
Originally Posted by
Gerome
So I’ve upgraded my Santa Cruz Nomad V4 with a Fox 38 up front. What would the experts recommend for a rear shock? I think it requires a 230x60 shock length.
I recently exploded my EXT Storia and swapped it for a Mara Pro on my big bike. I had always had a coil on it, the air shock was a backup I bought when it was on stupid sale. Gotta say, it is damn near perfect of the Gnarvana, and it was incredible on the Occam. Considering the price difference the EXT is really hard to justify, and performance wise it's not substantially inferior (keeping in mind that you can't really compare air and coil as they ride so differently). Comparing it to one of the newer SDUs (albeit on a different bike) it's much supportive in general and I don't have to trade small bump sensitivity for mid-stroke support (my biggest pet peeve). The caveat is that the piggyback is gigantic and doesn't fit on all frames. If you can find one on sale (they are often heavily discounted on the German websites) and it fits your frame I'd definitely put it on the list.
"Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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