jumpin' jeehosafatz at Back Patio in Eugene, Oregon, United States - photo by BungedUP

chopped Roco shock

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Album: Bikes
Category: Parts - Suspension
Date Posted: Aug 5, 2008 at 21:28
Aug 5, 2008
Location: Eugene, Oregon, United States
Trail: Back Patio
Riders: jumpin' jeehosafatz

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Stoked-Commencal (Jan 9, 2009 at 15:37)

Is there any difference compared to a piggyback mounted the conventional way?

BungedUP (Jan 9, 2009 at 22:46)

not that I found - the only reason I did it was because you can't mount a piggyback shock on this year of Slayer frames.

Stoked-Commencal (Jan 10, 2009 at 3:59)

Oh so its just for clearance then? Its pretty sweet anyway you must be good with your hands.

BungedUP (Jan 10, 2009 at 10:46)

Yep - clearance is such that the reservoir runs into the seat tube. I don't know why RM thought people wouldn't want to run coil shocks on Slayers - obviously they changed that the next year. And yes, me an my hands get along alright - most of the time anyway.

bikes-tomsegura (Oct 31, 2008 at 7:14)

the sticker below the shock really works

BungedUP (Nov 2, 2008 at 13:58)

oh yeah - it pretty much adds 300 hp to the bike.

HewDaawg (Nov 2, 2008 at 20:26)

that pritty sweet was it hard to do?

BungedUP (Nov 2, 2008 at 21:59)

well, it wasn't too bad really. It is a little tricky to machine the faces of the reservoir and main shock body perpendicular to the holes for the hydraulic line. The part I like the least is just the 180 degree bend the tube has to make. Mounting the reservoir to the seat tube would be better, especially if I could have found a better, more flexible hydraulic hose (like Goodridge).