Gets a ride in.

[shovelon]

Got a ride in the other day and the evening sky looked nice just before the rains came here. Figured I would get a shot in with the 957 in it's latest configuration.



Terry

[Willem]

Wow... what a great place. It's just goes to show there is karma. A well deserved ride.

Thanks again for the terrific welding job on my 856 disk brake mount!

Will

[kiwi]

what rear shock is that???

[shovelon]

what rear shock is that???

That's a manitou swinger, 7.5 inches, 2 inch stroke. Would never go back.

Will, no sweat.

Terry

[kiwi]

looks good country for a light f/s bike...

[orange]

wow - wish I had that in my back door (bike and scenery!!)

[whisperdancer]

Hi Terry.

Do you have a closeup of the rear shock adapter? Did you cut the frame to fit the shock? I've been thinking on a swinger for ages (mostly now that my NR4 blew up and has a scratched shaft) but I always have the adapter problem...

[Ade]

What prompted the move away from the backwards crosslink, and how did the bacwards setup affect the handling?

At the moment I rule up hill but suck at going down them, wondering about trying the same reverse.

cheers
Ade

[shovelon]

Hi Terry.

Do you have a closeup of the rear shock adapter? Did you cut the frame to fit the shock? I've been thinking on a swinger for ages (mostly now that my NR4 blew up and has a scratched shaft) but I always have the adapter problem...

After tucking the shock end in the cone hole, I just welded a plate top and bottom using the shock to tack it up. I did have to mill a groove to make the width the same as the  shock. And then had to weld the tubes to the mount. I left the cone and the hole just in case I wanted to go back.

Terry

[shovelon]

What prompted the move away from the backwards crosslink, and how did the bacwards setup affect the handling?

At the moment I rule up hill but suck at going down them, wondering about trying the same reverse.

cheers
Ade

The reversed forks gave me more rake which help relieve that "going over the bars feeling". Then the smartshock blew up and was then that it came alive. No overdampness and quick as all getout. But it still dived when braking and left me with only an inch of decent suspension. So I upgraded to the Risse, but could not get it quick enough. Remembering how much I liked my air damped Chubby, I searched and found the MegaAir. This one is working perfect now. I quized Simon, and he gave me the how tos. 

Terry

[kiwi]

hey terry how tall are you and what size frame is the 957...in the first photo thats a pretty long stem....

[shovelon]

hey terry how tall are you and what size frame is the 957...in the first photo thats a pretty long stem....

I am a hair under 6 feet. The bike is a large. The stem is the same in both pics, 100 mm long. I thing there is an optical illusion being at an angle.

[whisperdancer]

After tucking the shock end in the cone hole, I just welded a plate top and bottom using the shock to tack it up. I did have to mill a groove to make the width the same as the  shock. And then had to weld the tubes to the mount. I left the cone and the hole just in case I wanted to go back.

Terry

I forgot you were the welding guru... I sure don't have the chance to do that, but I can make some kind of adapter. My problem always was the lateral play of the strut with the "new" shock. Do you have any?
If I recall, you had to cut the frame a little so you could put the shock in place.

[shovelon]

My lateral play is not much to complain about. I have thought about boxing it in, but I really think the shock itself has alot to do with defeating the wander. Or else I just don't notice it.

Yes, I did dremel the mounting plates for some clearance around the shock body. You can see bit removed just behind the bolt hole.

As soon as I get more shocks, I plan on doing more of these.

Terry