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What weight coil do you ride with?
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flag orangehat
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 11:02 Quote
azfreeride wrote:
The revox comes in more than just a 3.5 in stroke even though thats what I have. I run a 300 lb spring on my session ten and its amazing but i do have a 400lb ti spring for it sitting around, good for hucks and stuff.

cheers mate, how much do you roughly way with gear on? the 06 revox? i think that my 350lb on my session 10 is too soft
flag extremedhracer
FL
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 11:19 Quote
noone can help unless they know the bike and your weight because levarage ratios, bike geometry and rider preferences will all make a huge difference on what spring is required
flag SuperrealA11an
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 11:21 Quote
for some reason i am running a 500lbs spring and i am like 9.10 stone but i need to measure the sag to see if its right
flag jetpilot
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 11:29 Quote
I weight less than 160lbs and my 550 lb spring bottoms out frequently.....I think it really depends on the geometry of your rear suspension.
flag azfreeride
O+
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 12:36 Quote
I weigh about 150-160 with gear on and it hasn't ever bottomed hard, and yah its the 06 revox
flag
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 16:11 Quote
I weigh 155 (Currently) but I run a 275lbs spring on a 2.75 stroke shock, and I couldn't be more happier with it.
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 16:26 Quote
Note: Firefox does not like that calculator for some reason. Use I.E.
flag orangehat
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 at 12:28 Quote
Hummeroid wrote:
Note: Firefox does not like that calculator for some reason. Use I.E.

ha thanks!
making me one step further to finding the right shock coil!
flag bammdiaz
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 at 14:38 Quote
i ride the trails around here, some are rocky some more roots and stuff. but anyways i oly weigh 130 pounds in all bike weighs 40 pounds, and i have a 400lb the shock it sefl has 2.5 inches of travel, and its to stiff. any help on how much sag it will need. i looked it up and a 200lb spring gives me about almost half an inch, is that enough sag, i can go with a 150lb if i can find one, and that will have a lil more sag, dont know if it will will be to soft and if ill max it out off drop offs... any suggestions?? sorry for terrrible grammer.
flag sewer-rat
FL
Posted: Sep 11, 2012 at 7:40 Quote
Try the tf tuned spring calculator mate - you just put all your details in and it does it for you, I've always used it and it's never been that far out

http://www.tftunedshox.com/info/spring_calculator.aspx
flag elanto
Posted: Sep 11, 2012 at 11:00 Quote
60 kg rider 65ish with all gear running 300lb spring on single pivot freeride iron horse yakuza ojiki
can bottom out on big drops but it soft and subtle over gravelly uneven sections
flag querhoch
Posted: Sep 11, 2012 at 11:19 Quote
11.5 stone with a 350 x 3.25, but it feels as stiff as the 450 on my last bike due to the linkage etc. this isnt a question that can be answered online.
flag bammdiaz
Posted: Sep 11, 2012 at 16:02 Quote
ok thx i run a x fusian it is 8-1/2 eye to eye, and 2.50 stroke if i get a 200b 3 inch stroke coil spring would that work?
flag querhoch
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 at 1:05 Quote
no, always get a shock and spring with the same stroke as described in the manual or you'll mess the geometry and rates up
flag Ox-Bikes
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 at 4:02 Quote
If there's room between the spring seats on the shock to mount the longer spring, you can,. But you're adding weight for nothing.

Never use a shorter spring. The coils can crash into each other before you get max travel. Then you get a very large clunk followed by the rattling of broken bits.

 


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