The bike industry pushing back delivery dates that shouldn't have been advertised to customers in the first place?!?!
How shocking
Cane Creek Double Barrel Air
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How shocking
its the usual "2 weeks"The bike industry pushing back delivery dates that shouldn't have been advertised to customers in the first place?!?!
How shocking
oooo fancy. cant wait to try it out sunday
i'm jelly
Intense M9
yeah, i had the DB coil on there. im gonna try and go off the settings i used for the coil but im sure there will be some changes. hoping it doesnt rain much sunday
ih8rice - does the air version use normal fox standard reducers/DU bushings?
i think they are the norm..they look like the coil's hardware.
it looks like no riding for me this weekend thanks to Intense's awesome (see sh!tty) machining work on the box link.
thanks intense
Somehow I still don't trust air dh shocks. The hype wsa big with the vidid here in germany, everyone had one now everyone switches back...
Whats up with the box link? That sucks.
yeah, pretty much so.
i never got to check the new link with a shock in it since i sold my DB coil right after i got the new link. the flip chip cavity is oversized and they move around a ton even when the bolt is snug. i tried 6 different chips and they are all the same.
i never got to check the new link with a shock in it since i sold my DB coil right after i got the new link. the flip chip cavity is oversized and they move around a ton even when the bolt is snug. i tried 6 different chips and they are all the same.
As far as I know, shock eyelets are 16mm with CCs bushing, and then come adapters to specific frame
I wonder if they redesigned the chips too because of the noise they made?
...and then forgot to send you the updated versions with the new link? That's my bet.
I think you should play it based on the leverage curve of the DH bike you are getting. The Coil DB is very linear and will work well in frame with a reasonable amount of mechanical progression.
But in a regressive or fairly linear frame, you'll appreciate the natural ramp-up on the air shock.
i put the 6 chips i have into the old link i have and they fit nice and snug....of course
I never had creaking issues with my old box link/chip combo. The chips weren't very tight on the old setup but it worked. FWIW on my new box link/chip setup the chips are VERY TIGHT. The easiest way to mount them in the box link is the use the new shock bolt intense provides and tighten it down. This essentially presses the chips into the box link. The new bolt intense provides is 5mm longer than the old one. Now when I remove my shock the chips remain installed in the box link.
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if any nerd actually cares, the 9.5x3 shock weighs 560 grams w/ no hardware
I care.
Anyone know what the coil weighs with a Ti spring?
I was hoping to get out this weekend too, but mother nature says I have to play inside.
Here you are http://www.sicklines.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/12226/title/cane-creek-double-barrel-9-5-x-3-shock-damper/cat/529
+ weight of desired Ti Spring ;>
+ weight of desired Ti Spring ;>
I'm on a Morewood Makulu. Been riding them since release, though always used BOS stoy shocks.
The bike has been made ever so slightly more progressive in this later incarnation, though not a lot.
For what it's worth, I went and ordered the coil anyway, I'll be getting the DBAir on my trail bike in stead (went for the "safe option" to my mind)
Cheers. So I had a super light (un)Obtanium spring on my last CCDB, which I think came in at 260 g.
That would make the DBair 180g lighter than coil+Ti.
And of course the benefits of infinite spring rate adjustment and bottom out control.
EDIT: Oops, I guess it doesn't have bottom out control.
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the DB Air damper itself is about 100grams heavier then the coil i replaced (both measured with hardware.) my 450# DSP Ti spring was 437, so im saving 338 grams. i was hoping the air would be lighter then it is, but when you hold it, its massive. the air chamber seems huge too since it took forever to pump it to 175psi
bicycle
thanks. the downtube has the Intense stickers still on it still, as well as the two Phoenix's (?) on the seatstay.I love how devoid that bike is of any colour, but also that one step further in removing all the Intense branding stickers
Similar to how I'm planing my next bike, but reckon you win though.
im not a fan of stickers and the 888's stickers will be coming off soon
i forgot that i promised the lady that i would go to a wedding show last sunday, so i had to swallow my pride and go. THIS sunday will be the day i actually ride it.
20 oz less than my elka stage 5 with a steel spring. cheapest way i know to drop that much weight besides dieting
amazing day riding today! weather was awesome and i was able to get about 8 hours of shuttling in on the shock. i cant believe how much it feels just like my coil DB. the small bump sensitivity, after some break in, was fantastic. i started off with my settings from my coil but opened the LSR and LSC up 1-2clicks. i was only getting 2 5/8" of stroke out of it so im going to play with the frame's progressiveness setting and open up HSC up a bit...but there was nothing too big to really cause near bottoming hits.
the local mountain we rode at has a TON of small baby head rocks and smashing through the rock gardens didnt phase the shock. the runs are short, so i couldnt tell if there was any fade to it, so ill have to wait a few more months for the lifts to start spinning to really check that. hoping to get it more broken in this week thanks to daylight savings time
the local mountain we rode at has a TON of small baby head rocks and smashing through the rock gardens didnt phase the shock. the runs are short, so i couldnt tell if there was any fade to it, so ill have to wait a few more months for the lifts to start spinning to really check that. hoping to get it more broken in this week thanks to daylight savings time
I have shock envy...amazing day riding today! weather was awesome and i was able to get about 8 hours of shuttling in on the shock. i cant believe how much it feels just like my coil DB. the small bump sensitivity, after some break in, was fantastic. i started off with my settings from my coil but opened the LSR and LSC up 1-2clicks. i was only getting 2 5/8" of stroke out of it so im going to play with the frame's progressiveness setting and open up HSC up a bit...but there was nothing too big to really cause near bottoming hits.
the local mountain we rode at has a TON of small baby head rocks and smashing through the rock gardens didnt phase the shock. the runs are short, so i couldnt tell if there was any fade to it, so ill have to wait a few more months for the lifts to start spinning to really check that. hoping to get it more broken in this week thanks to daylight savings time
How are you running it, little or lots of damping, or someplace in between?
Does it feel more linear in the mid stroke than the coil?
um... dude...
um.... yes?