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    Obtainium, do they still make springs?

    Hey man, Its been a long time since I was on a forum: I think that in the past several of the Nuke Proof springs were Manitou, before they got 'Rebranded' in the back of a warehouse somewhere in the central belt... (bout the same time as Manitou were looking really ropey in the UK...) No...
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    chain guides?

    Don't forget that the e13 (esp. The lg1) could be seen as rip-offs of the goldtec - abit with a better material selection! E13 ftw though.
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    demo 9 problems with fox shock

    I'd be tempted to leave the bushing in the shock - the wear in the bush will be minimal in use -I've got one here thats been in for over 2 years and the bikes been hammered - zero play(at this end! :biggrin:) makes it a bit easier to remove if you'd ever sell the shock and significantly reduces...
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    demo 9 problems with fox shock

    This link should help. http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159881 A DHX is fine on the demo 9 - the first batch might have some contact if you run in the high bb position - but a tiny bit of file work on the pro-pedal knob if your into that sort of thing. Low BB is fine. Think...
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    Demo's not for DH?

    this is true - I'm going back into the woodwork.:bonk:
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    Demo's not for DH?

    Try more high speed compression and less bottom out resistance on your shock - the older demo's had much more ramp on the leverage than the new ones - this is virtually the only difference between the current demo 8 and the old 9 (+ a few bags of sugar!).
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    Demo's not for DH?

    Demo 9 was the same from 04 till 06:
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    Demo's not for DH?

    how? - please explain...
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    DW's new suspension design. the split pivot.

    Hey Dave; Did you give the wrong pat. number? I can see some results and a outline of methodology though the calculation is missing -I'd be really interested in your working. Cheers
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    any of you guys read these articles?

    While placing drive force in the way that you suggest will have an effect on acceleration squat, again this is not the only aspect to consider, anti-squat is the sum of all of the factors reducing acceleration induced compression of the system. Using chain torque is a very direct way of doing...
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    any of you guys read these articles?

    Axle path, he's right - all he's saying is that its not the most important point of suspension design; dynamic leverage ratio etc. have a much bigger role - it doesn't matter how good your path is if the rest of the system is wack!
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    new orange bike?

    I thought that bike was made at the request of Chris Porter (Mojo) as he felt the pivot was better positioned there, and Orange had no further plans to continue with this pivot location. May be wrong thou! :)
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    Rockshox Vivid Info: Pics and Weights

    What is the spring's ID required, I know you previously gave it as 1.5" are you sure thats the case? If it is many off the shelf springs will fit, Romics have a 2" ID. (There are no vivid springs in the UK...) Cheers
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    IronHorse 2009 - no DW Link!

    My moneys on Mountain Cycle or Kona...
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    crazy idea, home made shock dyno

    From the information you've given I'd agree with that, provided the damping coeff does not change with displacement/acceleration - though I'm not much further down the line than you at this stage. I'm analyzing the displacement of the shock while in use - and have been using this information to...
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    Platform footwear...

    Orchid Shoes - their designed for bmx's so are almost perfect. http://orchidshoes.com/ I'm a full convert to these - they feel just right, stiffer than most skate shoes but not crazy stiff like most of the DH shoes. I've not tried the 5.10s' but with syncros pedals the last thing on my mind is...
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    Gooodridged lines Vs Hope lines

    Just to confirm - the Hope lines are Goodridge hoses, but the fittings are not the old gdridge ones but their own. They use a similar setup to standard shimano hoses. I've used both and couldn't tell the difference on a pair of Mono4's but Goodridge fittings are def. a better design... (much...
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    888 Stanchion Guards?

    I didn't realise that the core rats were plastic, they look like thin rubber on the website - sounds a lot better now. Does anyone know of a european source? After last weekends crash I'm getting protective over the steed...
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    888 Stanchion Guards?

    Who make's them? Are they any good? I've put a few scratches and chips in the stanchions of my 888's and don't want anymore!:nopity: It makes me want an inverted fork again, as rocks just seem to attract to the uppers of my forks whenever I come unstuck. I've seen the Core Rat ones but ain't...