do you know when your frame is due?I'll post thoughts as soon as I get mine. Got an XL deep space 9 with 11/6 coming my way. Curious to see how I like the cs length as the short cs on my XL sb150 was my main complaint about the bike. I've got all the parts ready to go, although I may have to run a trust shout initially until my ext era comes in. (I originally got the shout for my sb150 but wasn't a huge fan so switched to a fox 38 which I sold with the sb150 frame)
Not exactly but I was told mine would ship out in a week or two at most. Add a weekish for transit and hopefully 2-3 weeks... Can't freaking wait. Especially after reading/watching the Beta mtb review of it, it sounds exactly like what I was hoping/looking for. I've ridden a Spec enduro on multiple occasions and in parks vs my 150 it made me crave slightly more bike but the tradeoff was that it felt almost a bit too plush at times like there wasn't anything to push/pump off of especially compared to the sb150. Hoping it'll give me similar stability/ploughability as the enduro without the too deep/plush suspension feeling.do you know when your frame is due?
I too ride steep and loose trails not much of a jumper at all. Infact the Beta review is a trail I ride regularly and that is considered intermediate as far as tech in my books.I dont think you would buy a high pivot long travel bike and expect it to be that great at jumps? for me personally - I love riding steep techy stuff. so I'm going full custom build on the ready inc a mullet setup. after all the reading I did about how it all works - it just made a lot of sense to me - and so pulled the trigger.
i think I have a deepspace 9 coming my way.
So I don't have a ton of experience on high end coils myself (although I'll be reporting back shortly) but I've seen several people who have gone from an x2 to an ext storia or push 11/6 who report that they gain mid stroke support and the bike almost feels more poppy. Granted an x2 is not exactly a supportive or poppy shock. I'd say it really depends on how fast your riding down said trails. If its steep and super technical to the point that its pretty low speed then you may want a poppier bike with like a dpx2. However I find that if you can keep your speed up high enough you can pop or move any bike or shock around. You'll hear tons of reviewers talking about big enduro bikes "coming to life" at higher speeds. Hell on certain trails a big enduro bike allows me to go comfortably so much faster than on a shorter poppier trail bike that the enduro bike almost ends up feeling poppier.I too ride steep and loose trails not much of a jumper at all. Infact the Beta review is a trail I ride regularly and that is considered intermediate as far as tech in my books.
I’m talking about popping off square edge hits, changing directions , or popping from an obstacle to another. Just general riding moves required for steep, rocky, techy trails.
I just think if the bike is a ploughing machine that an air shock could aid in this. The coil might make it a chore
again this is just theory and I have 0 evidence to support this just basing this off the beta review.
Thoughts??
would agree with this. I'm currently running a dhx2 on a sb150. the bike very much rides much better faster on steeper stuff.So I don't have a ton of experience on high end coils myself (although I'll be reporting back shortly) but I've seen several people who have gone from an x2 to an ext storia or push 11/6 who report that they gain mid stroke support and the bike almost feels more poppy. Granted an x2 is not exactly a supportive or poppy shock. I'd say it really depends on how fast your riding down said trails. If its steep and super technical to the point that its pretty low speed then you may want a poppier bike with like a dpx2. However I find that if you can keep your speed up high enough you can pop or move any bike or shock around. You'll hear tons of reviewers talking about big enduro bikes "coming to life" at higher speeds. Hell on certain trails a big enduro bike allows me to go comfortably so much faster than on a shorter poppier trail bike that the enduro bike almost ends up feeling poppier.
Having owned an 11/6 on my Wreckoning, you have to specify to Push the tune you want for each circuit. Most come setup as a climb and DH mode. I would hit push up to see how they tuned the shocks for the bike.would agree with this. I'm currently running a dhx2 on a sb150. the bike very much rides much better faster on steeper stuff.
I'm moving to a push on the dready - so my basic understanding of that shock - is that its basically two shocks in one. one for flowy / jump trails and one for dh. looking forward to it.
my mate just got a new evil with push. he has basically tweaked his "up" climb to jump and flow switch.Having owned an 11/6 on my Wreckoning, you have to specify to Push the tune you want for each circuit. Most come setup as a climb and DH mode. I would hit push up to see how they tuned the shocks for the bike.