We just had some shocks "PUSH-ed". 2 Float "R's", 1 Float "RC"
(My use of descriptive adjectives and gratuitous, gushing, superlatives tends to be a bit lacking, but I'll try to overcome that vocabulary shortcoming. I'll attempt to use the proper vernacular…)
DUDE, [email protected]! WOW, WHOA, SUPER, SICK, ILLIN', and the oft used SWEET!!!
Okay, that out of the way…
If you're looking to upgrade, not buy a new bike, look into this. I'm blown away by the character change of the bike.
Installed on '03 Wrekylls (Jekylls) in "full slacker" mode. The shock, (former RC), performance is incredible. I climbed sections last night that, in the past, would have had me spinning out, (that with the bike formerly set in XC mode.) On drops/rocks of about 12-18 inches, the bike settled right in and had ZERO pogo. To say I was impressed is a complete understatement. Rock gardens were faster, negotiated more smoothly and standing and cranking on the pedals without "squish, squish" was quite a pleasant change. I remarked to Louis and Zach agreed ( one o' the "kids", 27) that we'd have to learn to ride a whole different way.
Forward momentum through sand was exponentially improved. Where I used to have to use much more body English to negotiate/traverse long sand sections, I cruised right through.
On a comparison, one of our kids (another one of the kids, 22 years old) has a "true" SPV on an '04 model. I think that the PUSH outperforms it. (I would like to think that prescribed ride is why you're laying out your $$$.)
Disclaimer: I'm not one of the "world class, uber-hardcore" riders that post on the board, nor the most informed. It might not work for some.
SunDog's Float RC has been "PUSH'ed", should be back Monday…
Here's a couple pics from the ride last evening.
(My use of descriptive adjectives and gratuitous, gushing, superlatives tends to be a bit lacking, but I'll try to overcome that vocabulary shortcoming. I'll attempt to use the proper vernacular…)
DUDE, [email protected]! WOW, WHOA, SUPER, SICK, ILLIN', and the oft used SWEET!!!
Okay, that out of the way…
If you're looking to upgrade, not buy a new bike, look into this. I'm blown away by the character change of the bike.
Installed on '03 Wrekylls (Jekylls) in "full slacker" mode. The shock, (former RC), performance is incredible. I climbed sections last night that, in the past, would have had me spinning out, (that with the bike formerly set in XC mode.) On drops/rocks of about 12-18 inches, the bike settled right in and had ZERO pogo. To say I was impressed is a complete understatement. Rock gardens were faster, negotiated more smoothly and standing and cranking on the pedals without "squish, squish" was quite a pleasant change. I remarked to Louis and Zach agreed ( one o' the "kids", 27) that we'd have to learn to ride a whole different way.
Forward momentum through sand was exponentially improved. Where I used to have to use much more body English to negotiate/traverse long sand sections, I cruised right through.
On a comparison, one of our kids (another one of the kids, 22 years old) has a "true" SPV on an '04 model. I think that the PUSH outperforms it. (I would like to think that prescribed ride is why you're laying out your $$$.)
Disclaimer: I'm not one of the "world class, uber-hardcore" riders that post on the board, nor the most informed. It might not work for some.
SunDog's Float RC has been "PUSH'ed", should be back Monday…
Here's a couple pics from the ride last evening.
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