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I have and old 2008 Norco Six with a damaged rear shock. The shock size is now, an unusual size, 8.75 x 2.5 (222mm x 63.5mm).
Cane Creek still make one but at over $800 its probably worth more than my bike! The bike design with a horizontal shock and interrupted seat tube, meant someone else using the bike lowered the seat resulting in a few hundred impacts of the seat post to the shock shaft - its cactus.
Other than the shock, this bike is still awesome and gets ridden pretty regularly, but no longer my main ride. (Has been used as my Enduro/DH bike on race weekends when I cant be bothered taking 2 bikes!).
So, the question for the suspension guru's out there in RB land - what is the down side to running an 8.75 x2.75 shock? Seems these are readily available.
My limited understanding is that any ramp up before bottoming out on a 2.5 length shock would be lost with the longer travel shock. If that is about the only downside, I guess I can live with that - and the later model shocks are probably far more tuneable than the basic Fox DHX3 that is stock. I am about 75kg on the bike with pack, and most other riders (kids/friends) are generally lighter.
I have posted in the WTB section, but with plenty of views and no response, I am guessing most of the bikes (and associated spares) that had this shock length are long gone.
The bike is the purple one in the photo below is the patient!
Cane Creek still make one but at over $800 its probably worth more than my bike! The bike design with a horizontal shock and interrupted seat tube, meant someone else using the bike lowered the seat resulting in a few hundred impacts of the seat post to the shock shaft - its cactus.
Other than the shock, this bike is still awesome and gets ridden pretty regularly, but no longer my main ride. (Has been used as my Enduro/DH bike on race weekends when I cant be bothered taking 2 bikes!).
So, the question for the suspension guru's out there in RB land - what is the down side to running an 8.75 x2.75 shock? Seems these are readily available.
My limited understanding is that any ramp up before bottoming out on a 2.5 length shock would be lost with the longer travel shock. If that is about the only downside, I guess I can live with that - and the later model shocks are probably far more tuneable than the basic Fox DHX3 that is stock. I am about 75kg on the bike with pack, and most other riders (kids/friends) are generally lighter.
I have posted in the WTB section, but with plenty of views and no response, I am guessing most of the bikes (and associated spares) that had this shock length are long gone.
The bike is the purple one in the photo below is the patient!
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