What Shock To Go For?

But if all the complications are left to one side and we go to basics. Am I really going to notice the difference between a £400 Nitron/Maxton/Whoever built for me to a £660 Penske built for me for the road?

Originally Posted by Bibio

Nitron Sport. £369 to your door and all set up for you.

http://www.nitron.co.uk/nitron09/ind...th=3_8_194_172

those prices are excluding vat and postage.

These are superb. IMO, they transform the bike even more than sorting the front end does, which is saying something. Quite aside from the low sale price and high residuals, they last forever. My last service, after 20K of use*, including P&P, cost me about £60. It came back looking and feeling exactly like new. If you do any sort of serious miles, really look at the servicing costs of the shock you select. If something is finished after 20K miles and so expensive to rebuild that you may as well buy another one, it's a false economy to buy a cheaper one.

*I could have gotten away even longer without servicing it. Even after 20K miles it was still waaaay better than a brand new stock shock (I rode it back to back with my brother's then brand new bike). It was the low cost and vague feeling of "it can't stay this good forever" that made me service it.

[Bibio]

i'm not trying to plug Nitron over Penske but what got my vote was. the parts are made in Japan the shocks are built in the UK the servicing costs are reasonable the quality of Finnish is superb and they get good reviews. one only drawback is that there is about a 3 week waiting list, which tells you something. if something is not quite right its only a cppl days and its back in your hands. buuuuut if i wanted a full on racing shock and cost was no option then yes i would plug for a Penske.

i wanted a good quality road going shock at a reasonable price with a good servicing backup.

call me old fashioned but i would rather support the british economy than someone else's god knows we need it right now.

[yorkie_chris]

Those nitron track/race ones, piggyback res? That seems daft to me, if you are making custom shock put it on a hose so owner doesn't have to chop bits up.

Originally Posted by Bibio

i'm still not whole heartedly convinced that there is enough stroke in the rod but only time will tell.

TBH what are they going to do, in making a shorter one you've introduced a limitation in stroke.

Originally Posted by Seggons

But if all the complications are left to one side and we go to basics. Am I really going to notice the difference between a £400 Nitron/Maxton/Whoever built for me to a £660 Penske built for me for the road?

As to how it rides, probably not, if you could it would come down to how well set up they are rather than brand x > y.

[Bibio]

true. supose that what i get for being a smurf

I have the Nitron and It is awesome. Transformed the bike for me. Once I did the front end with emulators, the bike was perfect.

I wish I'd have know they did black springs when I ordered mine though. I have a nice aqua coloured one lol.

Originally Posted by danf1234

I wish I'd have know they did black springs when I ordered mine though. I have a nice aqua coloured one lol.

Yeah, ditto.

[carelesschucca]

I went for a WP race shock on the SV and it transformed the bike, it was fully adjustable (including 20mm length)

I was lucky though I got mine 2nd hand of someone on the forum and luckily they had it built for them and they weighed the same as me...

I think I'm pretty much sold on the Nitron shock. I sent them a email late last night regarding the spring colour and got a reply first thing this morning.

"Our shocks come as standard with our signature turquoise springs. Many years
ago we did offer the spring in black as an option, however we are now being
specifically asked to supply our signature colour. In fact, due to the
racing popularity, there are now several shock copies using our colour
scheme. If, however you would like you own colour, we may be able to
accommodate your request."

But after staring at the picture the turquoise colour is actually beginning to grow on me so I might keep it as it is. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

That makes me feel better about my turquoise spring now!