Rode Sardine near Snowbasin today. Best air quality we have had in a while!
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Me too
& last nights rain made it extra special .
Rode Sardine near Snowbasin today. Best air quality we have had in a while!
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Picked up a 2019 Fox Float X2 for a reasonable price after grenading my coil setup. I really like this shock on my first ride, it’s buttery smooth and handling big hits really well.
I’ve been musing that this might be my pony for some time…and it might. Fits nice and snug.
I've been having a heck of a time getting my shock feeling "right" this year. Maybe part of the issue is that I need to adjust pressure per ride (oh lordy.) One issue I have is if I adjust it low enough to feel more compliant on super rough terrain (we have one trail in particular that has hundreds of yards of chunky rock gardens that I typically descend) I have more pedal strikes on the climb which also has several chunky rock gardens. I also hear a weird rattle from the shock that goes away when I have more pressure in it. Oh, and brake bumps for long stretches just SUCK, but I'm not sure anything makes brake bumps palatable.I've been venturing into the coil sprung world this season. For now, I think it's unbeatable up front, but still prefer the air stuff in the rear.
I've still got at least some of the pedaling efficiency mindset of an ex-racer, and I've got regular local rides where I know the optimum pressure in my rear shock varies by 10 or 20 psi. Tough to make that adjustment with a coil in the back.
I rode Sardine Clockwise on Monday. Getting on & off the brakes before the bumps made them almost tolerable.Oh, and brake bumps for long stretches just SUCK, but I'm not sure anything makes brake bumps palatable.
Autumn maybe but hoping winter is still a ways off. We are supposed to have a 20F drop in temperatures early next week.It looks like winter is coming
Get 155mm cranks and you will not get pedal strikes in the uphillI've been having a heck of a time getting my shock feeling "right" this year. Maybe part of the issue is that I need to adjust pressure per ride (oh lordy.) One issue I have is if I adjust it low enough to feel more compliant on super rough terrain (we have one trail in particular that has hundreds of yards of chunky rock gardens that I typically descend) I have more pedal strikes on the climb which also has several chunky rock gardens. I also hear a weird rattle from the shock that goes away when I have more pressure in it. Oh, and brake bumps for long stretches just SUCK, but I'm not sure anything makes brake bumps palatable.
Oh, and the shorter stem felt great yesterday. It definitely centered me better over the front wheel which made climbing switchbacks feel easier again, and I didn't have to drop my own front end as low to maintain front tire contact. I still suck mightily at downhill right switchbacks.
I've been venturing into the coil sprung world this season. For now, I think it's unbeatable up front, but still prefer the air stuff in the rear.
I've still got at least some of the pedaling efficiency mindset of an ex-racer, and I've got regular local rides where I know the optimum pressure in my rear shock varies by 10 or 20 psi. Tough to make that adjustment with a coil in the back.
I've been having a heck of a time getting my shock feeling "right" this year. Maybe part of the issue is that I need to adjust pressure per ride (oh lordy.) One issue I have is if I adjust it low enough to feel more compliant on super rough terrain (we have one trail in particular that has hundreds of yards of chunky rock gardens that I typically descend) I have more pedal strikes on the climb which also has several chunky rock gardens. I also hear a weird rattle from the shock that goes away when I have more pressure in it. Oh, and brake bumps for long stretches just SUCK, but I'm not sure anything makes brake bumps palatable.
Oh, and the shorter stem felt great yesterday. It definitely centered me better over the front wheel which made climbing switchbacks feel easier again, and I didn't have to drop my own front end as low to maintain front tire contact. I still suck mightily at downhill right switchbacks.
Glad to hear the stem helped, amazing the difference and really don’t know why long bikes are still being sold with longish stems.
Only solution to brake bumps is being off the brakes. Suspensions don’t perform properly under braking (like hitting a speed bump in your car under braking vs. letting off right before you go over) and there isn’t much that can be done except hit quick pumps to speed check.
For me there are only 2 periods.... Winter, part of the year when I ski and bike is stored away, and this part of the year is always too short. And then there's summer, or part of the year when bike is out. Well. sometimes also skis are out. But as bike is never out in winter, I guess bike is measure for defining what time of the year it isAutumn maybe but hoping winter is still a ways off.
Are you feeling OK? You rode Sardine clockwise?! (Those brake bumps are like freakin Volkswagens!) I try modulate before I get to them, then let off, but let's be real, they are for long stretches and into downhill corners. It's the rapid-fire ones that give me fits anymore.I rode Sardine Clockwise on Monday. Getting on & off the brakes before the bumps made them almost tolerable.
I think if people just learned better technique there wouldn’t be brake bumps .
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Yeah, I've had this same shock on different bikes for what, 3 years now? FWIW it was leaking a bit earlier this season, but it only did it once and then quit. My bike needs a few other shop fixes, so I'll have my husband take it over and have the shop owner take a look at the shock. I will also try your solution above. I don't want my bike to be out of commission! It's definitely not right. It's rough and noisy. Doesn't seem to absorb hard hits as well, either.@AmyPJ, you almost definitely have a defective rear shock. It happens -- though less and less frequently -- with the Reaktive/Thru-Shaft combination.
Before shipping it off to Fox, try one Hail Mary move: Completely depressurize shock, reinflate in 50 psi increments, cycle suspension 5-7 times between each 50 psi event.
Report back. If that doesn't do it, I'll PM you the contact info for The Big Kahuna in Fox Service.
True, but I'm not sure I'd want to go that short, plus finding cranks right now is nearly impossible. 165 is my happy length and I haven't even been able to find those.Get 155mm cranks and you will not get pedal strikes in the uphill