ODS unit for sale...

[Matno]

I'm surprised nobody bid on this. Brand new ODS unit. I was tempted to just buy it and then offer it here, but my wife keeps a sharp lid on "frivolous" bike purchases... Seems like there are a few people out there who would want one of these for the price (It could have been bought for $14). If you're interested, you might email the guy about it and see if he'll still sell it. Could be a decent upgrade for someone who just has straight elastomers and wants damping (can be upgraded to use springs if I remember correctly).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=3678474995&rd=1

[FrankC]

Hi,

I own, recently, a Proflex Reptile frame which I want to rebuild. It has e Girvin fork in it. Can you tell, whether I can use this ODS unit?

Thanks in advance,
FrankC

[kiwi]

yes it looks like it would have fitted as long as you had a girvin vector one  or twoI say woud cos it looks like it has been relisted and gone this time

[FrankC]

That's right! I bid and bought the thing just to be sure to have'm. Now i've goto to wait and then see if it fits. Need new MCU's though. We'll what happens.....

[kiwi]

if you have a vector the ods unit should fit.The best thing is with a adapter you can now fit a spring

[FrankC]

Wow! That's cool. According to the guy, the mcu's are not soft anymore, so a spring would be a good alternative

[kiwi]

the mcu can be oftened temporarily by immersing in warm water or pouring hot water over them when you in a hurry.A sticky post at the top of the page has a link to a guy selling new mcu,s.The spring idea needs adapters as used on the old spped spring kit.I dont think they do them anymore

[StoereVent]

somehow the sticky topic came loose.

[FrankC]

Hi Matno,

Can you tell me where to purchase this adapter?

[kiwi]

try CVI in the UK or Callum at RDI.There uses to be a kit caled a speed pro conversion,which included a spring and a set of adapters to fit the longer spring onto the ods unit.They may have em but i doubt it.With any luck they will be able to suggest who might or give you some info to get some adapters made...there is nothing special aout the springs.....

[junkster]

Hi all,
       just a word on rejuvinating MCUs on ODS shocks - I have tried the hot water method and it doesn't really work - immersed in hot water for a minute basically made them so soft they were impractical to use, and then reverted to being rock hard 6 weeks later.

I'd recommend getting a coil spring and fitting it to the ODS. I managed to get a smartshock coil spring on my front ODS, (Vector fork) by removing the upper mcu retaining plate and using a reversed 1" headset cup from an old frame I had lying around. See my gallery under the alias Junkster for a picture and further details.


Dan