Air shock absorber: Exa A5-RE or DNM AO-6?

billyk

billyk

Guru
Search these forums for "Kind a5rr1" to find lots of discussion and recommendations. We've been hashing this issue for more than a decade.
My short answer: Get the Kind shock (make sure you get the dual-chamber one, they do come in the 125mm you need for the earlier Qs). BK
 
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veloc_h

Active Member
thanks @billyk
I should have written, that the most of the discussion in the forum (and elsewhere) says, that the exa (or kindshock) a5 is better than the pure spring default, but not really comfortable. To me the comparison to the dnm-ao would be interesting (especially on cruzbikes Q), eventually better than the kindshock/exa. There is a feedback
e.g. https://www.mtbr.com/threads/dnm-rear-air-shock-any-good.932166/ which says that there might be problems with standard air-shock pumps.
Oil dampers are more comfortable than these cheap dnm, meroca ... and dnm budget shock absorbers. DT Swiss etc. air shock absorbers offer very good setup possibilities with proper construction details , but there isn't any 125mm "quality" air shock absorber.
Amazon reviews (often fake):
Again: the comparison is interesting to me (which doesn't show up "for decades"). For sure I will not replace my DNM oil shock absorber with the proper spring by a b-class air shock absorber.
 
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