Rear shock!

[Brett_Hayward]

Hi there

 

Can anyone help me with a little advise. I have a Giant AC and I am looking at replacing the rear shock, I have measured from eye to eye and its 200mm. My question is can i go for any Shock with that length or is there a specific shock i must use or get.

 

Thanks

Brett

[patches]

You can go for any shock as lon as it has

• the same eye-to-eye length
  
• the same stroke length
  
• the ability to use the correct mounting hardware
  

If all 3 of those criteria are met, then you should be fine.

[Brett_Hayward]

Thank you

[Guest Omega Man]

You might even be able to throw an air shock in here and save a bit of heft. Give Jaco Veldsman a call at The Bike Shed. They've just got in a shipment of X Fusion shocks. you might get lucky.

 

As far as shocks go for a 200mm eye to eye it's not an uncommon length and you can put in a Fox RC2, DHX Air 4 and 5 or even a rockshox monarch.

Edited October 15, 2013 by Omega Man

[patches]

You might even be able to throw an air shock in here and save a bit of heft. Give Jaco Veldsman a call at The Bike Shed. They've just got in a shipment of X Fusion shocks. you might get lucky.

 

As far as shocks go for a 200mm eye to eye it's not an uncommon length and you can put in a Fox RC2, DHX Air 4 and 5 or even a rockshox monarch.

 

I thouhg that with words like "or even" you'd suggest a CCDB (coil or air)

[Guest Omega Man]

I thouhg that with words like "or even" you'd suggest a CCDB (coil or air)

Haha. Not for a Giant AC bru. For a Santa Cruz Nomad Yes. AC. Not so much. (No offence to the owner. I was oncethe proud owner of a Giant AC myself) Hey I'm in JHB. I'm meeting Maxxis for a beers later. wanna join?

Edited October 15, 2013 by Omega Man

[patches]

Haha. Not for a Giant AC bru. For a Santa Cruz Nomad Yes. AC. Not so much. (No offence to the owner. I was oncethe proud owner of a Giant AC myself) Hey I'm in JHB. I'm meeting Maxxis for a beers later. wanna join?

 

What time and where?

[Capricorn]

You can go for any shock as lon as it has

• the same eye-to-eye length
  
• the same stroke length
  
• the ability to use the correct mounting hardware
  

If all 3 of those criteria are met, then you should be fine.

 

 

more specifically, 200mm eye to eye with 50mm stroke. Convert to inches and browse through some shock catalogues to get one that fits.

[BikeBailing]

Haha. Not for a Giant AC bru. For a Santa Cruz Nomad Yes. AC. Not so much. (No offence to the owner. I was oncethe proud owner of a Giant AC myself) Hey I'm in JHB. I'm meeting Maxxis for a beers later. wanna join?

 

 

Where's my invite?

[Skylark]

Despite that being a slightly heavier shock its quite a nice shock if its working properly and set-up correctly. For an old AC the price for a replacement shock + correct bushings that will beat that Manitou is probably not worth the bucks. Have you setup that shock properly yet?

Apparently some of those Manitou shocks are very easy to do a major service as well, use stock avail o-rings. Service it and setup and then see..

[Guest Omega Man]

Where's my invite?

Sorry for the hijack op. it's your town boys. you tell me. i've got a rental. i'm in Waverley

[Brett_Hayward]

Thanks for all the advise!!!!

[BikeBailing]

Sorry for the hijack op. it's your town boys. you tell me. i've got a rental. i'm in Waverley

 

 

Yeah, sorry op, to make it up to you, i see buycycle have some cheapish prices on some of their older stock:

 

http://www.buycycle....en/shocks-rear/

Edited October 15, 2013 by BikeBailing