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Rockshox, Marzocchis, and Manitous oh my (10 posts)
|  Rockshox, Marzocchis, and Manitous oh my | Tree Hugger
Sep 28, 2001 8:40 PM | | I'm pretty new to the mountain biking scene and would appreciate some advice. I'm on the first draft of my letter to Santa and want to include a new shock. What do ya'll recomend. I've got a Giant Iguana with the Judy TT shock, and want to upgrade. I'm just shy of six foot and weigh 210. I have no interest in racing, just having fun. I want to be able to do some drops, but don't want to suffer from a overly heavy shock. What kind of shock do ya'll recomend and what is a good amount of travel (80, 100, 120?). Thanks. |
| get a zokes... | diggz
Sep 28, 2001 9:17 PM | | bombers rule brother. pony up.
diggz |
| careful... | lidarman
Sep 28, 2001 9:33 PM | | because there is actually a brand called "zokes" these days. |
| ya i know... | diggz
Sep 29, 2001 9:45 AM | | thats why i followed up by saying bombers rule, just so i dont confuse the newbie. |
| Manitou X-Vert or X-Vert Air. | Billy Zoom
Sep 28, 2001 9:34 PM | | I've got an X-Vert Air, and it's a great shock. VERY adjustable, plush, uses coil and air. 30mm stanchions for stiffness, low maintenance, fully adjustable (air, damping), a smidgen over 4 inches of travel (105mm). Being clearanced right now for dirt cheap, due to the "Black" fork and other new shocks coming out. I saw the "Air" for $225 at one of the mail order places, and that's a steal. I paid $275 a couple of months ago and THAT was a steal. The regular X-vert is even cheaper and just about as good, but the Air is a bit lighter, and you mentioned that as a factor. |
| At 210 pounds get something with springs and | dlowell
Sep 29, 2001 12:20 AM | | do not worry about the weight of the shock. Eighty mil'rs should be sufficient for your bike and should not change the geometry significantly. Marz's are probably best but R-shox is now also making very good oil damped shocks with real springs. At your weight if you are an aggressive rider you should probably stay away from air sprung and elast'r sprung units - you will probably just blow them up - durability is the most important factor - plus winter in colder climates does strange things to elast'rs.
Hope that helped??
D |
| X-vert demo $139 at www.jensonusa.com ! | Dromond
Sep 29, 2001 10:07 PM | | I just got one and I love it. I do lots of trail/slalom/urban/trials all around type riding and thsie fork is really nice for it. Soooo insanely cheap too. One with and uncut steer tube is onyl $20 more too. Go for it man. |
| Talking about a wet.......... | the true JESTER
Sep 30, 2001 12:00 AM | | noodle. Try using a disc set up on a Sid Race. Way too much flex for me. Went back to my ZOKE. A no flex fork. |
| X-Vert Super baby! | Crazy Bitch
Sep 30, 2001 10:24 AM | | I have last year's model with the heavy spring kit.I weigh 210 and can't find any problems with mine even after some heavy urban-style abuse.I bought mine for $250 at Pricepoint.If you want a shorter-travel shock,you can't go wrong with a Z2 Atom 80.It's stiffer than me on a Viagra overdose and plusher than any short-travel fork out there.Peace!
-CB |
| 80 mm - RockShox | Rev Bubba
Sep 30, 2001 3:51 PM | | My first mountain bike was a rigid steel Iguana. Nice way to start. 80mm is plenty for your hardtail and I'm partial to RockShox Judy's although the new Duke looks sweet. |
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