|   Cloud Nine setup on an Ellsworth Truth | mtbrice
Oct 21, 2003 7:47 AM | | I just replaced my Fox shock with Cloud Nine shock and I'm having problems setting it up with my '02 Truth. I'm a 185lbs rider and ride aggressive XC. I've set it up with the recommended 10psi under my body weight and the bike feels a little more sluggish now than with the Fox Float that was on it. I run a Fox Vanilla on the front set at the 100mm setting....any input on setup would be appreciated!!!
thanks, Jeff |
| change your rear shock | rick r
Oct 21, 2003 9:04 AM | | Hate to say it since you just bought it, but you should be running a coil on the rear especially since your running a coil front shock. I replaced the Fox float on my Truth w/ a Romic and it made a huge diff.(I weigh 195). The Romic provides more traction and handles big hits better plus you get the stable platform valving which makes the bike a better pedaler. It will add a pound over the air shock, but well worth it! |
| Agree.......but... | Dirthead
Oct 21, 2003 9:11 AM | | I have an AD-12 on my 03 Truth. I weigh 160 lbs and run 200 psi in the shock. At the recommended psi it is way to "plush", more like an old heavy Cadillac running down a gravel road. Really smooth over rough stuff, but really sluggish under power. You could try running higher pressure. My AD-12 is rated for 300 psi, I think the Cloud Nine should be rated for the same. Try it with about 230-250 psi. A romic coil would be the ultimate solution to your problem, but at a price. The shock with Ti spring kit is about $500 from Ellsworth, less on eBay or the classifieds if you can find it. |
| Recommended pressure is a starting point.... | Monte
Oct 21, 2003 5:18 PM | | sag is what it's all about. Pump the shock up until you get about 3/8" of sag. That's 25% sag for the 1.5" stroke shock. See what the ride feels like after you do that. Though a coil might have been a better choice, but you're only 25 lbs heavier than me on my '02 truth with a Cloud 9.
Monte |
| AD/10 on an 02 Truth. | bugaroo
Oct 21, 2003 11:33 PM | | I like it for what it is. Typically I run the shock about the same pressure as my riding weight is. I weigh 190 typically run the shock at about 210. Dials set middle to upper end of the road with compression. Reboud about 1/2 way in. Currently I have a fox rl 100 on the front. I believe it makes for a great ruggest cross country trial bike. Of course there are plenty of 3-5 foot drops that test the frame. 3 years, so far so good. |
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