For a Trek Y, one of the carbon ones. I got it the other day and the shock is shot. I’m not sure what to buy as it’s really old, and I don’t want to get one that won’t fit. Does anyone happen to know what these take?
by tt331517
For a Trek Y, one of the carbon ones. I got it the other day and the shock is shot. I’m not sure what to buy as it’s really old, and I don’t want to get one that won’t fit. Does anyone happen to know what these take?
by tt331517
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Replace it with a bike from this millennium
My dude, that frame is a pothole away from explosion. 30 year old carbon is brittle.
It’s not a good idea to ride it. These are somewhat collectible, so sell it and get a 500-800 used MTB instead (if MTB is your thing)
The shock should be at the back of your mind on this one. 30 year old carbon is something I wouldn’t trust any further than wall decoration in my workshop. The resins they used 30 years ago were not as good as modern ones and UV light over 30 years will not have been kind to it.
Even with modern resins some manufacturers today say a carbon frame has a 7 – 10 year lifespan
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Personally I’d double down on the vintage Trek Y-Foil technology.
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Not exactly sure, but I would measure eye to eye and replace with a Fox Floats
Half the people in the comments suck that bike is tough. I hope you find a replacement and have a good time riding it
If you want to replace the shock a new Fox Float would probably work fine. It looks like a fairly standard mount. Measure the eyelet distance and buy something either the same stroke length.
I believe the way is to get the eyelet-to-eyelet length and then the actual piston travel. That’s how shocks used to be purchased.
But the reality is probably going to find shock rebuilders and see what they have in vintage stock.
get some xfusion of same eye to eye size. definitely not worth searching for a similar fox. also watch out for that seatpost position for obvious reasons. pretty cool piece of history btw
Since this isn’t something that’s going to be ridden, really, why don’t you just try rebuilding the shock?
No one is actually helping you here and just telling you to trash the frame. The correct answer to your question is to pull the fox on there, measure it attachment to attachment, look up the intended travel of that old model, and match it up to a new fox shock.
Post this to r/xbiking ! They will love this thing there.
https://www.mtbdirect.com.au/blogs/maintenance-how-to/how-to-measure-the-shock-and-hardware-size-on-a-mountain-bike
Try the folks on r/vintageMTB, they might not all poo on your query
These comments have sucked. Don’t get rid of it. Full send it on a restomod to really get their bib shorts in a tangle.
The recommendation you uninstall and measure end to end and match the travel is the correct answer. I’d recommend you check a store or site’s return policy just in case.
You might just need an air can seal/wiper refurbishing which will set you back about $20.00 for the kit and is an easy diy if you can follow the instructions on YouTube.
The Fox site has the info you need as you just need to measure the eye to eye on the shock as long as it’s not compressed. As long as your new shock is the same length +/- 5mm and stroke is the same you should be good to go.
You would also need new bushings and would have to measure what your current bike uses.
I replaced the rear shock on my old 2k Tracer since the cost to rebuild was high and the parts to fix it aren’t available.
Anything
A Y-33!!! I listed after those as a child.