Have I made bad decisions here?

kieranlm

So, basically.. to cut a long story short, I bought a Marin east-peak 2004 (shortly after buying, I realised the rear shock and front forks were destroyed). I have replaced the front forks with some new Rockshox XC32 air solo's

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121675579535?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=420681631545&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

and the rear shock with a new fox float CTD 165mm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161799891996?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Baring in mind these items are brand new with 1 year warranties (I know I could have gone for second hand rebas or recons) but I thought these made better value sense, would you say I've invested well? Or would you have gone a completely different route? Will the suspension work well together? I would really appreciate advice from some of you guys as I have no real idea about biking components. Thanks!

Rigga

It's a bit late now isn't it? Surely you should have asked those questions first? Sorry to sound harsh.

cooldad

He did.

viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=13036356&p=19701335#p19701335

Twice, more or less.

viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=13036431&p=19702129#p19702129

codfather

I had a CTD shock on a Santa Cruz 5010 I demo'd last week. Hated it. It spoiled an otherwise excellent bike. Climb mode is very efficient, Trail mode does nothing well and Descend mode is soggy and limp.