Renier Posted August 22, 2023 Share 4 hours ago, MTBRIDER1234 said: Actually you can get 160mm of travel without any risks. You could probably push it a bit further, but it may be at the expense of suspension kinematics etc. Not many people know, but the only difference between the 160mm slakline frame and the 140mm hyrax frame is simply the shock stroke. I'll definitely look into this, thanks. More than 160 won't help me without getting a new fork, so that may be my limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted August 23, 2023 Share 10 hours ago, Fred van Vlaanderen said: The Hyrax and the Slakline is the exact same frame. That's how I've always understood it. The only difference is the stroke on the suspension, which then changes wheelbase, angles and BB height as a direct result. Changing the stroke of the shock does nothing for the angles as the eye to eye length remains the same. I'll ask Barry why he said the conversion is not possible 🤷♂️ Renier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted August 23, 2023 Share Confirmed with my Pyga contacts that they have different rockers between the frames. The Hyrax kinematics don't play nicely with a longer stroked shock. Probably not the end of the world, but worth keeping in mind. Apologies for the hijack Fred van Vlaanderen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted August 23, 2023 Share From the man himself I guess Headshot, MTBRIDER1234 and Fred van Vlaanderen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted August 23, 2023 Share and now the boss says something different. But Pat knows best! Fred van Vlaanderen and Headshot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renier Posted August 23, 2023 Share 30 minutes ago, Chadvdw67 said: From the man himself I guess Haha, well, that settles it at least! Question is, is that simply done by putting in a longer stroke shock with the same eye to eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted August 23, 2023 Share 16 hours ago, TitusTi said: The progression happens so quickly there you should be cleaning A-Line by day 2, it is amazingly well designed for that. Disclaimer. Only been to euro bike parks not Whistler 100%. The way the trails are built is so good. The corners set you up with the correct speed so you clear the first jump. Then the next jump is a bit bigger so you clear that too etc etc. There's no weird lips that buck or corners that bleed off too much speed. You never encounter a section of trail and wonder if the builder maybe had a hangover the day he built it. Renier, Eddy Gordo and Headshot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted August 23, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, Renier said: Haha, well, that settles it at least! Question is, is that simply done by putting in a longer stroke shock with the same eye to eye? Yebo, slap a 205 x 65 shock and you will have 160mm of travel, there is probably even just a spacer in your current shock that limits it to 57.5mm of stroke, you would need to send it in to have it removed, unless you are skilled and confident enough to do a damper rebuild on your shock. But seeing as you have a Hyrax, it is probably a Rockshox Deluxe, I would maybe fit a shock with a reservoir, eg Super Deluxe/Fox Float X or DPX2 etc Edited August 23, 2023 by Chadvdw67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renier Posted August 23, 2023 Share 13 minutes ago, Chadvdw67 said: Yebo, slap a 205 x 65 shock and you will have 160mm of travel, there is probably even just a spacer in your current shock that limits it to 57.5mm of stroke, you would need to send it in to have it removed, unless you are skilled and confident enough to do a damper rebuild on your shock. But seeing as you have a Hyrax, it is probably a Rockshox Deluxe, I would maybe fit a shock with a reservoir, eg Super Deluxe/Fox Float X or DPX2 etc So, I have a DVO Topaz 2 on there at the moment, it has a piggy back, which is cool, but I want to swop it out for a coil. I'm just waiting for Xfusion to do another production run on their H3C coil so I can replace it. Should happen later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBRIDER1234 Posted August 23, 2023 Share 9 hours ago, thebob said: and now the boss says something different. But Pat knows best! Yeah. The rocker links are exactly the same. I know this because like I said, I have swapped shock, swingarms and rocker links between hyraxes and slaklines with no ill effects. Glad this has been cleared up Renier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred van Vlaanderen Posted September 6, 2023 Share Renier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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