I'm thinking of buying a mountain cycle fury and debating between getting a singer 6 way or CV/t 5 for the shock. I have zero experiance with either of these shocks and any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Like he said they are basically the same thing. The only difference is the 5th is made in the US while the manitou is made in taiwan... so I'd say go with the 5th Element.
Ya this kid at my school screwed up his manitu and he sent it in and they sent him a brand new one. Im riding a splinter mx right now with a blown out cv/t 5-demo bike cuz mines in the shop getting brakes.
I've had great experience with both companies as far as a problem being fixed or repair working being done. Both are in so cal so it's good for me
But I like the 5th more. Just seems to be a better built rear shock. They both though are virtually the same with similar adjustments. Frame companies always are switching around what shocks they come with, first it was 5th element, then swinger, then DHX so take your pick. All will work fine and especially with a single pivot those would be the only ones you'd want.
Okay I just bought a 5th element on my MC Fury, and it sucks ass, compression is too stiff, rebound way to slow. They said to send it in because they think there might be a problem with it, but I rode this other guys Fury with a CVT 5 and it felt terrible too. Aaaaaargh I'm wishing I got a manitou, from talking to them on the phone there customer service is way better than Progressive
Are you sure its not a tuning issue? I've found 5th's feel as good as the tune. Run minimal compression and preload, crank the progression till it doesn't bottom harshly and you are good. At least this is my experience.
Okay I just bought a 5th element on my MC Fury, and it sucks ass, compression is too stiff, rebound way to slow. They said to send it in because they think there might be a problem with it, but I rode this other guys Fury with a CVT 5 and it felt terrible too. Aaaaaargh I'm wishing I got a manitou, from talking to them on the phone there customer service is way better than Progressive
When you say the the compression is too stiff, do you mean the initial compression (small bumps) or final compression (big bumps)?
How far are the compression adjusters turned out?
What is the air pressure set at?
How far is the rebound turned out?
Is the shock new or used? Where did you get it? This is important since they have made a few changes to the baseline tune including making the rebound faster.
PM me if you reply and I don't answer since I'll be gone for the weeeknd riding.
Sorry for the thread jack, but a friend of mine runs a 5th on his VPF. He weighs only 90 lbs. The compression screws are backed all the way out, bottom out backed out, min. pressure, 300 lb spring. He hardly gets any suspension out of it because the platform is so damn firm. Cant switch to a fox for sponsorship reasons. Can these things be re-valved for such a light rider?
Sorry for the thread jack, but a friend of mine runs a 5th on his VPF. He weighs only 90 lbs. The compression screws are backed all the way out, bottom out backed out, min. pressure, 300 lb spring. He hardly gets any suspension out of it because the platform is so damn firm. Cant switch to a fox for sponsorship reasons. Can these things be re-valved for such a light rider?
I've got everything backed all the way out. compression, rebound, preload, and I ran 50 to 130lbs, largest volume still feels like crap. I called Progressive, and asked some technical questions about what leverage ratio frames it was valved for etc. etc. and got nothing useful. I hate the fact that I spent all this money and one hour into my ride It's looking like I have to spend more cash to get somthing ridable. Oh yeah I weight 170lbs, the shock valving is jsut way off.
I've got everything backed all the way out. compression, rebound, preload, and I ran 50 to 130lbs, largest volume still feels like crap. I called Progressive, and asked some technical questions about what leverage ratio frames it was valved for etc. etc. and got nothing useful. I hate the fact that I spent all this money and one hour into my ride It's looking like I have to spend more cash to get somthing ridable. Oh yeah I weight 170lbs, the shock valving is jsut way off.
With a 2.5:1 ratio and your weight, you would only get 1.2" of sag if you had 0psi in the chamber. Since you need at least 75psi in the resivour, I would guess the sag is less than 1". The spring appears to be too stiff.
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