I have a 2008 Specialized Pitch Pro with a Lyrik up front (160mm) and right now running it stock with the Fox RP2 in the rear (150mm). This would be a bit down the road but was curious about the plausibility of a shock upgrade to make the bike a little more viable on downhill trails. Right now from measuring it looks like the stock RP2 is 7.875" x 2.25". I like what I see in the new DHX AIR which is offered in the exact same size and some larger sizes. It looks like the next step up is 8.5" x 2.5" and I was wondering if something like that would work for my bike. If so, is there any easy way to tell how much higher the bike will ride and how much travel I would end up with?
Edit: Okay so I did some calculations which are more than likely completely wrong but I ended up the wheel riding about .45" lower (not sure where that would put the BB height) and about .6" more travel. Can anybody confirm that?
2010 DHX AIR
2008 Pitch Pro
Thanks,
Jamie
Edit: Okay so I did some calculations which are more than likely completely wrong but I ended up the wheel riding about .45" lower (not sure where that would put the BB height) and about .6" more travel. Can anybody confirm that?
2010 DHX AIR
2008 Pitch Pro
Thanks,
Jamie
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