I used to do this back in the day will Vanilla R's. Worked pretty well.
does anyone else’s spring fit the Ohlins?
CaneCreek springs fit. Tasteful black.
Raaw frame ordered. No shock.
RS SDU Coil on order from Sprung, with a custom tune.
Thanks everyone for their help and advice.
I will do a NBD thread once its built up.
Whoop whoop!
Be interested to know the final price of the RAAW frame when you get it.
Erm, hate to be a pedant, but nope.
Brake brand and model (levers at least) must match*.
Pedals and grips too for that matter, obvs 😄
*I still wretch a little when I think back to running a hope mini front and v-brake rear combo on an Azonic Evo years ago. At least they matched in that neither worked…
To add, and on topic:
Last year I bought a clearance but BNIB Fox X2 for $450AUD (~£230). It was dead on arrival, with oil sloshing in the box.
Returned to Fox Australia who sent a new 2024 model within days (great service). That was punted on and I went back to an Ohlins coil that I’ve had tuned with a lighter compression stack.
I do like Rockshox shocks, and would imagine that I’d be happier with the setup you’ve gone for overall. But I also had Ohlins on my motorbike, and very much enjoyed the matchy matchy of three gold and yellow things.
TLDR: you’ve probably done the right thing, but the better thing was to buy an Ohlins and a Ducati 😃
@hobnob - fair enough. I definitely prefer the EXT over the Fox. But I can see it's not worth the money in terms of the actual 'upgrade'. I do like the feeling it's pretty bullet proof and won't let me down, as it's on the bike that gets ridden in the hardest terrain and generally on multi-day trips.
Mine is 18 months old, prob done a 1000km and Sprung have just had it for a service. Apparently pristine inside but the bushings are mashed. Think Giga has a similar problem to some Spesh in that there's some twist in the way the shock is mounted.
@scienceofficer - no I hadn't thanks for the link.
Be interesting to see what's in mine when I get it back tomorrow.
