Renier82

good day all, i have a question : would i be able to get stiffer springs for my rockshox recon 351 with motion control and the u-turn thing. the shock feels too "pap"for me , i weigh 85kg's, and i have to run it close to lock out on the preload(compression). i have tried 120mm travel, 100mm travel and it still feels pap to me. i ride a 2001 GT-Idrive with a coil fox vanilla on the rear. i have notice'd with the fork on minimal compression i would lose the front more easily on single track and general xc riding. with the compression set higher it feels more solid. so what do u guys say? can i get stiffer coils for it and then have a range of compression setting to play around with, or should i buy an air shock. the shops i had visited doesnt seem to think different coils are avail for me to use. i like the fork, but im falling too much with the front washing out...(my skill level isnt the greatest i admit.. before you guys start chirping ;[) P.s : whats the amount of sag thts normal when getting on the bike? i lose +- 10-15mm (shock compressing) when i get onto the bike.(regardless on the amount of travel i have selected.)

Hey all, i have taken the plunge visitiing "johncamp" --> from this forum. it started with me going all the way to roodepoort from centurion in order to go have a quick coffee at his crib. next thing we have 2 laptops on the dining room table... (thoughts going through my mind that we gonna play some online poker) ... but when i blinked my eyes twice the laptop screen had a message "payment successful' writen all over it. and i was loading my new ride in the back of the landy ;-) went for a quick 30km's yesterday morning and 20km's today. the bike is a true dream to ride, blood hell... im a unfit bugger but the bike makes up for it(for now) c") tx "johncamp" , much appreciated tht u made time for this newbee hubber in ur home "thought i was gonna have to do an initiation walkin over firey coals" in order to gain some stature;-) was a pleasure doing business with you! ciao

maybe an UZI ;-0 im also in centurion, and its a crappy place to try ride around alone ;-( hope you find nice routes... and when u do, sharing is caring ;-)

Quote from BBI "My brother got hi-jacked in the Rooihuiskraal/Reeds, on one of those green belt area's between the houses. Was pushed off his bike and held at knife point. " i was also mugged here, 3 perps with knives.. i was leke die moer in. but couldnt do anything. took my camelback and my "Klein mtb" and my heartrate monitor and some tools. nowadays where do u cycle alone? might as well become a roadie again and get run over by cars like back in the day ;-( Renier822010-02-11 07:16:52