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Finally taken the plunge and bought a Cane Creek IL Coil shock for my Intense Spider.
30% off till Sunday night too! Shock, mounting kit and Valt spring came to £315.
Keep being tempted by this too, just need to make up my mind!
I know how you feel. Every bike I've had, I was always on the edge of trying a coil! Want to look into a coil fork too soon.
I've a Cane Creek IL bought from a fellow forumite that's fitted to our Norco Sight. When it worked, the shock was awesome but the inevitable internal seal blowout happened and it's subsequently been serviced and with an additional £90 has had the kitchen sink thrown at it - it came back from TF Tuned with a bag containing the old air can, piston, piston seal and even the lockout lever was replaced.
The end result is pretty good - I am suitably impressed. In terms of performance it's a distinct improvement - they're still at £349 in an age when air shocks are creeping up towards double that. Certainly it doesn't feel wanting when compared with the STX 22 fitted to my Enduro that I'm less than impressed with.
Yeah, I got a DB IL Air on my Hightower to replace the lump of wood Monarch and it was night and day difference. Made the 135mm rear travel feel bottomless and it still pedaled really well!
Hoping for similar results with this coil. I've probably said this about 10 times, but I've got a feeling that this bike will make it past the 12 month point 🙂
Super pleased with a DB IL Air I swapped for a X-Fusion O2 on my Cotic Rocket. Hoping this will stave of the desire to swap my Rocket26 for a FlareMax...
I MAY have fallen foul of this PSA, and treated the new Stumpy to a CB DB air IL!!!
Just over £250 for what, by all intents, is a cracking shock that seems to have fixed the reliability issues of previous versions...
plus they do a stumpy specific tune..
get in!!
This bike is turning into Trigger's broom!
DrP
Nice one, we need some pics when you update! 🙂
will do!!!
DrP
This bike is turning into Trigger’s broom
That would imply the parts you're taking off were worn out. All you're doing is buying a really fancy bike via installments!
Fab upgrade. The bar mounted climb switch is a very worthy addition too.....
That’s true ed!
I’ve got a mint set of Fox 34s, and soon a Fox DPS rear shock to move on!
Interested??
DrP