{"id":14836,"date":"2019-03-08T08:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T08:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?p=14836"},"modified":"2019-03-22T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T10:45:59","slug":"shocking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?p=14836","title":{"rendered":"shocking news."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">it appears my beloved vivid air has not survived the scheduled rebuild. let me explain (as far as i can): modern mountain bike suspension components are extremely sophisticated and delicate. to function as well as they should they need to be rebuilt on a regular basis. this means chaining the oil and various o-rings, x-rings, wipers and so forth &#8211; and the vivid air has lots of all of the above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" data-attachment-id=\"8313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?attachment_id=8313\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_0.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,337\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-5T&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477421003&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vivid_0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_0.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_0-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">since i love my vivid air i handed it over to our local suspension genius who has been looking after our bike suspension for a while with great success. imagine how i felt when he called me to say the vivid was fubar (a technical term meaning it can&#8217;t be repaired).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"14838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?attachment_id=14838\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,562\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-5T&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552063276&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vivid_coil &amp;#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ok that is not the vivid (may it rest in peace) but it&#8217;s predecessor, the monarch, which now resides on nat&#8217;s bike. below a comparison showing the  monarch and the vivid &#8211; easy to see how much more complex the vivid is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"8317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?attachment_id=8317\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_2_0.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,525\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-5T&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477676268&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vivid_2_0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_2_0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_2_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_2_0.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vivid_2_0-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">whatever the reason for the old vivd&#8217;s demise our friend managed to score me another vivid, this time a coil shock. i have been thinking about getting a coil shock for a while; apparently the nomad loves coil shocks and works really well with those. something about the nomad&#8217;s progressive suspension rate and the shock&#8217;s linear spring rate really hitting it off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"14837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?attachment_id=14837\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,562\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-5T&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552063294&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vivid_coil &amp;#8211; 1 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vivid_coil-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">i&#8217;ll find out soon, the shock is now mounted on my bike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">so if the coil is such a great thing why don&#8217;t all bikes run coil springs? well, there is a penalty, in this case half a kilo. yes, that is a lot. no amount of titanium and carbon fibre will counter that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">let&#8217;s see if it&#8217;s worth it. i hope so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it appears my beloved vivid air has not survived the scheduled rebuild. let me explain (as far as i can): modern mountain bike suspension components are extremely sophisticated and delicate. to function as well as they should they need to be rebuilt on a regular basis. this means chaining the oil and various o-rings, x-rings,&hellip; 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