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James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member
Username: Tigermilk
Post Number: 142
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 5:45 pm: | |
William, go to www.qbike.com or www.bestbikebuys.com to try and find the best deal for a new shock. Also, I've got a friend who is a MTBer and is running his own repair "shop" out of his garage (I know you're in Houston, he's in Clear Lake). |
'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member
Username: Peter
Post Number: 2790
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 3:11 pm: | |
Tim, avoid Wheelsmith spokes like the plague... Only use DT when having your wheel built.
As for the rear shock Will, have you checked out Cambria Bikes? They always have clearances on last-year models of all parts... |
Brian C Thenhaus (1day)
Junior Member
Username: 1day
Post Number: 58
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 2:47 pm: | |
Will's reccomendation on the Rynolite rim is a good choice....beefy, but not overly heavy either (and relativly inexpensive). If it for the rear, get a 36 spoke set up, front you can go 32 and be fine. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 3088
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 12:19 pm: | |
Brian and William, i ride on trails that are pretty rough. Being in the northeast, its very rocky. I weigh about 185. This isnt the first time my rim has bent, it is bent more than usual. I want to get a stronger one so i dont have to true the damn thing all the time. I havent ridden in a while, but i want to get back into it because i want some variation in my excersize. Running 6 days a week gets boring, so i wouldnt mind tossing in some riding for a few days a week with one of my friends. I should probably get a road bike, because its a better cardio workout i think, but being a college student, i dont want to drop the cash for one, and i also think trail riding would be 10x more fun. |
William Huber (Solipsist)
Member
Username: Solipsist
Post Number: 991
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 12:03 pm: | |
Tim,
I use Sun Rynolite 559 x27mm. Yea, I a little wider but I was trashing rims like crazy. It's a DH rim but I'm 200 lbs. + so I tend to be harder on equipment. I recommend it. After riding full suspension this long, manufactures need to group complete bikes with a better set of rims. I've had the rim set for 3 years & no problems yet.
As for the rear shock, I contacted FOX & waiting a response, I worked in a bike shop in collage & I did rebuild some systems. When rebuilt, you tend to have a greater chance of failure with these older systems. Not worth the headache. Still shopping for a shock online, it�s a bit of a joke to me. I can�t find what I want. Anyone here about the Aggressor 5th element? Expect to pay 250.00 to 375.00 for a no problems shock. Sometimes you got to spend some green so you don't have so many parts breaking. I'll post a photo of my overbuilt tank so you guys will understand.
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Brian C Thenhaus (1day)
Junior Member
Username: 1day
Post Number: 57
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 11:36 am: | |
William,
I was wrench in a bike shop for about 4 years during college. I spent lots of time fixing suspension parts (also raced expert class downhill). The Fox shocks are relativly easy to fix. I would reccomend either finding a good shop that has a mechanic qualified to rebuild suspensions, or better yet, send the shock back to Fox. They will charge you a fee, but it will be much cheaper than buing a new one. A rear shock should be rebuilt every year to two years depending on how much and how hard you ride. I used to rebuild the front and rear shocks on my DH bike 2x - 3x per year.
Tim - How much $$ do you want to spend? Are you going to get a whole new wheel or just have a new rim laced on to your current hub? What kind o riding do you do? How much do you weigh? Mavic, Sun and Bontrager all make a wide range of good rims depending on your needs. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 3087
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 11:15 am: | |
Maybe you guys can help me. I'm in the market for a new rear rim. What do you recomend? I ride a gary fisher thats a few years old. It hasnt been ridden in months, and the back rim is bent. |
Noelrp (Noelrp)
Member
Username: Noelrp
Post Number: 257
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 9:53 am: | |
Whew! I just went to www.supergo.com to search for rear shocks and I am shocked, $189!!!
See if you can rebuild it. Good luck |
Fred (I Luv 4REs) (Iluv4res)
Member
Username: Iluv4res
Post Number: 402
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 9:45 am: | |
Search online. I buy stuff from "pricepoint.com" and have been happy with them.
If they don't still make what you want, you can probably still find one on ebay. |
Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Junior Member
Username: Arizonaguy
Post Number: 138
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 8:37 pm: | |
I would go for another fox shock...I think they still make the vanilla. How many inches of travel can your frame handle? |
William Huber (Solipsist)
Member
Username: Solipsist
Post Number: 984
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 7:43 pm: | |
I just back from an uneventful ride. It appears that I have blown my rear shock on my Santa Cruz Heckler. The seal is gone & there is oil leaking everywhere. It�s down for the count. Auughhh! It was the shock that came with the frame when I got it back in 1998. I'm not sure if they still make the FOX Vanilla R series, there maybe no point in rebuilding it. It's a real pain if you ever tried. Any recommendations for a replacement rear shock?
Thanks.
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