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On my mountain bike what is better a coil shock or an air compression shock? |
Right now I am considering buying a fox float shock and I have a coil shock on my bike. I do downhill riding and singletrack. What is best for me? Air rocks and Coil Sucks, Old timer use Coil Shocks!!!!!!!!!! Source(s): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bicyclingh... coil shock are best for any bike i think. I usually do uphill riding... and what works for me is air compression simply because its significantly lighter. .. But as far as downhill riding. . . weight might actually be to your benefit, so i'm no sure about this one, since you do downhills. To be honest though... coil shocks to me are a little outdated... new age is air compression. To me it's like making an upgrade from caliper to disk brakes :-) hope this helps a little Both are good, but they have different lifespans... the coil will wear out before the air shock, but the air shock will require more maintenance over its lifetime. It depends on the type of suspension. A coil spring (which has a linear spring rate) will work better with suspension types that have a rising rate. Air shocks (which by their nature usually have a rising rate unless they also have a negative air chamber) will work best with designs that are straight or falling rates. Likewise, if you put a coil on a bike with a falling rate design, it's going to bob too much and blow through its travel too easily. The Float is a good shock, but if your bike came with a coil, you might want to think about a Manitou Swinger. You can dial it in to ride more like a coil shock. Also, I don't know what bike you're riding...but if it's low-end, you might be better off saving your money for a better bike rather than throwing down a lot of cash on a slick rear shock. you should probley buy a coil if you plan on doing really big dh stuff but I would probly check into a fox dhx 5.0 air though if you are going to do some dh but not super heavy duty 30 ft drops and stuff like that ya so if I was you i would buy a dhx 5.0 air |
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