Vision Conversion

Hi,

I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model

I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).

My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are the
forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?

Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?

Thanks in advance for any answer.

Tom H Minnesota)

 

Tom, there is a fork adapter Vision carries for the suspended front forks, then it's a matter of
plugging in your USS bars or buying them. I believe www.hostelshoppe.com shows both these items on
their web page. click "on line catalog" then click on Vision parts.

tom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model
>
> I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
> 2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).
>
> My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are the
> forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?
>
> Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?
>
> Thanks in advance for any answer.
>
> Tom H Minnesota)

 

ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.

tom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model
>
> I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
> 2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).
>
> My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are the
> forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?
>
> Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?
>
> Thanks in advance for any answer.
>
> Tom H Minnesota)

 

bentbiker <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.
>
> tom wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model
> >
> > I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
> > 2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).
> >
> > My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are
> > the forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?
> >
> > Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any answer.
> >
> > Tom H Minnesot

I am trying to convert my r40 uss to oss and the r50 to uss from oss,

I want to use the parts I already have and want to know if these parts are interchangeable and how
much trouble it will be with cables and controls.

tom h

 

bentbiker <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.
>
> tom wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model
> >
> > I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is a
> > 2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).
> >
> > My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are
> > the forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?
> >
> > Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any answer.
> >
> > Tom H Minnesota)

Dale,

I have a r40 that I had converted to LWB ( used it for one year) I found I liked the Ballistic shock
in front alot so I changed it back to SWB.

I decided to leave the LWB boom on and just changed back to SWB, bike works just fine, I (like you)
wanted to have both options SWB and LWB on short notice. I rode this configuration with no problem,
then I got a great deal on the r50 and everthing changed.

tom h

 

"tom" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> bentbiker <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > ps send me a digital pic of each bike, and I can probably tell you the year, with one year.
> >
> > tom wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a r40 uss with Ballistic shock on the front. This is a 1995 or 1996 model
> > >
> > > I just aquired a r50 oss with Ballistic shock on the front and Cane Creek on the rear. This is
> > > a 2000 or 2001 (with triangle rear).
> > >
> > > My question is can I or a LBS switch the uss with the oss, therefore making the r50 a uss. Are
> > > the forks the same or different?I really like the ride i get from the fully suspended r50?
> > >
> > > Is there a way to tell the year these bikes were made?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any answer.
> > >
> > > Tom H Minnesot
>
>
>
> I am trying to convert my r40 uss to oss and the r50 to uss from oss,
>
> I want to use the parts I already have and want to know if these parts are interchangeable and how
> much trouble it will be with cables and
controls.
>
> tom h

I have an R50 and have looked at the R40 and I should think it would be a pretty easy swap