Shockwiz

[Erik Timmerman]

Anybody else use a Shockwiz? Here is mine attached to the fork of my new Evil Following. It really helps to speed up the suspension setup process. I initially bought it when my daughter was racing downhill to help her find a good setup. As a pre-teen with no other riding experience it was really hard to get good bike setup feedback from her because she had nothing to compare against.

This is the homepage of the iPhone app that connects to the shockwiz. This screenshot is from my rear shock, thus the 180 psi.

Suggestions page. Pretty simple. I eventually ended up at 200 psi. It helps you figure out which way to turn those little knobs. It's sort of a bummer when it asks you to turn up LSR and turn down HSR but you only have one rebound knob.

Detections page tells you what the shock is detecting. After using this for a while you start to piece together the effects of what those little knobs do, how much air you should use and how volume spacers change air spring ramp-up.

 

[Tony S]

Anybody else use a Shockwiz? Here is mine attached to the fork of my new Evil Following. It really helps to speed up the suspension setup process. I initially bought it when my daughter was racing downhill to help her find a good setup. As a pre-teen with no other riding experience it was really hard to get good bike setup feedback from her because she had nothing to compare against.
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This is the homepage of the iPhone app that connects to the shockwiz. This screenshot is from my rear shock, thus the 180 psi.
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Suggestions page. Pretty simple. I eventually ended up at 200 psi. It helps you figure out which way to turn those little knobs. It's sort of a bummer when it asks you to turn up LSR and turn down HSR but you only have one rebound knob.
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Detections page tells you what the shock is detecting. After using this for a while you start to piece together the effects of what those little knobs do, how much air you should use and how volume spacers change air spring ramp-up.
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Wow.

 

[Jersey Skier]

I used one a bunch to tune front and rear Fox shocks. Eventually sold it and used the proceeds towards a coil conversion for the fork and new coil rear. Bliss.

 

[cantunamunch]

Wow.

I know, right?

I might be on my way to geek-justifying a new toy in words even the budget control officer can understand

 

[nemesis256]

I rented one for a week from Feel the Berm. In a lot of the research I did prior, people said once you have it setup, it isn't very useful. During my week long rental I learned I was already pretty close to the right settings, just a tad too much air.

I did find it difficult to get a good "average" ride. Fast flowy vs technical trails yield different results, which could mean different suspension settings. Changing fork settings isn't exactly something I would want to deal with based on what I was planning on riding.

 

[Tom K.]

Frequently tempted, but never pulled the trigger. LIke @Jersey Skier, the best tuning I ever did to an air fork was to buy a coil fork. Specifically a Marzocchi Z1 Coil.

 

[AmyPJ]

Never heard of it. Just what I need is another gadget to make me question if I have things set up correctly! I wonder, can it tell you if the shock is not functioning correctly at all? If so, would have come in handy last season when I could never get my rear shock right and it turns out, there's something wrong with it.

 

[Andy Mink]

@Philpug, is this what the guy at Mountain Dog has?

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Never heard of it. Just what I need is another gadget to make me question if I have things set up correctly! I wonder, can it tell you if the shock is not functioning correctly at all? If so, would have come in handy last season when I could never get my rear shock right and it turns out, there's something wrong with it.

I don’t think it would spit out an error code or anything but I think you’d see a lot of red and you’d get to a point where it’s suggesting a tune that you can’t do.