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What eMTB's are using a 210x55 rear shock?
- Thread starter wb3jma
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To be able to say that ^^^ the range of eMTBs looked at seems to be very limited.
dotcodotuk
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Confidently incorrect.
Hardly a 'standard' when a boatload of bikes come with 185mm, 210mm or 230mm. None of which are trunnion, although @jever98 already pointed out your mistake with that assumption.
I took it that the OP has a really nice shock they'd want to move over from another bike. But either way, must be something pretty interesting.
Although unless it's something like a Telum, it'll need a re-tune.
@wb3jma Don't restrict yourself to the exact stroke length!
My previous bike was a Focus Jam2. That had a RockShox Deluxe R Debonair 210x55 shock. I tried to replace it with a DVO Topaz T3, but although they sold 210x55, I just could not get one. Apparently they didn't make them often enough and those that were, sold out immediately. But I could find plenty of 210x50. Then a wizard at one of the DVO stockists told me that I could buy a 210x50 and change the stroke length very easily by changing the spacers. Spacers were available on line to convert the shock. Once I had all the bits and pieces, it took me 15 mins of faffing about reading all the on-line stuff and less then 5 mins to actually do the job. It was a doddle!
Read up to see what the stroke range is on the particular shock you are concerned with.
My previous bike was a Focus Jam2. That had a RockShox Deluxe R Debonair 210x55 shock. I tried to replace it with a DVO Topaz T3, but although they sold 210x55, I just could not get one. Apparently they didn't make them often enough and those that were, sold out immediately. But I could find plenty of 210x50. Then a wizard at one of the DVO stockists told me that I could buy a 210x50 and change the stroke length very easily by changing the spacers. Spacers were available on line to convert the shock. Once I had all the bits and pieces, it took me 15 mins of faffing about reading all the on-line stuff and less then 5 mins to actually do the job. It was a doddle!
Read up to see what the stroke range is on the particular shock you are concerned with.
Doh, my apologies.
I had meds after surgery and straight up confused 210 and 205! A lot of the bikes are now running 205 Trunnions, not 210s! I have a custom tuned coil shock so do look for 205 Trunnion shock mount as a selling point.
It is a shockingly common size on the modern bikes that I looked at including the Transitions, Santa Cruzs, Crestline, Antidote, Norcos & a few others I looked at off the top of my head. It feels like it's becoming a standard size to me just because it's so common on new bikes.
I think the Forbidden's are on the 210mm shocks still.
Sorry OP.
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Bad Mechanic
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I believe the RM Instinct uses that size.
RickBullotta
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Levo Gen 3.
theremotejuggernaut
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Orbea Rise is 210x55.
As already alluded to though, a lot of shocks these days are physically the same which but use spacers to get the final travel.
Fox/Manitou for example, a 210 shock is a 210 shock. The only difference between 50/52.5/55mm stroke is the spacers. The next size up might be 230 that would come as 60-65.
I get your thinking. You've got a decent shock that's probably better than a lot of the OEM offerings in your budget. I wouldn't personally buy a bike purely to use a shock that I owned.
There are far more important things like motor choice, battery size, intended use etc that should take preference over the shock size.
You might find a bike that's otherwise perfect and maybe in a sale and disregard it just because the shock is 230mm.
Easier and cheaper to use the original shock for a bit and sell the one you've got to buy something better down the line.
As already alluded to though, a lot of shocks these days are physically the same which but use spacers to get the final travel.
Fox/Manitou for example, a 210 shock is a 210 shock. The only difference between 50/52.5/55mm stroke is the spacers. The next size up might be 230 that would come as 60-65.
I get your thinking. You've got a decent shock that's probably better than a lot of the OEM offerings in your budget. I wouldn't personally buy a bike purely to use a shock that I owned.
There are far more important things like motor choice, battery size, intended use etc that should take preference over the shock size.
You might find a bike that's otherwise perfect and maybe in a sale and disregard it just because the shock is 230mm.
Easier and cheaper to use the original shock for a bit and sell the one you've got to buy something better down the line.
Shockingly common!
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