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You can run any of the 855/856/857 cone fitting shocks in an 855. I currently have a Noleen NR4. ODS works just fine equally.
I've upgraded my 856 and 955 to a rear fox float shock and my crosslinks have a noleen. I want elastomers for my 855 (which will get the rebuilt manitou comps now I can get internals) and I really want to run the 854 and vector1 as close to original as I can, so I want elastmers. Not sure that an ODS unit exists for this bike anyway. The rear shocks originally on my 955 and 855 are non ODS and the 856 came without a shock. That's pretty much why I am interested in elastomers, I'm sure others would have different reasons.
Quote from: orange on April 06, 2010, 02:08:12 pmYou can run any of the 855/856/857 cone fitting shocks in an 855. I currently have a Noleen NR4. ODS works just fine equally.I thought the 855 strut doesn't have the cone collet recess in it?I thought it was flat?Any thoughts/ piccies to correct me?Colin S
I have to admit this line of thinking never made much sense to me, but I guess I'm not a "vintage" guy. There's a reason every (halfway-decent) MTB/ATB/VTT on Earth uses coil or air springs nowadays -- because elastomers suck by comparison. I see no reason to subject myself to suckage just to maintain originality -- but hey, it's your bike, I'm not going to judge; God knows I've done some stuff to my bike that makes most people look at me crosseyed.Maybe someday I should sell the elastomer shock my 756 came with; get a little cash out of it. God knows I'm never going to use it again.
Ah, I see, very nice. But I guess I would've stopped (and did stop) after putting the one bike together. Guess I'm just not much of a retro enthusiast. Or rather, the fun part for me would be trying to find ways to modernize the even older bikes too.