I am the new & proud owner of Bryn's old 2010 GSA which is minty, yellow and currently at 78k on original ESA shocks so am currently researching options for an upgrade.
Now the most popular route seems to be Wilbers WESA which looks good value initially but you have to pay for fitting or send your shocks off for a week or so and pay another £200. As I use the bike for the daily commute that causes a problem. So then I wondered if I really needed the ESA as I'm only commuting with the odd trip so once I get it setup to how I like it will most probably stay there.
So my preference for non-esa shocks are Nitron from Rugged Roads as they have them modified to have the preload adjuster at the bottom of the front shock so you can adjust without removing, but there is no mention to how it is done on the rear without a HPA. Does anyone know if you can wind up/down the preload on a rear shock using a C-spanner or screwdriver & FBH?? HPA's add another £300+ so may as well stick with ESA.
Now the most popular route seems to be Wilbers WESA which looks good value initially but you have to pay for fitting or send your shocks off for a week or so and pay another £200. As I use the bike for the daily commute that causes a problem. So then I wondered if I really needed the ESA as I'm only commuting with the odd trip so once I get it setup to how I like it will most probably stay there.
So my preference for non-esa shocks are Nitron from Rugged Roads as they have them modified to have the preload adjuster at the bottom of the front shock so you can adjust without removing, but there is no mention to how it is done on the rear without a HPA. Does anyone know if you can wind up/down the preload on a rear shock using a C-spanner or screwdriver & FBH?? HPA's add another £300+ so may as well stick with ESA.