toodles said:
I can feel a new member approaching the cult of the damned
The avy cult...
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I can feel a new member approaching the cult of the damned
Yes....we have to make sure this thread does not DIE !!!
I agree but is it true that Romic rear shocks do leak a lot or is it just a rumor or what? How come they don't have a resivour on them? Would hte 9'' link be good for my Big Hit if I got an Avalanche Rear Shock?
Romic has an oversized cannister......the oil is right there for use, not in someDH biker said:
spare room......
They only leak if they were part of a batch that had ill-fitted o-rings or something at the compression adjuster. Since they don't have an external resevoir, Romic shocks have weird sizes.DH biker said:
a friend of mine sold his big hit cause he cannot find the big link upgrade. chances are if you dont have one, you might not get one.DH biker said:
i'll second that observation; the avy on my tmx blew through the travel too rapidly; i've since switched to a 5th - dropped 50lbs on the spring rate & gained a bit of small bump sensitivity as well as a nice end-stroke rising rate that the bike lacked previously. suspension design is an important consideration in picking a shock.Jimmy_Pop said:
Not bashing you in any way.....but to say less innovation is completely wrong.snowskilz said:
Avalanche is very innovated but does not have the resources to promote and advertise such innovations. Ala FOX, Romic etc. I spent 3 hours with Craig last thursday building a new Chubby for my Morewood Izimu. We spoke at length regarding all the new "innovation" that has gone into his shocks. Again not bashing anyone....but remember Avalanche is a 2 man crew, Craig and Eric oh 3 if you count Craig's girlfriend who does the accounting. They don't have the time or resources to promote all the new products and ideas.
Personally I have had Avy's on all my bikes. Santa Cruz Super8,3 Turner DHRs, Cortina Europa DS FS and now my Morewood. I love the avy....but this is about riding bikes....Fox....Romic...Stratos....Cane Creek whatever gets you on trail is good enough for me....rant over
The funny thing is that the suspension design on the Army is not very progressive but the Avy works super nicely anyway !! I love it !
so what is innovative about it?Froggy said:
actually i havent given an opinion or said anything....Lexx D said:Hahahaha, I love it. A thread that is for the avy cult and Zedro still needs to come in and give his 2 cents.
....oh wait i'm not allowed to even read it
So you have to have "Avy" suspension to be able to post in this thread???
Thats pretty good, but a resevoir also help keep more oil capacity and greater surface area for cooling on big downhills.Cant Climb said:
I have only felt 1 good Romic and that was on Acadian's DHR after it was rebuilt. The Romic on my Foes just feels like poo.toodles said:
And of course there are chicks in the Avy cult
Uh, have you ever heard of "twin tube"??Cant Climb said:
The oil in the romic is in the main chamber, and in a resevior. If you didn't have a resevior to account for expansion it would explode and leak oil. Well, romics do that anyway, but that's not my main point. It still has a res, and it's just a different way to do things.
he wasent being accurate, Romic uses a Twin tube design; essentially the reservoir is wrapped around the piston chamberbullcrew said:
Oh Goody, so now not only does it build heat it has a reduced chamber size to accomodate the extra material to make the twin chamber and minimal surface exposed area.zedro said:
WOW! THATS INNOVATION!
Not knocking you zedro.
i think it comes out to the same size, the Romic is a very fat shock, i dont think they reduced piston diameterbullcrew said:
The shock body of the Romic is pretty much the same as the Avalanche shock.
Its true.
Chucked the romic in the bin and got an avy for my turner and have never looked back. I had one on my super 8 before i bought my turner as well.
Sick shocks. If i could afford a front fork i would be rocking one as well.
-Matt
Sick shocks. If i could afford a front fork i would be rocking one as well.
-Matt
Even with the same size piston diameter you'll have reduced interior size and compared to the size of an avy with resevoir, the avy still has a bigger shock body. All in all equaling more oil, dampening properties and cooling.zedro said:
For what it's worth I like any shock that puts me on the trail, I prefer a shock that keeps me going back with no issues. The Romic is a good shock and a pretty sweet design, I like it. I still prefer an avy.
Don't forget that the Romic shocks have funny sizes...like 9 x 2.75 where every other shock would be 8.75 x 2.75. That's where you get your extra oil capacity, in the longer shock body.bullcrew said:
was referring more to other shocks piston sizes. Also i dont know what "more damping properties" means, but i'm sure it doesnt mean anythingbullcrew said:
Hot oil thins out and has less dampening, It's weight is reduced or thinned out allowing a shock to travel through its range faster. Shocks with resevoirs allow for more oil capacity mainly to keep the oil cooler. Resevoired shocks along with the addition of nitrogen have eliminated or reduced considerably the emulsion or thinning foamy oil. Nitrogren doesn't compress like air and isn't effected by the temerature outside.
I'm not having that drama with mine. It's plusher than my old Swinger and pedals just as well. I hope the durability is there because I don't have the grand I'll need for a DHX or Avy - which is another factor that needs to be considered. Romics aren't particularly expensive and they work damn well as far as I've seen.Brian HCM#1 said:
That sells it. Where do I sign up? Is the initiation painful?Brian HCM#1 said:And of course there are chicks in the Avy cult
Don't suppose I can have that old RomicCave Dweller said:
I might need it for when mine blows up - provided I survive the explosion all the doomsayers are predicting 
I think what you mean to say is that it doesn't increase in pressure as badly as air does. Nitrogen is only used because it is mostly inert and has a low coeffiecient of expansion meaning you're shock would have to get really, really hot before the nitrogen expanded enough to over-pressurize and blow the seals.bullcrew said:
Nitrogen has to be compressable, otherwise there'd be no point - the shock would heat up and rupture the same as if it was filled with oil.
There are no women, it's just a bunch of oily, naked guys rubbing and masterbating all over eachother with a big AVALANCHE banner hanging overhead.toodles said:
Yeah! with that said I now want to sell my shock.ChrisRobin said:
You're right on the expansion/contraction properties of nitrogen it's more stable at high/low temp.toodles said:
Dude's kinda scary with the whole avy cult b naked touchy thingamabob.
Ya got issues chris.
Oh, thats the Canadian chapter, here in the US its all good looking chicksChrisRobin said:
And you're the captain, you sexy lady you.Brian HCM#1 said:Oh, thats the Canadian chapter, here in the US its all good looking chicks
No way dude, I got my good looking wife!!!!! Too bad she doesn't know she's in the cultCurb Hucker said:And you're the captain, you sexy lady you.
Brian HCM#1 said:No way dude, I got my good looking wife!!!!! Too bad she doesn't know she's in the cult
Is she now officially the unnoficial poster girl for the Avalanche whore cult.
guess its all those medical advances in sex change operations...Brian HCM#1 said:Oh, thats the Canadian chapter, here in the US its all good looking chicks
PS..must be a small canadian chapter, apparently shipping to the north is too complicated for Mr. Seekins lol
Boy she's gonna be thrilled aboutCurb Hucker said:
Not bad for someone turning 40 in a month :love: