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Genius 2023 - Coil shock fit?

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flag jpjpj
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Posted: Oct 20, 2023 at 8:39 Quote
I'm looking to change my shock on my Genius St 2023. Has anyone installed a fox dhx2 or marzocchi?

I'm curious to see if it fits in the frame?

Thanks in advance!
flag SPSuspension
Posted: Oct 20, 2023 at 11:20 Quote
That chassis has a leverage ratio that is mostly linear, meaning coil shocks are going to need a stiffer spring rate to keep it blowing through travel. This makes things harsh. A progressive spring may help some. Space wise a DHX should fit though as it is the same body as the Float X. Honestly if you have the Float X shock- that is a fantastic shock. If yours came with the X-Fusion I would move to the Float X.
flag jpjpj
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Posted: Nov 14, 2023 at 5:52 Quote
SPSuspension wrote:
That chassis has a leverage ratio that is mostly linear, meaning coil shocks are going to need a stiffer spring rate to keep it blowing through travel. This makes things harsh. A progressive spring may help some. Space wise a DHX should fit though as it is the same body as the Float X. Honestly if you have the Float X shock- that is a fantastic shock. If yours came with the X-Fusion I would move to the Float X.


Thanks for the information, it's much appreciated. Is it possible to know where you found the leverage ratio information for the Genius? I searched and did not find it.

I was wondering why the bike was plush like that even with just 150mm.... that's probably the reason!

I do have a FLOAT X, which works very well. But I mostly do DH with the bike and I wanted to try something different as shock just to see the difference and have a spire shock. But a DHX2 wouldn't be the right choice if the bike is linear.

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Posted: May 3, 2024 at 23:45 Quote
jpjpj wrote:
SPSuspension wrote:
That chassis has a leverage ratio that is mostly linear, meaning coil shocks are going to need a stiffer spring rate to keep it blowing through travel. This makes things harsh. A progressive spring may help some. Space wise a DHX should fit though as it is the same body as the Float X. Honestly if you have the Float X shock- that is a fantastic shock. If yours came with the X-Fusion I would move to the Float X.


Thanks for the information, it's much appreciated. Is it possible to know where you found the leverage ratio information for the Genius? I searched and did not find it.

I was wondering why the bike was plush like that even with just 150mm.... that's probably the reason!

I do have a FLOAT X, which works very well. But I mostly do DH with the bike and I wanted to try something different as shock just to see the difference and have a spire shock. But a DHX2 wouldn't be the right choice if the bike is linear.

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If this helps: https://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/2023/02/scott-genius-st-2023.html. It isn't "mostly linear", it's about 20% progressive.
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