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Old 03-12-2012, 10:37 PM   #46
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Tim, How much do you weight geared up? I have my new 888 sitting here but no frame to put it on and I'm trying to figure out if I need to get the stiffer spring or just add oil to the spring side as you've done and I've read other places. I'd hate to get my frame back and find out I need to buy a new spring and have to wait another 2 weeks to ride my DH. I think I remember you saying you were about 190-200lbs without gear, right?
Jimmy, I'm around 180 - 185lbs without gear and it's perfect. If you're 190 - 200lbs I think you'd be best off running the stock spring with the air cap and a couple pumps of air preload. Use the additional oil in the spring side if you're on a frame with a progressive leverage rate so you can better match spring curves. If you're over 200lbs I think the firm spring is the way to go.
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Old 03-13-2012, 04:51 AM   #47
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Hey Tim were you up Seymour yesterday?
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Old 03-13-2012, 06:11 AM   #48
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Hey Tim were you up Seymour yesterday?
Nope. I was out at the Bear Mountain Super D doing a great job of rapidly deflating my rear tire ... again.
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Old 03-13-2012, 06:17 AM   #49
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i honestly dont know how you guys can ride the stock springs @ 180 lbs, i was bottoming my x-firm spring out numerous times and I'm a buck sixty five in gear...maybe im a hackshowmcjoe
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Ahh cool haha. Yeah saw a new team aurum with a new 888 up there, thought it might be you for some reason. Also Burke I ride a stock spring in my 2011 888 and I'm exactly 200 pounds. Very rarely do I bottom it.
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Old 03-13-2012, 08:45 AM   #51
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Ahh cool haha. Yeah saw a new team aurum with a new 888 up there, thought it might be you for some reason. Also Burke I ride a stock spring in my 2011 888 and I'm exactly 200 pounds. Very rarely do I bottom it.
Twas not I, but I think I know who it is. Popular the 888 / Aurum combination will be this year.
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i honestly dont know how you guys can ride the stock springs @ 180 lbs, i was bottoming my x-firm spring out numerous times and I'm a buck sixty five in gear...maybe im a hackshowmcjoe
set-up, set-up, set-up!
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Old 05-02-2012, 07:32 PM   #53
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So for the guys who bought these 888's and have had a few months on them now, what are your thoughts?
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Old 05-02-2012, 07:54 PM   #54
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Flawless so far with about 15 rides on em.
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Old 05-02-2012, 07:58 PM   #55
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So I have the 888 Evo Ti (2011's) and this last weekend I splurged a little bit and ordered a Hope integrated stem and crown. Should be here by Friday. Pretty freakin excited.
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So I have the 888 Evo Ti (2011's) and this last weekend I splurged a little bit and ordered a Hope integrated stem and crown. Should be here by Friday. Pretty freakin excited.
too heavy, should have ordered the chunked crown (like i did )
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I'm surprised the Fox lineup isn't seeing more love
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too heavy, should have ordered the chunked crown (like i did )
Yeah, hope is a portly 265g (sigh), the machining on the hope units though is exquisite, after seeing the Fox 40 version on a friend's bike I was awestruck. I can't speak for chunked, but the stuff that hope puts out is top notch.
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I'm surprised the Fox lineup isn't seeing more love
Very high maintenance compared to the 888.
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Very high maintenance compared to the 888.
NOT what I was hoping to read. They're stock on my new Flatline, pffffffffftp
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