it an Ohlins shock without a yellow coil? How unSwedish of @HeyHey

 

[Jackware]

How about spraying it using a flexible paint like Flexicote?

 

[HeyHey]

Cane Creek Valt Spring - Black is linear, White is progressive. I have Black Valt 65mm (2.5") 500 lb but prefer the (hideous) Ohlins 67mm 525 lb part number 18077-13. Am 74kg on bathroom scales with alloy Trek Rail. Calculators generally say 450-500 lb is ideal for me but I do prefer the slightly stiffer 525lb.

Thanks!
So 2,5” fit the Öhlin. No defferent lenghts to figure out?

 

[HeyHey]

While I agree an entire bike in yellow would be hideous, can you still call it an Ohlins shock without a yellow coil? How unSwedish of @HeyHey

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That bike is fantastic looking!
Well, I’ll be sure to eat some more rotten fish next midsummers eve to fill up my Swedishness if I’ll go with not yellow.

 

[HeyHey]

How about spraying it using a flexible paint like Flexicote?

Feels like this might add maintenance to respray quite often? Maybe the flex is ok but wear from dirt and stones?

 

[irie]

Thanks!
So 2,5” fit the Öhlin. No defferent lenghts to figure out?

Ohlins spring is 67mm and Cane Creek says Valt spring is 65mm so just 2mm shorter, worked OK for me at 230x60mm with 2x2.5mm spacers (came with 3x2.5mm spacers).

 

[HeyHey]

Ohlins spring is 67mm and Cane Creek says Valt spring is 65mm so just 2mm shorter, worked OK for me at 230x60mm with 2x2.5mm spacers (came with 3x2.5mm spacers).

Thats great news, thanks!