German-A Air-Force Zero Rear Shock

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ATMOS
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by ATMOS

Anyone have already own the German-A Air-Force Zero Rear Shock and have real weights on hand?
How do they perform as compared to DT Swiss XR Carbon? Any inputs appreciated. :D

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jonasd
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by jonasd

I'm also interested in any feedback from owners of the rear shock or the new Xcite Zero fork. There doesn't seem to be many (any?) reviews out there for this fork. From a purely $/gram perspective, upgrading to a fork like this is actually reasonable due to the huge drop in weight. But maybe it is as flexy as a cooked noodle.

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marecej
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by marecej

here is a review of the fork in german
http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/muskelpr ... t-13820931

should apply to the rear shock as well since is the same damping technology
Unno Horn = 8100g
Ellsworth Truth = 9371g

ATMOS
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by ATMOS

marecej wrote:here is a review of the fork in german
http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/muskelpr ... t-13820931

should apply to the rear shock as well since is the same damping technology


Good read. Thank you :thumbup:

jonasd
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by jonasd

Thanks marecej. Reading the (translated) reviews of the fork, there seemed to be a consensus that the fork is plenty stiff. Sounds like the only downside may be a highly progressive spring rate towards the end of the travel making it hard to take advantage of the full travel range unless you run very low pressures. Also good to get some real-world weights on it since it is comes in a bit heavier than advertised.

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