[Jesus]

On Avalanches website it says it can be done, but will require some mods.

Anyone ever try it, and what are the mods specifically?

Thought i'd ask here before I e-mail Craig, cause i'm sure this time of year he is super busy.

 

[Notorious_BIL]

I am running that now on a medium frame. The pic on the avy site is my bike. It was a bit of work to get it to fit...

[7 inch setting]
* the shock only fits in the slackest shock mount setting, otherwise it'll rub against the frame.
* With the extra 1/4 inch stroke you get ~7.8" travel, although I never tested this.
* if the seat is down too far in 7" mode you can hit the seatpost with the rear linkage. I run a telescoping setup to avoid this.


[6 inch setting]
* I think it may not rub against the front triangle? I don't remember.
* the extra 1/4 inch strock buys you 6.75" travel, although I never tested this.

[either setting]
* The shock will rub against the front triangle slightly (maybe not in the 6" setting?). You'll need to rotate the spring a bit to lessen the rubbing. Then you'll need to file 1mm off the spring where it rubs. (only in one spot). This means no Ti springs. I'm running a 650 lb spring. If you're running a larger diameter spring it might not work at all!!

* The shock will rub against the seat tube apparatus. I used to 2 washers on each side the seat tube apparatus bolts to the frame. Now it has the clearance .

Setup was a pain, but I love the shock. I ramp up the compression dampening for long climbs, then loosen it up a bit on the descents. It performs great, zero problems with it for DH or FR or XC.

 

[Jesus]

Now that I have an M1 with an Avy, I want one on my SLX. I am sure the performance difference is worth it, just not sure if I want to deal with all the problems this might cause.

Plus it sounds like it steepens the head angle and raises the bottom bracket even more. But I wonder if using the lowest setting nullifies this...

This is not an easy choice. Thanks for your input.

 

[Notorious_BIL]

Plus it sounds like it steepens the head angle and raises the bottom bracket even more. But I wonder if using the lowest setting nullifies this...

This is not an easy choice. Thanks for your input.

No worries. i dunno about steepening the head angle. The eye-to-eye is the same as a stock progressive or romic, stroke is just an extra .25 inches.