Coil = More better. I prefer a coil on all my bikes.
Wifey's going to kill me part ?
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If they would fit there also all the DH air shocks options.
Cane Creek DB Air.
So, what trail are we starting out on?
Rainmaker for starters. Nick will be riding w/ us, so I'll let him guide, as he knows every trail there.
your opinion is ill informed. saw at least a dozen guys on ccdba's at the mt snow race over the weekend. and these weren't all little lightweight kids either.
maybe sell the stock Fox and use that money + moar cash to get the ccdbair?
Nice. I am pretty excited!
I've got a line on a CCDB and RC4 for <$200, so I'm working around that. I would prefer to just get a coil and call it a day. Weight is not something that I am supremely concerned about, because I have far more to gain by just going on a diet.
FT did have a good suggestion, which is to keep the air shock for sales purposes later. That being said, mitigating the cost of the shock is primary.
i was just calling nonsense on your claim of "ccdba isn't for dedicated dh". personally you'd still probably be better off with a coil.
give 18 years and 4 cars and forget her emergency brake let it roll in the river then file insurance twice.
What is wrong with your mind?
what is wrong with your waistline?
Mine's correctable. I'm not sure about PSP...
one is too much pie
the other too much pcp
the other too much pcp
Mmmm... pie.
I wish. Wifey has put me on a diet. No more pie. Or ice cream. Or anything fun. I also need to reduce my beer consumption. I'm not a fan.
Sounds like it's time for a new wife.
Sounds like a good wifey.
I hope Mark can make a beer exception this weekend.
or you could just, ya know, ride more.
Nope.
Yep.Sounds like a good wifey.
Have a kid and come back to me on this.
27.5?
Not so hot on teh single track/downhill in my experience.
Afraid I'm not following.
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knobby tires; builds character
Burley solo if only the one kid. I used to get straight stoopid with MadDog in the Burley back in the day. Then went to the tag a long for some good times.
On the DHi
I made her a cardboard fender that worked great on the fast downs.
Have a Burley, and we've been rocking out. It's only been warm enough to take her out for about a month now. I'm trying to ride to work 2x a week, at least until I get some fitness and strength again. Once I get somewhat up to speed, I'll try to do 3x.
Edit: Also, the kid needs to be able to hold their head up w/ a helmet before they can go into the trailer.
Edit: Also, the kid needs to be able to hold their head up w/ a helmet before they can go into the trailer.
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Back on topic here...
My RC4 showed up yesterday and I got it mounted up today. It's just mounted, so I'm still going to need to spend time setting it up. It feels like the 550# spring it came with is probably too soft, but I'll clear that up soon enough. I've never had a shock with proper high and low speed damping, so I'll probably need help figuring that out.
There is a definite and noticeable weight addition. The stock Float CVT only weighs 247 grams vs the RC4 at 963 grams. The spread being 716 grams, or 1.58lbs. When I weighed the bike last week, it was 35.2lbs in full DH kit, so we can just call it 36.8lbs for DH mode. A Ti spring is not off the table, but I need to figure out the correct spring weight before I drop that kind of coin.We'll see what it weighs when I get it back into trail bike kit. There is a chance that I might just keep both shocks and swap them when I change riding mode.
Edit: I just realized how bad a picture I took for the full bike. I'll update it in the morning.
My RC4 showed up yesterday and I got it mounted up today. It's just mounted, so I'm still going to need to spend time setting it up. It feels like the 550# spring it came with is probably too soft, but I'll clear that up soon enough. I've never had a shock with proper high and low speed damping, so I'll probably need help figuring that out.
There is a definite and noticeable weight addition. The stock Float CVT only weighs 247 grams vs the RC4 at 963 grams. The spread being 716 grams, or 1.58lbs. When I weighed the bike last week, it was 35.2lbs in full DH kit, so we can just call it 36.8lbs for DH mode. A Ti spring is not off the table, but I need to figure out the correct spring weight before I drop that kind of coin.We'll see what it weighs when I get it back into trail bike kit. There is a chance that I might just keep both shocks and swap them when I change riding mode.
Edit: I just realized how bad a picture I took for the full bike. I'll update it in the morning.
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