I was all fired up about adding the Cascade long travel link for my S5 Expert and a coil. After going back and forth with Cascade support, it really felt like they weren't big on coils for my bike. Did you consider a coil?
I've had the Expert since May and it's really good for where and how I ride. I think either would be great. It's worth the extra $2K for me to get the better suspension, which is very helpful for more enduro type riding. That said if I thought that I might want a different bike in a year...
I'm 100% sure that there's something rattling around in my frame. Probably something in yours too. Check out my tread "help me find the rattle" and you'll see the shit that others have found. GL
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Hey there,
i had extreme knocking/ rattling sounds, always on shaking root lines. sounded like a loose part knocking from inside the frame.
But Nothing to hear when shaking the bike in the stand.
I now searched all the frame internals several times and found that Specialized imtegrated me...