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hippy-
in many ways yes but in terms of allowing me to ride stuff I want to ride then not so much.
I've had probably eight weeks DH'ing in the alps on that bike since i bought it in 2015 (some years it was used twice by me one week and my son with his mates a different week) so its not like it isn't being used
MTB-Idle
I just had the dreaded phone call from TF Tuned.
We've had a look at it and there's a few things wrong with it.
1/ The shock body/stantion is scored. We can replace it but only with a silver one for £37
Me: okay that's not too bad, go on then do it.
2/ The piggyback shock piston is scored too. we can replace that for £33
Me: okay, let's do that too
3/ Something, something that I didn't quite catch but a main piece in the middle of the shock is also badly scored. As the Monarch RC3+ is a bespoke length (222 x 66) for YT industries then spare parts aren't available so we can polish it and replace it but there is a risk it will leak so there's no warranty.
So including service charge that would be £200 for a shock with no warranty so our recommendation is a new shock
TL:DR? It's fucked.
So the recommended replacement is the Marzocchi Bomber CR3 coil shock (222 x 70) which he reckons will increase the travel without negatively impacting the geometry and will be a vastly superior ride so for circa £400 including bushings and correct weight spring I've gone for this.
That hurt...