Rear air shock vs spring shock
rong236
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I bought a trek ex8 a few months ago, it's a lovely bike and I don't want to change it.
It has rear fox DCRV 130mm rear shock, I weigh about 230 pounds and I feel as if I need more travel and was badly advised from the bike shop.
I ride a lot of single track and trail centres but my riding is picking up and progressing, I find the shock bottoms out sometimes. I've put up to 245 psi in and can't afford to replace the bike. I read a post about a guy who changed his shock to a rear fox with a spring.
Will a spring rear shock be better for my weight?
It has rear fox DCRV 130mm rear shock, I weigh about 230 pounds and I feel as if I need more travel and was badly advised from the bike shop.
I ride a lot of single track and trail centres but my riding is picking up and progressing, I find the shock bottoms out sometimes. I've put up to 245 psi in and can't afford to replace the bike. I read a post about a guy who changed his shock to a rear fox with a spring.
Will a spring rear shock be better for my weight?
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You should be able to set up your air shock fine. I know a lad of similar weight to you who has to run near max air pressure in his EX9 shock.
When you say the shock bottoms out sometimes, all shocks will do depending on what you're riding on. Bottoming out isn't a bad thing it just means you've used up your travel, however if it's bottoming out when you're riding over a small bump then you got problems.
http://www.tftunedshox.com/Catalogue/PU ... B-4575-300
I had the same trouble with my Remedy DRCV bottoming out too easily so got these for the shock and fork and it's been loads better since
My 2012 Remedy