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What about the model 641 with the remote reservoir? I understand it provides more adjusting options
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I agree your front forks must be much better than Wilbers but, at least, they provide progressive springs...
Vacillating between the 640 and 641. We have pretty rough roads up here in Seattle and I often carry a lot of gear/groceries. Sometimes ride with a passenger. Is the 641 overkill in your opinion? It's about a $250 difference between the two if they are both hooked up with a remote preload adjuster, which I think is essential, as my loads vary.
With what type of riding would the simple 640 be plenty adequate? Have 3 cents to spare?
I have a 641 on mine. Bought it because I commute over some pretty rough roads daily as well. I love it. It made a world of difference in comfort and handling. But I have never really felt much needs to change any of the settings. For some reason when I mounted mine it raised the rear end a little. I know you can ask for that as an option as well as lowering a little, but I didn't ask. So with that in mind I hardly ever adjust the remote preload adjuster. The high/low speed damping adjustments never touched them, the new shock feels good enough where they are set from the factory and I don't know enough about suspension to know what to do with them. So the 641 might have been overkill for me, but I had the money and I'm still happy with the change it made on the bike for me. Now I also live in Central California where we normally see triple digits in the summer so that was another consideration for me on getting a remote resivior on the shock, to help remove the heat from it when I'm riding these crappy roads in the heat. But I don't think I would worry about that with Seattle weather. I would be willing to bet you would be very happy with the 640 built to your weight alone, but if money is that tight and you have any doubts about the 640, then get the 641. Either way it will be MUCH better than the stock shock on rough roads. I had the same worries as you did when I bought mine. Eventually I decided I'm already shelling out quite a bit of money on a better shock, why not get the best one they have?Vacillating between the 640 and 641. We have pretty rough roads up here in Seattle and I often carry a lot of gear/groceries. Sometimes ride with a passenger. Is the 641 overkill in your opinion? It's about a $250 difference between the two if they are both hooked up with a remote preload adjuster, which I think is essential, as my loads vary.
With what type of riding would the simple 640 be plenty adequate? Have 3 cents to spare?