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Hi is anyone using offset bushings ? Just been reading up on them and they seem a nifty idea.
Made a few different offset ones for my old Intense and they worked really well.
Had a bit of a play and found a 2mm offset worked best for me.
I couldn’t make them unless they were made out of wood 😀. Did it affect climbing much ?
Yeah I’ve used them, simple and effective. You may hear folk saying that they slacken the seat angle which can be a problem, in reality you just nudge your saddle slightly forward and you’re back where you started. They lower the BB height a bit too, which can either be good or a bit annoying if you’ve already got a low BB height anyway
Cheers lads. The ones I was looking at come with free DU bushing . My shock is nearly new I assume I wouldn’t have to change the DU ?
Cheers
Shouldn’t have to but it’s always handy to have spares anyway!
I've used them before, as mentioned they do slacken the seat angle as well as the head angle. For this reason I prefer an angleset as this steepens the seat and slackens the head.
On bikes with really clever linkages/suspension they can mess with it a bit- since they basically change the start and end points. And you can run out of clearance too since the travel is the same length but starts deeper. But other'n that they're a cheap and easy way to mess with geometry.
Like kiksy I prefer anglesets but anglesets cost about ten times as much .
On my Jekyll with a Lefty and angleset wasn’t an option. Offfset bushing made a difference in my head at least.
I put some on my Fuel Ex (2010 version) to drop the BB and slacken it a bit. Certainly seemed to help descending for me! Used the brass ones from offsetbushings.com as they are sacrificial and easy to replace - rather than the pivot hardware.
Cheers lads. I’ve been looking at the cc anglesets will the fit a normal tapered headtube ?
Check out Works components for a angleset- they have regular sales on .
+1 fitted a pair to a Jekyll - dropped the BB and slackened the head angle out nicely. The brass ones last me about a year
Is it best that the bushings are sacrificial brass, or a harder material like stainless?
When i read the makers websites, they talk about the benefits of which material they use.
Any thoughts on this?
thanks
Beener
I always thought the DU bushing was sacrificial.
Just bought a set for my 2016 Cube Stereo 140, brings the head angle to current spec.
From here
https://bouncecycles.co.uk/product-category/shop/parts/shock-mounting-and-bushing-kits/
Stainless mount complete with spacers and a new DU bushing £10 per end.
As its a new shock you can get away with the current DU bush and keep the new ones as spares
With an angleset, with regards to CLIMBING does the slacker fork angle have a bigger negative effect than the positive effect generated from the steeper seatube, or vice versa?
Or is it win/win as only the seat angle matters?
I can’t get an angleset as far as I can see for my bike adventure it’s 42mm id at top of head tube.
Been thinking about the bushings and the comments that it skackens the seat tube angle.
Woukd dhortening the shock not have the effect of steepening the seat tube angle as it will be coming further forward ?
Ignore my last comment I got my head round it while cooking the bairns tea 😀😀😀😀. Blonde moment
I've used some expensive titanium ones from Burgtec and some cheaper ones from Www.offsetbushings.com which were £24 a pair and both worked well. Still have them in my 2012 Orange Alpine 160 and coupled with a -1 degree Works headset and 170mm Marzocchi 55 fork have slackened it out nicely to about 63 degrees. Not effected the climbing at all. I did move my saddle forward on the rails to compensate for the slackened seatpost
Tom kp
Going to order some what material is best plz?
I can only comment on the Titanium Burgtec ones, had them on a 2011 Spec Pitch Pro. Changed the shock to a longer than stock one so used them to essentially size it down. They were in for a couple of years before I sold the frame on. No apparent issues.
Recently fitted stainless steel ones to my current Cube Stereo, but haven't had enough time on them to see any signs of wear etc.Got mine from bouncecycles.co.uk
I bought one for my trance (You can only fit one) and together with adding a 160 fork really slackened the ha.
The downside was that the seat angle is now not optimal for climbing, so much so that I've had to slam the saddle as far forward as it can go. It's a far cheaper option than a slack set, but has its downsides. Not sure id go that route again tbh as for steep technical (ish) climbs it's a bit of a dog.
The Bounce ones are fine, fitted a pair yesterday and they are spot on for tolerance.
Offset bushings ones are good too, but more pricey and you don't get the du bushings and spacers thrown in.
Don't know that material matters really.
Running one in my Cube Stereo 140 from the off.
As mentioned some older bikes are ripe for it in conjugation with overforking by 10-20mm!