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MTB rear shock absorbers

MTB rear shock absorbers

Having a suitable suspension for your riding style and for the trails that you ride is essential in the mountain bike. If you want to improve your MTB fork under the point of view of the suspension, you can find the perfect MTB shock absorber for you in our shop.

If you are looking for a suspension fork or a double bridge fork, then have a look at our category MTB forks.

Buy a MTB rear shock absorber: which one is the right one?

The selection of rear suspensions:

When talking about suspension, it is necessary to distinguish between the two types of dampening systems:

Lately, the common coil rear shock, extremely robust and very reliable, has been fighting against the competition of air shocks. There are people who associate air shocks with low performance, but their travel can be regulated very simply (the travel has to be perfectly set and regularly adjusted in order to avoid breakdowns), while coil shocks have to be completely disassembled and changed if you want to change their travel.

Both versions have pros and cons, but personal taste and riding style also play an important role in deciding which one to buy

Properties of coil rear shocks:

  • Hardness and weight can be adjusted by replacing the spring
  • On a small scale, you can also adjust the spring through the spring ring or tighten it according to your needs
  • They are extremely durable
  • The damping effect corresponds to a linear suspension (the suspension remains the same throughout the compression process until the steel spring is completely compressed)

Properties of air rear shocks:

  • The travel can be easily and flexibly changed through a simple air pump (pumping air in or out)
  • The damping effect corresponds to a progressive suspension (as more air is compressed, the harder the suspension becomes)
  • An enormous advantage is the low weight which is reduced thanks to the absence of the heavy steel spring

Huge advantage of the air shock is the low weight, the one of the coil shock is the linear suspension.

Important:
The type of suspension has to fit your bike, more precisely the geometry of the bike.

Usually, the geometry of the bike adjusts to the progressive air shock or to the linear coil shock. If the components don’t fit, you risk a breakdown. That's why the type of bike that you ride and how you use it is fundamental.

Buy MTB rear shocks accessories

In order to be sure to have fun on your bike, you also need the right accessories and spare parts. On our shop you can find for example a suspension air pump to perfectly set the rear shock (you can use this kind of air pump also for setting the travel of your fork), as well as different seals or fitting complete seal kits.

In order to keep your fork and rear shock with you as long as possible, you should obviously take a good care of them. You can find everything you need in the category Care and cleaning.