Rear shocks: Fox float, vanilla, brain

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Hey yo,

I have a hardtail. I love it and don't really like the "bob" of a dually. I am about 200 pounds
(tall & fit for all you single ladies out there,

j/k)

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and ride hard x-country. I go through rear rims and hubs like crazy, I guess i should invest in a
good set.

Perhaps its your riding style that is damaging the wheels and hubs?

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But I am contermplating a second bike, I was thinking i should probably

not

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get another hardtail but have a dually as a second bike...or venture into

a

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singlespeed.

Get the SS.

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Now....for my weight (200 lbs)...how would the brain and float stand up?

I

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know of heavier people busting floats like crazy. A vanilla would do but

i

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feel thats more for urban and downhill riders and that the bob would

really

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get to me...I tried one out last night. Please educate me.

Progressive Suspension 5th Element shock. No-bob. Like riding on a cloud its so smooth.

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Whats a good rear hub, non-disk, that would last? something of good value, regardless of the name.

Chris King.

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I don't ride them myself yet but I know of a few people that do; amazing value and great quality
components can be found in oryx bikes. I wish i

knew

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about them before buying my big name bike www.oryx.ca Most bikes come with race face and bombers.
I don't know how available they are out of canada though.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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Hey yo,

Whats a good rear hub, non-disk, that would last? something of good value, regardless of the name.

You want a Chris King Classic hub. ( 5 yr warranty) It will withstand up to 800 ft/lbs of torque. I
went through a whole bunch of free-hub bodies
( 9) last year until I switched to Sun-Ringle Abbah SOS. I have only had to send it back once for
warranty repair.

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Thanks!

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I have a hardtail. I love it and don't really like the "bob" of a dually. I am about 200 pounds
(tall & fit for all you single ladies out there,

j/k)

If you love hardtails and hate bob, get yourself a Specialized Epic Comp w/ brain. It rides like a
hardtail with awesome rear traction, and takes drops like a champ! It should be able to handle a 200
lb. rider.

-John Morgan

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I have a hardtail. I love it and don't really like the "bob" of a

dually.

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I am about 200 pounds (tall & fit for all you single ladies out there,

j/k)

If you love hardtails and hate bob, get yourself a Specialized Epic Comp

w/

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brain. It rides like a hardtail with awesome rear traction, and takes

drops

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like a champ! It should be able to handle a 200 lb. rider.

-John Morgan

I agree almost entirely. The one thing I'd change is to say you should get the S-Works if you can
afford it. Quite a bit lighter than the comp, but it will also lighten your wallet a lot more too!

Matt (was a diehard hardtail rider until recently)

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I agree almost entirely. The one thing I'd change is to say you should get the S-Works if you can
afford it. Quite a bit lighter than the comp, but

it

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will also lighten your wallet a lot more too!

Matt (was a diehard hardtail rider until recently)

LOL, well assuming he's not disgustingly rich or foolish enough to work in a bike shop, then the
S-Works is out of the question. I recommended the Comp because it comes with a nice beefy Fox fork.
If you wait until 2004, I heard Specialized will have a long-travel bike that utilizes the Brain.
mmm mmm toasty.

-John Morgan

On a side note, if you can afford the S-Works Epic, I can tell you it is one sweeeeet ride,
you'll love it.

like hardtail? but would like that he turns in to the full from time to time? on it's own, just when
you need one? Specialized Epic.

Picking through new Fox site and '04 manuals I bumped in to the adjustable brain, so it might be
that they are in store for the next season. Worth to consider.

D'amir

Im with simbot, 200 lbs and use a vanila on Trek VRX & likewise minimal bob. had it 4 yrs rode it to
hell and back and no probs with anything (apart from the seatpost.......long story)

Col.

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I have a hardtail. I love it and don't really like the "bob" of a

dually.

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I am about 200 pounds (tall & fit for all you single ladies out there,

j/k)

If you love hardtails and hate bob, get yourself a Specialized Epic Comp

w/

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brain. It rides like a hardtail with awesome rear traction, and takes

drops

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like a champ! It should be able to handle a 200 lb. rider.

-John Morgan

I weigh 230 lbs, I use a Fox Vanila on a Kona Stiny Primo. I have little to no bob. From my
experience many people get bob because they don't have the shock set up correctly, you need a
spring heavy enough to support your weight. It will bob like a crack [censored] short on cash, if the
spring is too light. Air shocks are for small people, at 200 lbs you will likely have problems
with an air shock.

The brain is like the float, no? similar strength? would it not break as easily?

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The brain is like the float, no? similar strength? would it not break as easily?

Isn't generally not the shock itself that breaks, and no it's not like the float, it uses much more
expensive and hard to find spherical bearings on each end rather than the cheap but overpriced and
hard to find bronze or delrin bushing/aluminum reducer arrangement.
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