Push Industries started life in 2003 as a tuning and aftermarket suspension specialist, but you're probably more familiar with them due to their $1,200 USD ElevenSix shock that's not only manufactured in the good ol' US of A but also made entirely from domestic materials. It's aimed at those who spend most of their time aboard 140-170mm all-mountain and enduro bikes, is custom tuned to the riders' needs, and it also has two separate compression circuits, each with their own externally adjustable high- and low-speed compression adjustments, that can be selected with the flip of a lever.
It's essentially two shocks in one, which is good because it costs around twice as much as some other options.
A lot of riders consider the ElevenSix to be pinnacle or rear suspension, and our own Mike Kazimer said that ''It's like purchasing a tailored suit versus an off-the-rack model'' when
he reviewed it back in 2016. But if you have a new Nomad 4 or Trek Slash, you couldn't mount your own 'tailored suit shock' due to clearance issues. Until now.
Push's new ElevenSix SS - that stands for Sidestack - sees the shock's reservoir offset to one side to allow it to fit more frames, including the Nomad and Slash. The SS model looks a bit different due to the new layout, but all of the adjustments remain, and it's still assembled at Push's HQ using parts that are almost entirely manufactured in-house. If you have an older ElevenSix and want to convert it to the new SS layout, Push can do that for you, too, by replacing the old piggback bridge. The new ElevenSix SS retails for the same $1,200 USD as its predecessor.
I see it as a matter of time before they introduce this bike in their product line-up. If a 5010 has its 29" counterpart in Hightower and Bronson in Hightower LT, with a V10 getting its 29" counterpart very soon, why then wouldn't a Nomad as well?
1. I particularly climb fire roads on my 160mm bike to get to hairy descents to i could just clip the switch when I get to the top.
2. Having 2 circuits doesn't just mean climb/dh. One circuit could be more flowy trail tuned and the other gnar DH. This way you won't have to retune your shock if your crew wants to go to a jump trail one day and a DH trail the next. Just flip the switch before you go.
I'm sure there are other reasons but these are the only i could think of off the top of my head
Treks rocker is a basic bolt through design so they wouldn't actually have to use a Trunnion mount on their shock for it to work. If you google for the RS super Deluxe for the remedy it comes up as a standard shock you can buy and not that poorly designed trunnion crap that comes stock... And doesnt have a ticking time bomb design called "thru-shaft"
As a trek owner and someone who wrenches for a small race team who ride treks... Reactiv and thru-shaft are not worth the nightmare they will become... Get rid of it and replace it.
If your thru-shaft shock didnt explode within the first week of riding it... Dont be fooled a massive day at the bike park or a full day of enduro racing will almost certainly lead to failure.
I contacted Push in the pass and they told me that the original 11/ 6 would not fit a Remedy 2017. I am running a RS Super Deluxe right now. I am liking it but if this new one fit, I will give it a try.
PUSH not having a shock that works for the Trek remedy or Slash is a little f*cking silly. I see more Slashes and remedies at the local events than I do the new nomad. Not to mention a shock that wont fail would be nice to have on a Trek....
They designed a product that neither RS or FOX likes and doesn't feel is worth it... (don't believe me, catch a head tech for either company at the bar, get a few beers in him and see what he has to say) Im not naming names but I have talked to someone from each company and their comments were not in the Positive category.
I had a top dog at a fox service center offer to remove the failed reactiv system from my shock and bypass it. His words were" Well it wont fail and it will work better"... Instead just had them take the shock for a month to service it and in the meantime purchased an RS deluxe for it and couldn't be happier and now have a fox shock sitting in a box for if i ever need backup...
$1200-...$100 a month.. $25 a week...$3.57 a day...
Millionare..
Just be happy with your bike man! (And be happy for the newbies, they are learning a great hobby)
That would be tailor made.
Avalanche offers this service.
They don't make a rear shock.
They modify stock shocks.
So yes they do.
@Rucker10: in this application a pinch clamp or lock nut would be more in line with what's standard. Both are better solutions than a set screw because set screws have a low holding force and are prone to marring surfaces.
Spring retainers do rotate and the set screw is a simple solution to preventing it. Have a look a the new Trunnion Mount shock Ohlins just introduced for MTB's a couple of weeks ago. It uses the same feature as ours.
And really, out of all the criticisms you could have come up with, you came up with that? No grumbles about eyelet bushings or IFPs vs bladders or the price tag or the square corners on the lockout switch or the colour or the weight or the aesthetics or the marketing spiel or the rebound knob facing the wrong way in the photos or even the actual performance... just the thing that stops the preload collar coming loose and how it's made? Sounds like you're about to buy one if that's the worst of your complaints.