Coil shocks that fit an Orbea Wild 2024 size L

[shannyla]

What are the confirmed fit options for coil shocks for a 2024 Orbea Wild size L, and what hardware is needed.

 

[Greg Watts]

What are the confirmed fit options for coil shocks for a 2024 Orbea Wild size L, and what hardware is needed.

Welcome aboard, @shannyla - sorry to hear about your wife's Rail acting up on the limiter, hope that gets sorted.

On the coil shock question though: I want to give you a straight answer rather than a guessed one, and here's the snag - my verified database has the

Orbea Wild LT

Orbea Wild LT (the 2027 Avinox-powered rebuild) in full detail, but not the 2024 "plain" Wild you're actually asking about. That 2024 bike ran Bosch Performance Line CX on a different frame/linkage, so I'm not going to lift the LT's shock size and hand it to you as gospel - a mismatched eye-to-eye or stroke on a coil is a "why won't this seat properly" afternoon you don't need.

What actually decides coil fitment on any Wild-era frame: • Eye-to-eye and stroke - printed on the shock body itself (e.g. 205x65). Trunnion-mount frames (bolt through the shock body at the top) need a trunnion-specific coil shock; standard eyelet frames need the eyelet version - the two aren't interchangeable without an adapter.

• Mount hardware - bushing/bearing size at each end, which is frame-specific and sometimes size-specific too.

• Leverage ratio compatibility - coil shocks assume a fairly linear leverage curve; a heavily progressive frame needs either a firmer spring or a shock with adjustable hydraulic bottom-out, otherwise you'll blow through travel.

The quickest way to get you a real answer: check the shock currently on your bike for its stamped size, or give me the exact trim (H10/H15/M-Team etc.) and I'll dig into that specific build's stock shock and mount type properly rather than guessing across generations.