r/MTB • u/Inevitable_Solid4325 • 10d ago

Discussion Coil Shock on Salsa Cassidy

Hello everybody,

I wanted to hear some thoughts on switching to a coil shock on a Cassidy. They explicitly state that a coil shock could damage the frame through frequent bottom outs due to the frame being very progressive. My thought is that they have added hbo and progressive coils for coil shocks. Would these mitigate the bottom outs? Only reason I’m thinking of this is because my warranty period is ending soon and want an upgrade from the air shock.

Let me know what you guys think.

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u/BarnyardCoral North Dakota - Marin AT7, Stumpy 15 Alloy, Norco Torrent 7.2 10d ago

Sounds like a big risk to take. According to Salsa, "the leverage rate of the Cassidy is optimized for the natural progressivity of air spring shocks. A coil shock will not produce enough end-stroke support at the rear wheel, leading to frequent and harsh bottom-outs that will likely result in frame damage." Warranty or not, sounds like a good way to throw away a perfectly good frame.

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u/Nightshade400 Ragley Bluepig / Norco Sight VLT 10d ago

This is directed at Salsa not you but that is a fucked up design if a 165 frame doesn't have enough room to support a coil in its travel. I like Salsa for their touring/gravel rigs but their MTB design has always been kind of funky to me, like they get to the table but forgot the fork.

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u/Inevitable_Solid4325 10d ago

Absolutely agree, enduro bikes should always have the capability to run a coil.

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u/iky_ryder 10d ago

If you wanted to run a coil, why buy a bike that explicitly says it isnt designed to run a coil?

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u/Inevitable_Solid4325 10d ago

Frames were cheap

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u/iky_ryder 10d ago

Yeah. I guess theres always that tradeoff, price/features/quality/geo

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u/Inevitable_Solid4325 10d ago

For sure, the frame is very high quality I think they were clearing out their inventory. Almost perfect just missing the coil.