Cascade Components link for Wild FS

[jbrown15]

So who wants to bump up the travel on their Wild FS and make the suspension for progressive?

Travel goes from 160mm to 165mm and 34% progression.

 

[SlowRidersClub]

Sod the Wild, the Rise is far more popular and in desperate need of a link

 

[jbrown15]

Sod the Wild, the Rise is far more popular and in desperate need of a link

Well that sucks for you then…..lol

All kidding aside, a Rise is a possibility but I couldn’t see it happening before the end of the year. Unless someone drops off a Rise with them for a few weeks to design a prototype and test fit it. Plus they are extremely busy.
It was just a fluke with perfect timing to get this one made.

I also wouldn’t say it’s far more popular, you’d be surprised how many Wild FS’s Orbea has sold globally.

 

[Jdof]

So who wants to bump up the travel on their Wild FS and make the suspension for progressive?

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Travel goes from 160mm to 165mm and 34% progression.

I want it!!! When is available ???

 

[jbrown15]

I want it!!! When is available ???

Not a 100% sure but probably by September.

 

[JoRo]

So who wants to bump up the travel on their Wild FS and make the suspension for progressive?

View attachment 94112

Travel goes from 160mm to 165mm and 34% progression.

 

[jbrown15]

Managed to get the link installed on my bike tonight and finally instead the 180mm air shaft I had.
Can’t wait to get the bike for a rip this weekend.

Anyone interested should contact Cascade Components. I’ll be able to provide a little riders feedback after the weekend.

 

[JoRo]

I can't find the email in the cascade component site, and i don't have social

 

[jbrown15]

I can't find the email in the cascade component site, and i don't have social

https://cascadecomponents.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

 

[Mteam]

do you have any info on how the link changes the geo of the bike compared to stock? or is there no change?

 

[JoRo]

Cascade replied to my email

 

[jbrown15]

Cascade replied to my email
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That is about what I figured they’d reply with. They don’t offer it yet because I have the only prototype in existence at the moment and I just started riding it. I would give it a month.

I did get out on a short 8km ride tonight for about 40mins of riding and 500m of descending. So far I’m really liking how it feels but will hold of giving any solid feedback till I have a few more rides on it.

Plan on doing a 25km ride Sunday with about 1000m of elevation mostly black and double black diamond trails.

 

[jbrown15]

So far I have two rides on my bike with the new link and I can say that I'm extremely happy with it. Bike has more mid stroke hold up and seems to track better.
I did a 24km ride yesterday and really noticed the the different in the steep rough stuff, definitely more bottom out resistance.

As far as having them available to sell, I talked with Cascade and they just want me to put a little more time on this one. After that they'll probably make a small production run, so in roughly a month or two they'll have some available to sell.

As far as the geo goes, that link doesn't really change the stock geo numbers, but it you're running a coil shock you might need to go up a little in spring rate to account for the added leverage the link has. My bike was slightly over-sprung to help counter it from bottoming out when riding in rough terrain, so now it feels perfect.

 

[EnnisTheMenace]

hmm might have to get one of these