can anyone tell me the correct shock for a helius fr please.
length and stroke, and any advice on which would work best, coil or air.
I'm surprised you don't ask the forum which hand to use to hold your c when you take a p.
Utterly clueless.
A bit harsh doof_doof.
Try Moonglu Cycles, they stock Nicolai.
doof doof, not clueless just lazy...........
got a problem with that???
the forum is the font of all knowledge afterall.
I would have thought that you might have learned from the endless string of purchases based on forum recommendations that haven't worked out. It really is getting old.
The fact that you would even consider putting an air shock on a frame as awesome as the FR shows how much thought you've given it.
But to answer your Q, I would suggest that the best shock for you is an Avalanche. Custom valved for you, your frame and your riding style/terrain, the adjustments are only for very fine tuning so you can't go far wrong. There is no risk of ****ing up the performance of the shock like you can a CCDB if you don't know what you're doing.
i wonder why nicolai offer the fr with a rp23 option.........
could it be that someone wants to build up a pretty light, but very sturdy bike, i wonder............
now if you would be so kind as to tell me what a avalanche is, i will be indebted to you for a eternity. 8)
[url= http://www.avalanchedownhillracing.com/products.html ]Avalanche[/url]
YHM Cheers Rich
No wonder you go through so many bikes...
If you want to know about Nicolai [url= http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=139 ]here[/url] is where to ask.
There are a couple of recognisable names on there (based mostly in NE Scotland). Dipper (Gravity Sports) sells em too.
thanks for that.
200mm eye to eye by 57mm stroke.
Simon at Nicolai Uk usually gets back to you with answers to questions within minutes (in my experience).
The early FR's came with 200x50 because nobody did 57mm stroke air shocks at the time. The frame adjustability enables you to fit a wide variety of shocks within reason, but Nicolai don't give guidance - its down to you to play around.
Mine came with a RS pearl which is classed as 222mm eye to eye - but isn't, its closer to 195mm, but I think at the time this came out RS measure their shocks in length rather than eye to eye (that's the answer i got when i asked the question)! Furthermore, I wouldn't fit a large volume air can because if it isn't set up well, or is just a bit of a ropey shock, it will make it feel like it blows through the mid stroke.
I fitted a Fox float R, got Mojo to alter it to the lightest possible compression tune, and it is perfect. They pedal very well without platform damping so don't spend money needlesly buying an all singing all dancing platform shock, as all you'll use is the rebound dial.
Hope this helps.
200 x 57 is what you need. Mine (Dec05) came with a Romic T2. There's plenty-o-choice on CRC. Roco TST would be my choice but a Fox RP3 will do the job. Just make sure it's 200x57mm.
edit: personally I would stick with a coil but each to their own