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So most of you know by now that VPP creates a lot of rotation at the rear shock's rear eyelet. This, in turn, destroys the rear eyelet teflon DU bushing in very quick order (like... a month's worth of riding) which leads to the dreaded Santa Cruz "creak" when pedaling hard or uphill. Well you can either buy a boatload of DU bushings OR... replace with RWC's needle bearing. You only need to do the rear eyelet as the front does not go thru the same amount of rotation. SC's bikes (including the new Solo and Bronson) use kit no. NBKRWC2185. The only exception are the older Nomad's I believe. Here's the link:
RWC SHOCK EYE NEEDLE BEARING KITS
My Bronson is back to being stealth quiet PLUS it has better small bump compliance because there is less friction and the shock moves more freely (this is not imagined - it will even slightly affect the sag!). Hope this post can help some of you as I am a real believer in this product (used them for over 4 years now) and I'm not associated with them in any way. It's something I feel should come from SC to begin with as it really is a major problem solver!
Have FUN!
G MAN
RWC SHOCK EYE NEEDLE BEARING KITS
My Bronson is back to being stealth quiet PLUS it has better small bump compliance because there is less friction and the shock moves more freely (this is not imagined - it will even slightly affect the sag!). Hope this post can help some of you as I am a real believer in this product (used them for over 4 years now) and I'm not associated with them in any way. It's something I feel should come from SC to begin with as it really is a major problem solver!
Have FUN!
G MAN