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rear shock size?
NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
Do i have to replace my rear shock with one of the same spec:
i.e. eye2eye length and stroke?
or can i go for a slightly smaller one?
specifically. i have a e2e = 200mm, stroke = 57mm
i'm looking at a e2e = 195mm, stroke = 50mm
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No, you must use the right length and stroke. Or else you will lose travel, change the geometry of the bike and possibly damage the frame.
It will change your geo slightly with the smaller eye to eye. It will lift the rear wheel up slackening your head angle and lowering your bb hight
Depending on stoke to travel ratio the 7mm in stroke may end up being 21mm less travel at the rear wheel (more probably 14mm)
Running a smaller shock is unlikely to cause damage (A longer one may see parts of the frame crunch together before the shock bottoms out) but it will change the way it handles to some degree
The correct size you need is very common so there is no excuse. Just buy it. If the odd size you are considering is a money saving effort then stop right now. Bicycle suspension is no place to save money.
To save money do things like drive your car less. Or give your girlfriend fewer presents or give your children less food, that sort of thing.
"Bicycle suspension is no place to save money.
To save money do things like drive your car less. Or give your girlfriend fewer presents or give your children less food, that sort of thing."
That's going into the signiturnator
LOL@ delicious... very well said (the saving money thing)!