[GazaTron]

Ive searched high and low and apologies if this has been covered but what is the eye to eye length and stroke length for my 2012 Element 970 29er?? Is it 6 x 1.25?

thanks in advance

Gary

 

[rockyuphill]

It's a 6" x 1.25" shock on the alloy Element, the carbon Element 29ers used a 6.5" x 1.25". Matching the air canister volume and damping settings is really important.

Here's a link to the tech manual with the parts diagrams

http://www.bikeaction.de/media/pdf/2013RMB_TECHMANUAL-Jan9.pdf

 

[GazaTron]

Mate your a legend

Thanks so much mate....
I've got a freshly rebuilt 6 x 1.25 rp23 out of a 2008 anthem frame hanging in the shed with a firm rebound tune and firm compression tune low volume air canister... Wondering if that'll be okay for now... I can always change things if it doesn't feel right .....

 

[rockyuphill]

The Anthem Maestro and the Rocky Smooth Link Element suspension are almost certainly completely different tunings. You should be able to find the ProPedal, compression and rebound tune info on the outside of both shocks. (H, M, L). Rocky uses a H compression damping, so you'll likely blow through the travel quickly on the Element with the Anthem shock.

 

[GazaTron]

I could be in luck then as the rp23 is a high compression tune.... It's not the original shock the anthem came with I swapped it in a few years ago
Thanks again for your help

 

[edibetta]

@rocky:
Hello
I've read the pdf but it seems that for elemet rsl (carbon) the lenght of the shock is the same, 6x1,25 or 152x317 mm? Is it correct?

Thanks
Ernesto

 

[rockyuphill]

From page 14 of the Tech Manual, the Element 970 RSL the shock is a 6.5" x 1.25", on page 18 the Element 29" Alloy version is 6" x 1.25"

 

[edibetta]

thanks, but take a look on page 37

 

[rockyuphill]

Well, nothing like conflicting information to make things complicated. Well, now we need someone with a tape measure.

 

[edibetta]

I can measure mine, what should I measure?

 

[rockyuphill]

Middle of the two shock mounting bolts, for the eye to eye length. The travel on the shock would be 1.25" on either overall length.

 

[edibetta]

I'll do tomorrow morning.
Stay tuned

 

[edibetta]

I've checked: 6x1.25
Rocky element 999 rsl.

Ernesto