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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: junkster on March 23, 2004, 09:38:09 pm

Title: ODS shock?
Post by: junkster on March 23, 2004, 09:38:09 pm

I have a set of Girvin Vector forks with the elastomers, (a picture of them is on my gallery - (Junkster)). I am a little confused as I am not too sure if they have a Girvin ODS shock or whether this is an earlier model of shock. I am probably gonna get be a coil sprung shock for it at some stage. However, may try to rejuvinate this one. I have a 1996 FAQ on how to improve the Girvin ODS shock but I am not sure if this is one, (with oil dampening). Any ideas?

Title: Re: ODS shock?
Post by: Colin S on March 24, 2004, 01:14:04 am

No, I think this is an older unit, probably 855 or even older!

I don't think that it is an ODS unit or any sort of damping.

I have an XP-X and the ODS units are gold in colour and clearly say "ODS"

The elastomers on your unit do the damping, if you replace them with springs, you'll have a pogo stick! <grin>

Title: Re: ODS shock?
Post by: tmaybee on March 24, 2004, 01:26:23 am

Hi Dan.  Your vector fork has the friction shock and not the ODS unit.  If you replaced the MCU's with a spring, you would be bounced all over the place.

ODS units and Noleen shocks for vector forks do show up on ebay once in a while.  I bought a used ODS shock for my vector2 fork last year. I think I paid about $14 USD. The MCU's were hard on the one I bought.  I have seen new ODS units with new MCU's go for about $30 USD.  I ended up buying a crabon crosslink and switching out the vector2... but I miss the silver,red,silver look.   ;)

This

(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/tmaybee/my_856.JPG)


Versus this

(http://ardennesrandos.free.fr/vtt/1995/proflex.jpg)



Maybe I will have some aluminum crosslink legs annodized clear....


Trevor

Title: Re: ODS shock?
Post by: kiwi on March 27, 2004, 08:38:42 pm

I agree trevor i too have a crosslink on my 756 but i miss that polished aluminum with the bid girvin stickers and subtle stars n stripes...hmmmm wonder if the legs will swap???

Title: Re: ODS shock?
Post by: tmaybee on March 28, 2004, 02:02:06 am

Hi Kiwi.  According to This guy's website (Will is his name), you can swap the parts for certain models.

http://www.cyberus.ca/~will/Gervin.htm

Have a look

(http://www.cyberus.ca/~will/Shock4.jpg)

Trevor

Title: Re: ODS shock?
Post by: kiwi on March 28, 2004, 07:35:05 pm

 :(

Quote

The 97 cross-link has different bolt holes and would clearly not give the correct travel path "J" if used in conjunction with the Vector.  

dang i have 97 girvin carbon.........

Title: Re: ODS shock?
Post by: FrankC on October 07, 2004, 12:10:51 am

Hi,

You also had to replace the bottom spring cap?
I also want to replace the mcu unit. On ebay I have purchased the ods unit with hardened mcu's. I want to replace these with a spring but think the bottom cap wil not survive.

Can you tell me where to purchase tis bootom cap?

thnx in advance,
Frank