What's the story on the $130 ebay shocks?

[deeeebeeeeee]

I would post a link but they come in, tons of different colors 13.5" and 14" ebay special piggyback style front shocks.
Looks to me like the lower eye would break off if you bounced on the front to hard, has anyone been brave enough to try a set. Maybe on a bike that you were about to sell or something?

 

[Awk08]

total junk, reports of breakage on first ride, and even empty boxes arriving.

 

[Blaaster]

/\ /\ what he said.

 

[deeeebeeeeee]

Kind of what I figured, $1300 shocks that sort of look like $1000 shocks, looks like banshee fronts for me.
On a good note I am loving he 400ex rear shock, set it to stock (160 lb rider) and made a guess as to a 130 lb rider on a +2" blaster setup. Worked well, need to drop the preload a bit, stiffen up the compression and speed up the rebound just a touch, to help keep traction. I think the set of 4 tires will help to, I cheaper out a little on 4 ply tires, so I guess I will need to carry a plug kit and a little CO2 pump.

 

[tfaith08]

A lot of people like works front shocks, but I much prefer fox floats. You can dial them in to whatever you're running.

You can jump the air pressure up of you start to outgrow them.