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[shovelon]

yeah tried risse but came up with this (yukk) throws out geometry.
might get in touch again see if he can shrink everything down to give me about 40mm travel.
definetly going with new s/stays and poss a rocker system to bolt onto top shock mount and onto pivot
mounted shock like kona style.if i cant squash owt in the rear (ooh err).
dont want to change owt i cant put back to normal (no welding of frame)

Thats exactly what I was thinking about, just shortening the seat stays to pull the Geometry back.
How did you tie in each end of the Risse? Does it have male/female threaded ends?
I do like what Simon did with his 856, very original, well thought out and finished.
Hopefully he'll read this thread and he can tell us what sought of travel and plush the ride is?

Holy Smokes, you know you could have that Risse put on and switch over to 24 inch rear wheel with disc brake. The smaller wheel would put the geometry back on track. No welding on frame other than disc mount. Couple that with a nice 4 inch travel modern air fork with disc brake and you have a really nice up to date ride.