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For the record I have bought a new shock for most of the bikes I have owned in
the last few years albeit usually a used shock on pinkbike buy/sell. It has
only been in the last few years that bikes started coming with decent oem
shocks. It used to be most bikes came with a fox float (insert acronym here)
with what I call the parking lot tune (feels good bouncing around in a parking
lot at the lbs but bad when ridden hard on an actual trail). The best thing to
do is buy something cheap and send it to Suspension Experts, Push, or
Avalanche for a custom tune and various other modifications depending on your
preferences. Or, if you know how, tune it yourself. Some shocks are much
easier to do this on than others.
July 26, 2016, 6:36 p.m. - Brett Tornwall
#!markdown For the record I have bought a new shock for most of the bikes I have owned in the last few years albeit usually a used shock on pinkbike buy/sell. It has only been in the last few years that bikes started coming with decent oem shocks. It used to be most bikes came with a fox float (insert acronym here) with what I call the parking lot tune (feels good bouncing around in a parking lot at the lbs but bad when ridden hard on an actual trail). The best thing to do is buy something cheap and send it to Suspension Experts, Push, or Avalanche for a custom tune and various other modifications depending on your preferences. Or, if you know how, tune it yourself. Some shocks are much easier to do this on than others.