Ride Report Report/pics Southridge Winter Series #6 (Finals)

hey b, bet you didnt know a shock would make you win!

 

Man oh man, let me tell you..
that shock is so smooth, i had 3 people ask me if i could get them one after they rode my bike.
:lol:
not to mention, it makes cool noises over rocks and jumps and stuff... pshh, pshh, pshh.
i like the noise of a winning shock

 

Dale, Kick as shots. I had to have some fun with one, it came out great.

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And after some touch up and color mod work








Is it cool with you if I send that to transition???

 

you guys are quick, but from what I saw of the sport class in your age group, you've got your work cut out for ya. some of those kids are smooooth...smoother than the coil bflo should have on his DH bike :lol:

 

My bike rides fine with the air shock, mucyh better than my coil if i recall correctly.
i like my setup, the only thing i might change is dropping about 5PSI in my rear shock, i ahvent bottomed out yet or used all the travel...
THanks again for that pic you got of me, its pretty sick...
but i must be smooth and quick... i would have got 4th in sport.

 

hey bryguy my friend wanted to know if you had any pictures of him. he is #216L

 

yup, its going to be a battle for sure

 

You were on the wrong coil with your old shock and if your using all 8+ inches of your travel in Fontana.. Your WAAAYYYY to soft man

 

No, not really. the coil and air pressure are all about sa. Using all your travel is about the compression and rebound setting's. YOu want to be using your travel, if not, then you should just have a smaller bike anyways.


By all means, chane your compression settings for different trails. If your in northstar, stiffen it up, if your in fontana, soften in up, but not so stiff you are riding a rigid, and not so soft your bouncing like you have no shock at all

 

railage :bang:


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/ibryguy17i/fontana 2009 6 DH/fontanaDH254.jpg

what he said. leave it at the pressure it's at. also, as was mentioned, your old shock was sprung for ME, so of course it was gonna suck for you

 

He was oversprung is what i meant. His old coild was about 100lbs too heavy for his weight.. And i personally have not felt an air shock as nice feeling as a coil. But it is all personal preference

 

Oh yeah, I would say he was probably min 100 lbs over on his old spring. Dont blow out the DHX and Roco airs though, they actually feel pretty good. they dont ramp up lik eyou see on alot of air shocks, and they are actually pretty plush.

 

Thats because DHX lack mid stroke, its the number one complaint on the shock is blows through travel and wallows mid way. Its been an issue on alot of different leverage designs on suspension and part of the reason air has not been accepted as well as it should be. Ive been running air (marzocchi roco wc air) over a year now and love it, Chris Canfield will tell you its like cheating by how well the bike tracks on a race course as well as LAnce will vouge for that.

Good pics guys dirt looks nice and tacky.

Dirty nice shot, looks like it was a good run for you!:bang:

 

Does any one have any good photos of 664Z?

It was my first race, crashed twice, chain got locked up in the guide, came in 2nd to last and had an awesome time.

My buddies convinced me to come out, gave me a bike to ride and I think I'm hooked. Will definitely be racing again...

 

it's like crack isn't it? you can go out, race, have a horrible run, and STILL be hooked :lol:

I'll check for pictures when I get home, but I'm pretty sure I've got you.

 

Yeah total crack. Don't think I'll be able to make it out for the Nationals, but I'll definitely be hitting up a few of the CalState races.

Thanks for looking for photos.

 

here ya go crabtree:



http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/ibryguy17i/fontana 2009 6 DH/fontanaDH421.jpg

 

Awesome! Thank you.

 

:beer:

 

Anything on 3ZF for DH pics
Thanks