Originally Posted by
dminor
Nice project. Don't know what size you need for that frame; but if you're still shopping for a shock, Transition is selling off 7.5x2 '07 Swinger X3 Airs for $100.
I need a 190mm rear shock for the frame. It has mounts for 165mm shocks as well, which is the size the bike had when I bought it. Think I'll step up to 190 for the new build though. Been looking at the Rock Shox Monarch range. I might just go for the basic 2.1 model. This only has reboun damping. The higher up in the range you go the more features you get i.e. compression damping, floodgate on/off. With this kind of tweaking available I'd probably spend more time fiddling than riding! I like the idea of a set & forget system.
http://sram.com/en/rockshox/rearsuspension/monarch/