rear shock replacment

[clunkie66]

[quote author=clunkie66 link=topic=26520.msg321696#msg321696 date=1606472187]
Has anyone had any difficulty fitting a Nitron road shock?

Some great replies by Gnasher and b1k3rdude, they are very good shocks.

As Gnasher implies if buying second hand I would personally factor in the costs of sending the shock to Nitron and getting it serviced and resprung / revalved for your weight and riding style, or at least bare this in mind as something that you will need to do to get the best out of the shock and the bike. Nitron's service team tend to be quiet at this time of year so you may get a discount on servicing if you call them and ask for prices.

Fitting is straightforward and I couldn't add anything to what b1k3rdude has said, I use a chock for taking the weight of the rear when dissasembling the linkage as sometimes you might want to go up or down a couple of mm and a chock helps with this. I recall the top mounting bolt for the shock can be tricky to get to and I had to use a universal joint on my socket set but I don't have an extensive tool kit so other methods may work.

Obviously if you have any specific questions then post back.
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Cheers guys, I should've said that I actually have the nitron shock. I managed to remove the old Hagon pretty easily but it's deffo a 2 man job. Thanks for the advice , I'll make sure that all the linkages are well greased.