Which would be better for the 250R?


Pep Race shocks, triple rates with rezzies

Elka triple rates without rezzies

Works triple rates with rezzies


All these are roughly the same price, so i am trying to pick from the three.

 

what kinda rideing do u do? i think elkas r alround good

 

Fast trail riding for the most part.

 

peps or the elka's both are better than works. Have them set-up for you it is well worth it.

 

Uhh the ones that obsorb more of the bumps and hard landings ... lol .. just kidding ~ cant beat a set of elka's

 

so elka triple rates are better than pep triple rates even though the pep has rezzies and elkas dont? I know i can get elkas that do, but they are much more $$$$$

 

All the top shocks offer rezzies or cannisters. The best shocks are PEP/ZPS and Axis with Elka's a distant third. If you want to know what the best shocks are all you have to do is look at what all the top pros run, it's either PEP/ZPS's or Axis. You can find the PEP on ebay quite often for half the price when they were new, used Axis shocks seem to be a little harder to find.

BTW, all three are not the same price! The PEP limited mass are less expensive than the ZPS version but the ZPS are in a class by themselves along with Axis.

 

The peps would obviously be better becuase they have rezzies. I don't know how elka's compare to Pep but I do know that you will not have to wait forever to get your shocks if you get elka's

 

I understand that all the companies offer rezzies. I also know that the pep ZPS and the Axis are the best.

Thats why I didnt ask about either of those. The 3 I originally asked about ARE the same price, roughly, thats why i was comparing those.

 

Just because a shock doesn't have a rezzi doesn't mean that it isn't as good. The big advantage of the rezzi is for heat dissipation durring extreme environments, like long streches of very rough road, or many whoops in a row. If all you are doing is doing some big jumps, the heat generated is dissipated by the time you set up for your next jump. The important thing that you have to look at, is the internal damping of the shocks.

A disadvantage of rezzi's is that they add extra weight. Not much, but every little bit adds up.

An advantage, is that typically shocks with rezzi's are fully adjustable for compression, rebound, and preload...if the elka that doesn't have a rezzi is still fully adjustable, it "may" still be better for what you are doing if you arent racing, and want to save weight.

As far as which brand is better, I think it's a toss up. The pro's use a name, just because that company is sponsoring them. The important thing is to get the shock built for whatever you are doing. If you are doing mostly jumping, they can design it for that. If you are doing flat track, they can do that too. You just gotta tell them what you will be doing with it. A Works shock that is properly set up for your riding style will be leaps and bounds better than paying double for an Elka or Pep shock that you buy from someone just because of the name.

Just my $0.02 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]