New Rear Shock

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

i'm a freride rider on a budget and i'm upgrading my rear shock can anyone reccomend a decent shock for me at up to œ120 cheers chickens!

Alex · June 2007

At œ120, i doubt you'll get an 'upgrade'.

What bike is it?
What's the eye to eye length?
What's the stroke?
What sort? Coil? Air?
What's the current shock?

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grommet · June 2007

marzocchi boss VR

Alex · June 2007

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marzocchi boss VR
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What's the reasoning behind that? Do you know it'll fit his bike? Is the Boss suitable for the riding he does? Do you actually have a clue what you're on about or did you just pick a name out of a hat?

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diamondback are not dead · June 2007

its a custom biuld with a cheap spring shock, ive got 195mm of clearence eye to eye and id like something flashy that i could show off so maybee air dunno what do you think?

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

girls please stop fighting!

Alex · June 2007

It may well be a custom build, but what's the frame and what do you use the bike for?

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diamondback are not dead · June 2007

its a diamondback s10 frame used for a very small amount of xc and freeride and a few jumps

Alex · June 2007

You want to spend œ120 on shock for the frame for a œ160 bike?

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diamondback are not dead · June 2007

actually the only thing i havent upgraded on the bike IS the frame i can give you a full list of my current components if you want! but as i said i am on a budget,
but trust me the bike is worth far more than œ160 i can assure you.

(so the answer is yes)

Alex · June 2007

Tip for the wise, put your nice parts on a nice hardtail frame, of which there are many for your price range.

An expensive shock will end up being tied to the frame and not re-saleable when you come to upgrade the frame except with the frame. Shocks are worthless second-hand unless they're a commonly demanded size which that isn't.

You could pick up a very nice 2nd hand hardtail frame from a premium brand for œ120, or add three weeks of paper-round money to your œ120 and you're into new, proper race-ready frames from decent manufacturers.

Not meaning to be mean, but if you spend money on a shock for it, you'll be polishing a turd. You'll have nice bits and a shiny turd, but it'll still be a turd.

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diamondback are not dead · June 2007

paper round money? i'll have you know that i manage one of the most influential restaurants in warwickshire visit www.bluebellhenley.co.uk
also the frame may not be of a certain standard to you but i love her and i'm on a budget due to the fact that uni is pritty expensive nowadays (if you can remeber that far back)
so reall what i'm trying to say is a very polite "up yours"

Alex · June 2007

œ80
œ90
œ100

pick of the bunch, œ90 Seller's a nice guy too.

Nice hardtails that'll do what you want, better than your current frame, for less than your budget.

By paper-round money, i mean œ20 a week. Eight pints. Four packets of fags.

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DirtJumper3200 · June 2007

I got my P2 frame for œ65 out of the MBUK Classifieds. Bargain!

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diamondback are not dead · June 2007

as it says when you click on this topic i'm looking for a shock not a frame

Red Lemon · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by diamondback are not dead

paper round money? i'll have you know that i manage one of the most influential restaurants in warwickshire
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Something about this sentence made me lol.

I'm not disputing the quality of the restaurant or anything like that, it just sounded funny.

elmotheewokking · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by diamondback are not dead

as it says when you click on this topic i'm looking for a shock not a frame

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Then you're wasting your time.

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diamondback are not dead · June 2007

why thankyou i like to think of myself as rather humorous

Red Lemon · June 2007

Of course you do realise you've just told a forum full of loons exactly where you work...

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

oooh sh*t

ROCHA · June 2007

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=16691
Will fit(I think it's 190X50mm you need, is it?) and is cheap enough for you to play with. Check if the spring is okay, though.

WD-40? GT-85?? I'd rather use the old AK-47!

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

Finally! someone helping! yeah its lovely thanks for your help all of you who actually helped!

Alex · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by diamondback are not dead

as it says when you click on this topic i'm looking for a shock not a frame

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<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by diamondback are not dead
i'm a freride rider on a budget and i'm upgrading my rear shock can anyone reccomend a decent shock for me at up to œ120 cheers chickens!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

You're a freerider on a supermarket frame. You're looking for a rear suspension upgrade on the aforementioned supermarket frame with a budget of œ120.

Your best option is to upgrade to No suspension by replacing your frame with a premium brand frame such as that norco for example. This is an upgrade in every sense of the word and within your budget.

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Alex · June 2007

That shock comes without bushes (œ20) and without the correct spring (œ25-50)

You'll have to pay someone to fit the bushes. It'll cost between œ10 and œ20.

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Red Lemon · June 2007

But you can't pose so easily on a hardtail...

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

i dont mind about that because i can do that graduallyas funds increase its just all in one go that is a problem
andalso ive got a great bike fitter in stratford upon avon that is also ver cheap (for fitting parts)

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

YEAH! i think i'm going to side with red lemon here its about style and performance so posing and showing off is a big part of it even though its not to everyones liking (alex at least)

ROCHA · June 2007

Some people, like me, like to get strange parts on their bikes just to see how it goes, even if it was less expensive to get a whole new bike. It's like playing with legos. I had great fun when I cuted and drilled a piece of rusty steel to make a disc mount adapter for my previous crappy frame. I bought a new frame a couple of months later cause the frame cracked on the headtube but the disc mount worked fine.
That's why he wants a new shock, because it's fun to see how it goes, not because it's the most logical thing to do[:p]

WD-40? GT-85?? I'd rather use the old AK-47!

diamondback are not dead · June 2007

Thank you! a Man on my level! good to stick it to them!

Red Lemon · June 2007

haw haw, i pwn chasewai

Alex · June 2007

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haw haw, i pwn chasewai
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That's it. Compulsory "sarcasm" tags on the new forum.

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