Is my rear shock blown?

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Is my rear shock blown?
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flag mtn1man
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:04 Quote
I just bought a new frame and the shock is stiff as ****. I haven't mounted it to any parts yet and it's impossible to get the shock to move the. It has a 500lb spring. Is it broken?

Fox DHX 3.0 Spring
flag ajaxpowder
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:05 Quote
you cant tell untill its buily up. but if its blown it will have very fast rebound and the adjustmments wont do anything.
flag kylefarnum
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:08 Quote
its impossible...unless you are the hulk....to push a shock while its not on a bike. you need the leverage of the frame to push the shock with the amount of force it needs to compress
flag mtn1man
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:09 Quote
thanks for the replies. thought I would be able to press it down with shear force without it being mounted...VIVA LA PINKBIKE!!!
flag kylefarnum
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:11 Quote
yea man no probs. 500 pound spring...i would like to see the toughest person on pinkbike try to press that down.
its hella tight.
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Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:15 Quote
she can do it https://youtube.com/watch?v=GpIjiCsYD_I
flag kylefarnum
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:20 Quote
that frying pan was thin...and shes on roids...she was pissed off and had a roid rage on the frying pan
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Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:21 Quote
does roids effect any girl body parts like when dudes nads get small?
flag kylefarnum
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:24 Quote
im not sure?
maybe their titties get smaller.
that would be funny.
also shitty for the dudes.
flag thud
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 22:29 Quote
hey dude see if u cant move any of the adjustments samething with me
flag mtn1man
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 23:11 Quote
thud wrote:
hey dude see if u cant move any of the adjustments samething with me
I've played around with the adjustments and it pretty much stays the same. I can make it nudge, but that's about it. Would a 500lb spring be good for a rider that's 185lb?
flag some-guy
Posted: Oct 28, 2007 at 23:58 Quote
depends on the bike. different linkage designs will require different spring rates and what not
flag mtn1man
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 at 9:29 Quote
yeah, like most have said, it's probably due to it not being mounted with other parts yet.
flag kylefarnum
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 at 22:59 Quote
"like most have said"

yeah. like most have said should mean its true. Razz
flag mtn1man
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 at 23:04 Quote
2005bigfoot wrote:
"like most have said"

yeah. like most have said should mean its true. Razz

Look at the last post on page 1. Just reassuring the guy that had a similar concern.
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