What do you want in Suspension

**Lou Girardin** · 26th July 2006, 16:01

Originally Posted by beyond

Simpler is best when it comes to your suspenders.

Yeah, I find the button on style far better than those alligator jaw types.
You don't want them too tight though. Unless you want to be a soprano.

**sAsLEX** · 26th July 2006, 16:06

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Yeah, I find the button on style far better than those alligator jaw types.

I find the alligator type far easier to remove when drunk, and it is hilarious moving another persons aligator clips to the table cloth with out them noticing!

**beyond** · 26th July 2006, 17:24

Yep, I think I will get Ray Taylor too sort me out. Trouble is with knobs, if you have them you are inclined to fiddle with them, no?

I'll get my coat.

**Lou Girardin** · 27th July 2006, 10:49

Originally Posted by beyond

Yep, I think I will get Ray Taylor too sort me out. Trouble is with knobs, if you have them you are inclined to fiddle with them, no?

I'll get my coat.

Just don't call him Ray, he prefers Robert.

**Brian d marge** · 27th July 2006, 13:39

Thanks fella , even if its just to get a taste of what the averaqge fella wants

How much do you think is a good price for a shock?? A price that one would say , oh yeah ,,,I can afford that

I mean dont know bout you but I would like a set of Ohlins on my MX bike but at 2k ..yeah right Thats 2 years racing tied up in bouncy bits and if I bought a new bike , unless the shock can be changed to fit ..its sell the old one at a loss , and purchase a new one

What I want is one thats serviceable, nodulated ( ie can swap mount points to fit different bikes )
and ( for me ) fully adjustable with both high and low speed comp and rebound

500 bucks would be my price , but I would stretch to 700 ,,ish

Thats my perfect world

It probably wont come to much but Hes a listener and smart...and with a bit of work you never know do you

Stephen

**beyond** · 27th July 2006, 13:42

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Just don't call him Ray, he prefers Robert.

Thanks Lou. I thought it was Robert but someone here had his name as Ray.

I'll be running it through you if I go down that track anyway.

**beyond** · 27th July 2006, 13:44

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Yeah, I find the button on style far better than those alligator jaw types.
You don't want them too tight though. Unless you want to be a soprano.

Just read the post again and was wondering if anyone would post back with a come back line.

**Ixion** · 27th July 2006, 13:53

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

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Just because something has a knob does not mean you need to fiddle with it

Don't tell Maurice that, you'll spoil all his fun.

Personally I think suspension rather unnecessary, an effete luxury I reckon.

Solid rear bikes used to go OK, and when the Titan adopted a solid front it still went round corners.

**sAsLEX** · 27th July 2006, 14:36

Originally Posted by Ixion

Solid rear bikes used to go OK, and when the Titan adopted a solid front it still went round corners.

you really think your old body would take to riding a rough corrugated gravel road for very long on an unsuspened steed?

**Sensei** · 29th July 2006, 09:26

There are alot of cheaper shock & Fork kits etc out there at the moment & they are cheap for a reason , quality , non-serviceable & back up if something goes wrong with it , Ohlins / Whitepower / Penske is dear as you can do all of the above in NZ & don't have to have it sent oversea's , Own Ohlins myself & is worth every cent . There will be a market for Cheaper stuff as with everything people will go cheap if they think they can save some money but in the long run they end up paying for it later on .

**Ixion** · 29th July 2006, 09:47

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

you really think your old body would take to riding a rough corrugated gravel road for very long on an unsuspened steed?

Well, it has in the past. Gravel's probably least relevant, you're going to be standing up anyway.

EDIT: Didn't one of the old time great trials riders, not Sammy Miller I don't think, but someone of that stature, always ride a rigid rear end. Cos then , he said, he always knew EXACTLY what the rear wheel was doing.

**cowpoos** · 29th July 2006, 10:46

do you want my opinion on what would be good? as the result would be very high end and pricey and unique....

**Brian d marge** · 29th July 2006, 11:25

Suspension tends to be set up either for te tack or the dirt , if one needed a unit that would do both, One could set the low speed damping a bit on the soft side , but go quite steep on the high speed for those off track excursions

Stephen