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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic FORUM HOTSEAT - MRP
5/14/2020 2:12pm
That might be better question for Samsquatch (above), he knows more than I do about that frame specifically. FWIW, it seems like a great match for the Progressive spring and a co-worker has that exact vintage Patrol with a Hazzard and Progressive spring, and loves it. Re: spring rate. You want to use a spring calculator like the one on our site to determine that. You don't want to reduce the rate simply because it's progressive. The way we label our springs is by what their closest linear-spring equivalent is around the sag point. So, at around 25-33% of compression...
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NelisB Added a reply to FORUM HOTSEAT - MRP
5/14/2020 12:46pm A bit more bike specific question. I'm running a 2017 Transition Patrol with a metric 230*65 coil shock. The bike has a pretty linear linkage. Would this be a ideal bike to use a progressive spring on? And do I need to have the same springrate spring as I have now? Or can I go lighter a bit because of...