javahaxxor
Wizard
well, just for city riding I would have kept the OEM shock. It was nice and soft. However, if you like to go sideways and weigh over 80kg you need an upgrade
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please give us a comparison from this to the Penske after you have had some time to ride with it thanks.
Thanks for the write up! I am debating which way to go with the rear shock. money is a concern but I don't want to spend it twice..
That's an excellent comparison. Thanks for taking the time to write it up. What's the difference in cost since performance is not really an issue?
From Australia, the Nitron cost me around $500 odd dollars shipped from the UK. A Penske costs around $1100 shipped from the USA. More if you source one locally.
The margins are closer if you live in the US due to extra shipping costs to the UK and I think the cost of the Nitron has gone up a little since I bought mine.
I'd buy a Penske if I lived in the US due to the ease of getting support as it's a US product.
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The ohlins cones with one spring stiffness. if you need another spring you will need to buy one and have the spring fitted by a professional. It's twice as expensive as the Nitron and is even more basic, with only compression damping setting. With even less than Ohlins money i'd buy the Nitron NTR Race shock which allows for separate settings for compression and rebound damping
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Well that isn't quite true. When I ordered the shock the asked what my bike was and my rider weight so that they could install the correct spring before they sold it to me.
My Ohlins shock has compression, rebound and spring tension adjustments all on dials so it is easy to adjust.