X57 shock dimensions - cone and eyelet

[Spokes]

That looks superb. The colours really work well together and you tear shock adapter is the neatest one I've seen. Well done. Are you pleased with it? How does it ride?

Chris

[whisperdancer]

I went through a surgery and I'm not fit to try it yet.

But rear suspension seems to work very well compared to the noleen, especially on the rebound. Feels much more like a modern bike.
Rear shock adapter did came out nice, although I believe anodized in black would be better...

[Spokes]

Get well soon and report back once you've had a ride 🙂.

Chris

[fyrstormer]

I've always wondered if those adaptors end up putting extra stress on the strut to keep the shock from bending sideways at the lower pivot. Wouldn't an adaptor that completely encloses the lower pivot be stronger?

[whisperdancer]

I've always wondered if those adaptors end up putting extra stress on the strut to keep the shock from bending sideways at the lower pivot. Wouldn't an adaptor that completely encloses the lower pivot be stronger?

Not this one.
That was one of my main concerns, that everything could just fold to onde side.
The adaptor sits flush with the bottom of the shaft, so any bending that might occur will be stopped by the touching surfaces.
Also, the shaft diameter is much bigger than the noleens, which had to sustain the lateral bending forces (the spring doesn't add really much...).