Titanium coil worth the price?

[madrider]

I am looking to shave some additional weight from my Nomad, I have gone through most of the easy parts, wheels, tires, stems, etc, with some weight drops. I am currently at ~35# with a fox 5.0 coil. I love the coil feel and would "like" to stay with it. I can get a Ti coil for about $150, about $70 off msrp, is it worth it?

Alternatively, I have heard good things about the fox 5.0 air, anybody have one they can spare to test?

[Rob]

I'm in Dana Point and can let you try out my DHX 5.0 Air off my Titus El Guapo, it's got the same eye to eye length and stroke as your Nomad

I'll trade you my DHX 5.0 Air for your coil shock if you like it. I need a coil shock because I'm kinda heavy

[AlphaMog]

for 150 I'd say its worth it, I was surprised how much lighter the Ti spring is compared to my steel one.

[strobelite]

if trying to save weight.......

why not find a lighter frame with same travel? meistro and dwlink are like vpp.....

just a thought, as you could probably make a profit to sell the sc, then get a new frame and some extra/lighter parts.

[Geronimo]

Wether or not it's worth it is up to you. You won't notice the weight savings, but you do get to say " it weighs 34.5lbs". If that's worth 150.00 to you, then do it.

[allison]

Ti springs are worthwhile IMO if you are light-weight, can afford them, and are racing.

Otherwise? Probably not.

[Chewyeti]

its just a novelty with almost negligible weight savings....

Youre in the "I spent hundreds of dollars to lose less than a pound of weight" category

[thephat]

It depends on your values. If you like coil springs and light weight, and you have the $, you may want a ti spring. It depends on the spring length and spring rate how much you weight you lose. I lost around 190 grams with a ti spring on my sunday. It gets more expensive to lose weight the more you have already lost. From some points of view, 2-3 hundred dollars to lose between 1/4 and 1/2 pound is a bad value. From other points of view, it is a steel.

I just got my Sunday down to 35.75 pounds for this last race. The ti spring definteley helped.

[tmarkos]

Agree with Geronimo

[scruffylooking]

Originally Posted by madrider

Alternatively, I have heard good things about the fox 5.0 air, anybody have one they can spare to test?

Doh, I just sold my dhxa from my nomad last week or I would have let you demo it. Take rob up on his offer to try it. You, Rob, and I could meet up for a ride and do a triple swap since I'm buying a stem from him.

BTW, I went to coil with a Ti spring but haven't gotten a ride yet (darn rain). If nothing else, it looks good.

[Mudman]

I think coil is the way to go, after riding coil and air I notice the air doesn't have the sensitivity Im looking for in a shock. So my Chumba XCL may get a coil in the near future.

and a spring for 150 give or take is a great price considering I would have to spend 300 for mines.