Who said it raised the rear by 1cm, Nitron or Maxton?
I'm glad you asked, I just searched through my emails from a while back and it seems it got it the wrong way around.
It's Maxton who offer the shock in a slightly longer version if you want to raise the rear, it's an option at no extra cost! Nitron may well do the same if asked but they didn't mention it when I contacted them. (Edit, read more about the R1 Nitron, it has a shock length adjuster built in)
It also seems I got the pricing a bit off, I think I was originally quoted for the Nitron R2 shock, which is much pricier than the base R1.
Maxton NR4 shock - £510 (inc VAT)
Nitron R1 Shock - £440 (inc VAT)
Nitron R2 Shock - £702 (inc VAT)
I'm really into the idea of raising the rear for greater leg room and moving the weight forward on the bike. The Nitron is cheaper and to my eyes, the best looking. II will research more later but from what I've read, it seems the Nitron isn't quite as adjustable as the Maxton, with one single adjuster affecting compression and rebound .
The Maxton has separate compression and rebound adjusters but you can't access compression damping without removing the shock...
No option of a remote pre-load adjuster on the Maxton either, relies on a tool in a similar way to stock suspension. (I think my mind is made up)
It's worth adding that Maxton will swap the purple spring for a black one for free. Or do any colour you want for £40.
Nitron charge £10 to swap the baby blue for a black spring.