Rear shock

[Simon]

Hi Terry,
thanks for the info,now I'm unsure about the pivot point because the standard 856 I have and the standard Oz of my son have virtually identical s/arm pivot height distances,now I now the pivot point on the 856 is further back and was moved forward on the 857 (I read once on the RDI site the blurb was,for easier manufacturing process not performance related),so I'm wondering is it the choice and setup of shock that helps prevent pedal induced feedback or eliminate it all together,just curious after my experiances with pedal feedback when I raised the back of the 856,no spv shock on that just a Fox float.
Simon.

[shovelon]

Simon,

I do remember a bike review for a K2. I think it was for the '98 4000 with smartshocks. A change in frame geometry from the 957 noted that the swingarm pivot location was lowered to a more active position. That meant the piivot was moved closer to the bottom bracket. Over damping of the rear shock was mentioned as well, posibblly the reason the bike was fast. But the overdamping prevented bobbing.

As far as the difference between the world cup struted and the "9" series struted frames in my mind was not only ease of manufacture, but a  straighter arc path and more access to travel .

Anyway, they are all good in their own right.

Terry