I’m 12st and the spring is 450 – bang on according to TfT’s and Fox’s calculators….

As mentioned I get 90% travel on singletrack so a lighter spring wont do me any favours.

Again – is really a question of is this Tracer/vpp -esque

Swalsey – I’m assuming you mean “less” preload – issue with that is I’m only about .5 turn from contact with the spring.

Rebound is already quite slow giving a really comfortable, controlling feel on anything else (I’d probably have to bunny hop to get the wheel disconnect from the ground its that good).

Thats why I wondered whether its was a symptom of the VPP – but I dont remeber feeling is on my previous 5.5 with air…..

Bump.

C’mon, I want to know how to make my initial Travel less harsh – would sticking the same shock in 6″ mode help?

Drop off Cafe closed (the other is open), Penhyyd closed, Skyline closed IIRC.

Age of cycle
Acceptable disposal value percentage you must pay

1st number = Original price of the cycle less than £500
2nd number = Original price if the bike was £500+

1 year old…
18%
25%

18 months
16%
21%

2 years
13%
17%

3 years
8%
12%

4 years
3%
7%

5 years
Negligible
2%

6 years & over
Negligible
Negligible

Do what I intend to do – ride it, then leave it in the shed for 6 years.

I’d go with RR/RR in this dry and add a NN to the front if it dampens up too much.

I’ve used the Ralph as soon ago as Sunday – its v fast and grippy. Go for the 2010’s triple nano, and snakeskin if your in a rocky area, many offers around atm.

Hi

@ Oxnop & roblane – I just wondered whats your experience with coil on VPP? I’ve just added a pushed van R onto a Tracer VP and am getting a near hardtail experience/feel over loose gravel/pebble type trails in this dry weather, although it swallows dips in the trail small / medium / large drops admirably. Could be an issue with preload on the shock but I wanted to know whether this is common to VPP with coil perhaps?

Cheers

Wow, personally I feel if he’s have jumped the branch like a proper rider he’d have been OK.

Like Hobo said, nice to be alive, so smile.