the vanilla r on my gemini 900 blew up( it really did oil went all over a little kid) and i got a new one from warrantee, but before i put it on i i was thinking of upgrading to a better shock, either an avy or dhx, maybe others too. the problem i have right now is that when theres a lot of studder bumps my rear end feels locked out, even when im not on the brakes,(at places like diablo) the problem is i cant really buy used shocks since i need a shock with a 2.39 stroke in either 7.875 or 8'' sinc ei have clearance enough for both i2i lengths, and it needs to beable to put up with a higher leverage ratio in the 6'' and 7'' travel modes, for reference im running a 450 pound spring right now and im about 150 with all my gear on., thanks for any insight, hopefully some c-dale riders have felt this to, and im not crazy...