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flag JVance
Posted: Nov 10, 2020 at 9:07 Quote
Clearly, I'm not the guy in charge of taking the group photo...
flag R-M-R
Posted: Nov 10, 2020 at 12:04 Quote
Many photo apps attempt to create false depth of field by progressively blurring the foreground and background. It can be a pleasing effect that highlights the photo's subject, but usually results in artifacts, especially regions that are in sharper focus than their surroundings.
flag SamuelFlynn27
Posted: Nov 25, 2020 at 6:32 Quote
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A Stem I made from 6061. Manually milled. Decided to have a go making it for a dirt jumper build. Wanting to have a stab at making my own DH frame soon too. Some awesome stuff on this forum!
flag Ploutre
Posted: Nov 25, 2020 at 6:34 Quote
SamuelFlynn27 wrote:
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A Stem I made from 6061. Manually milled. Decided to have a go making it for a dirt jumper build. Wanting to have a stab at making my own DH frame soon too. Some awesome stuff on this forum!

Homemade Stem - Manually machined 2020 - 6061 Alloy polished finish

Fixed
flag R-M-R
Posted: Nov 25, 2020 at 8:51 Quote
That's a tidy stem. Salute
flag hmstuna
Posted: Nov 25, 2020 at 12:16 Quote
Nice symmetrical aesthetic.
flag tene
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 at 13:29 Quote
I have Cane Creek double barrel inline coil shock and it takes springs up to 140mm free length. It was hard and expensive to find a correct lengt 550-600lbs spring to the shock so I decided to file more ID to Elka`s spring.
More ID for Elka
flag rgtec-components
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 at 9:44 Quote
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
DIY progressive coil

In my early bike experimenting/hacking days I progressivized my fork's coil. Worked pretty well.
flag thebillygoat6000
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 at 10:49 Quote
romphaia wrote:
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
DIY progressive coil

In my early bike experimenting/hacking days I progressivized my fork's coil. Worked pretty well.
by grinding out the inside like this? Thats dope
flag cavin12345
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 at 7:05 Quote
does anyone know what the plastic bit at the bottom of a coil shocks called or does anyone know a way of cutting it for more travel or can anyone tell me how to increase the travel on my 2020 fox dhx2 elite rvs
flag mtbman1980
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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 at 8:40 Quote
I assume you mean the bottom out bumper. Do not cut that away unless you want to damage your shock or possibly your frame.

I do not believe that the travel spacers are external on a coil shock but I could be wrong.
flag Beecee336
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 at 9:05 Quote
cavin12345 wrote:
does anyone know what the plastic bit at the bottom of a coil shocks called or does anyone know a way of cutting it for more travel or can anyone tell me how to increase the travel on my 2020 fox dhx2 elite rvs

I agree ^ that sounds like you're bottom out bumper. Most frames wont accommodate changing stroke lengths on your shock. They're designed with that length and stroke for a reason. I wouldnt mess with it unless you are 100% sure your frame was made to accept different length shocks. Catastrophic failure of frame and shock can happen.
flag kwapik
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 at 10:15 Quote
cavin12345 wrote:
does anyone know what the plastic bit at the bottom of a coil shocks called or does anyone know a way of cutting it for more travel or can anyone tell me how to increase the travel on my 2020 fox dhx2 elite rvs

What size dhx2 do you have and what do you want to increase the stroke to?
flag rgtec-components
Posted: Dec 27, 2020 at 4:30 Quote
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
romphaia wrote:
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
DIY progressive coil

In my early bike experimenting/hacking days I progressivized my fork's coil. Worked pretty well.
by grinding out the inside like this? Thats dope

The outside, with a belt grinder.

 


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