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Old 07-09-2008   #6 (permalink)
rminchi
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Location: Villa Park, IL
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Originally Posted by metasac View Post
i'm in brooklyn - i'm all of 150 lbs - but, man, i've almost been thrown off my bike going over the bumps on the highways here... scary. i hope the zrx's will improve that. will i necessarily have to change my front suspension if i swap the rears for the zrx shox?
I hear ya - the Chicago streets are similar... Have to? Nah. Want to? Maybe. Since you're lighter than I am, the front end probably isn't as mushy as I found it, along with a lot of dive. I'd say improve one bit at a time. Good luck!

Rob
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