MTB Camp & Ride - Knoxville Urban Wilderness and Windrock

I put a CC inline(AIR) on my Gen2 SC Tallboy. It transformed the bike. Small bump compliance was improved significantly, big hit control was better and it felt like I gained 10mm of travel coming from the OEM Fox. It really felt like having my cake and eating it, too. Got 3 seasons out of it, with a factory service after 2, then sold it and it was working great. I can't recommend them more for a smaller FS bike.

 

Dern. I sold 190x50 late last year that probably would have worked for you. The bike it was on was spec’d for a 190x45. The extra stroke worked just fine though.

@GrundleJuice mine was on a V4 Tallboy.
And yea, it made a great bike a completely new animal with the coil...in a phenomenal way.

 

damn yeah i want that

 

I've been wanting to go with a coil. The shock on mine now is just a crappy rockshox that doesn't have any adjustment other than rebound and air pressure.

 

So does changing the shock size mess with anything? My LBS guys told me to stick with the same size?

 

For sure you need the same eye to eye length. May can get a slightly longer stroke if you have the clearance

 

What @Bannerman said. The shock I added was the same eye to eye, and the longer stroke worked with the frame.

 

so how do you know if it’ll work fine?

 

I don’t know if a longer stroke shock would work on your frame. You could research it. Might open up some other options for you.

 

I watched some pretty new guys, like me, enjoy windrock on a Specialized Epic and a hardtail.
It's enjoyable for everyone if you go in with reasonable expectations of ability I think.

 

Same. 120 at both ends of my Spur.

 

@honda50r I thought the pedal to bakerscreek/bar area was fine,

anyone considering renting a DH rig and hitting the redbull gap ? Ill be running 160/140 and possibly have a coil

 

there’s been people hit that on Bronson’s and such, if I can follow someone in I’d like to try. Maybe....

 

Hm.







no.

 

The key is dont look at it or think about it ride the trail commit and send it. Thats how i always did it at new tracks when i raced BMX.
1. Warm up in the parking loy
2. Full send the entire track first lap. If you mess up then you know where to focus your remaining practice laps.

 

I thought we were gunna session that one on our 130s

 

I look forward to pics and a video of someone greasing that gap.

 

I can tow you in.

This is not BMX. You will see

 

160/140 should be fine, same bike as last time? I'll have my DH bike and trail bike depending what we want to ride

 

Tom Walker had a good video on why sending it blind can be bad. Trails aren't groomed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7YJdEcHfv-/