Can you fit a 200mm shock instead of a 190mm
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no."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Why can't you fit the 200mm? Won't it just have 10mm of preload?Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
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Bar Shaker wrote:Why can't you fit the 200mm? Won't it just have 10mm of preload?
I think it's because it'll swing the frame past where the shock should normally top-out. Just a guess though.0 -
Your thinking of the stroke length there.
If its 10mm to big, it just wont fit in the eyelets of the frame. It would be to long..."If I Was Falling, YOU BETTER FREAKING CATCH ME!!!"
6 years riding bikes, 8 broken bones, gravity can be a b**ch
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On some bikes you can fit a longer shock, but apparently you can't on your bike.0
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It's just generally not a good idea, it will probably void your warranty as well.0
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I actually use the extra 10mm length to steepen the head angle slightly, for using longer forks. Works a treat, and it has noticable handling improvements.0
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you can but it will mess up the geomitry of the frame and raise the bb. it would increase leverage forces on the frame in a lateral plane across the frame increasing the chances of welds being compromised. it will also change the leverage forces through the shock stroke causing the rear suspension to behave in a way it was not ment to.
you will find that a wel controled shock is better than just a longer one1 -
Head angle sorted:
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/n ... ngle-26646
Raisin the BB isn't always a bad thing either.0 -
weescott wrote:Head angle sorted:
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/n ... ngle-26646
Raisin the BB isn't always a bad thing either.
Assuming the bike's 1.5" up front....0 -
of course the big question is . If a company spent thousands of pounds in RnD and took 3 years to develop a bike and put a 190mm shock on it why didn't they put a 200mm shock on it in the first place if it would make it a better bike?0
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Depends on what forks the bike was designed around. My Patriot frame is 10 years old, and was originally spec'd with some Manitou forks.
Now it has 150mm '04 Marzocchi Z150s, which have a longer axle-to-crown height.
The forks would make it slacker, so the extra 10mm or so shock length counter-acts this.0 -
You will be raisng the BB a lot though.0
