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    Tom
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    Hi,

    I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

    I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
    2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

    My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are the
    forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

    Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

    Thanks in advance for any answer.

    Tom H Minnesota)

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  2. Bentbiker
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    Tom, there is a fork adapter Vision carries for the suspended front forks, then it's a matter of
    plugging in your USS bars or buying them. I believe www.hostelshoppe.com shows both these items on
    their web page. click "on line catalog" then click on Vision parts.

    tom said:

    Hi,

    I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

    I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
    2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

    My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are the
    forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

    Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

    Thanks in advance for any answer.

    Tom H Minnesota)

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  3. Bentbiker
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    #3

    ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.

    tom said:

    Hi,

    I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

    I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
    2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

    My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are the
    forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

    Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

    Thanks in advance for any answer.

    Tom H Minnesota)

    Report
  4. Tom
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    #4

    bentbiker <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.

    tom said:

    Hi,

    I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

    I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
    2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

    My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are
    the forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

    Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

    Thanks in advance for any answer.

    Tom H Minnesot

    I am trying to convert my r40 uss to oss and the r50 to uss from oss,

    I want to use the parts I already have and want to know if these parts are interchangeable and how
    much trouble it will be with cables and controls.

    tom h

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  5. Tom
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    #5

    bentbiker <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.

    tom said:

    Hi,

    I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

    I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
    2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

    My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are
    the forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

    Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

    Thanks in advance for any answer.

    Tom H Minnesota)

    Dale,

    I have a r40 that I had converted to LWB ( used it for one year) I found I liked the Ballistic shock
    in front alot so I changed it back to SWB.

    I decided to leave the LWB boom on and just changed back to SWB, bike works just fine, I (like you)
    wanted to have both options SWB and LWB on short notice. I rode this configuration with no problem,
    then I got a great deal on the r50 and everthing changed.

    tom h

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  6. M..Leuck
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    "tom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    bentbiker <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.

    tom said:

    Hi,

    I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

    I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is
    a 2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

    My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are
    the forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

    Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

    Thanks in advance for any answer.

    Tom H Minnesot

    I am trying to convert my r40 uss to oss and the r50 to uss from oss,

    I want to use the parts I already have and want to know if these parts are interchangeable and how
    much trouble it will be with cables and


    controls.

    Quoted message said:


    tom h

    I have an R50 and have looked at the R40 and I should think it would be a pretty easy swap

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