Andrew, curious as to your affinity for the CCDB. Is this a shock you've found to be easy/cheap to service, or just a disposable option on the used market? I know my local suspension shop won't touch them.
I'm a massive fan of the Super Deluxe family of shocks, as they are often affordable second-hand, and can actually be serviced at home (by a capable mechanic, of course) with a few moderately priced tools (fill valve adaptor, IFP gauge, shaft clamps). I've rebuilt mine a few times this way, and its fantastic to be freed from the esoteric world of vacuum bleeding machines and nitrogen tanks. Air is 80% nitrogen anyway!
Dec. 8, 2021, 1:44 p.m. - Andrew McKee
Andrew, curious as to your affinity for the CCDB. Is this a shock you've found to be easy/cheap to service, or just a disposable option on the used market? I know my local suspension shop won't touch them. I'm a massive fan of the Super Deluxe family of shocks, as they are often affordable second-hand, and can actually be serviced at home (by a capable mechanic, of course) with a few moderately priced tools (fill valve adaptor, IFP gauge, shaft clamps). I've rebuilt mine a few times this way, and its fantastic to be freed from the esoteric world of vacuum bleeding machines and nitrogen tanks. Air is 80% nitrogen anyway!