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I have an old Motobecane 700DS Y-frame - it suits me well. It's very "dated" by today's standards... but I see no point in ditching it for a new $$$$ bike as long as it continues to suit me.

But a few days ago the rear shock absorber leaked out all of its magic goo and now the tail end is pure bouncy.

I've never bought a replacement bike shock before, so I googled it up and all I can seem to find is $20 junk that I'm pretty sure isn't actually a damper at all, and $300+ magic that I can neither justify financially nor logically.

Is there anything in between? I mean, a sweet set of four new Bilstein shocks for my car costs around $300, why can't I get one tiny, decent quality shock for my bike under a hundred bucks?

OEM shock is 6.5" eye to eye, 1.5" stroke and 570lb spring..