I've been on this fork for the last 2-3 months or so, it's fantastic. I agree with everything in the review.
It helps also that Ohlins support has been great, too. I sent them a ton of questions and have had a lot of back and forth with them even after I bought it, they've been responsive the entire time.
I was a bit leery going to a coil fork due to the lack of midstroke support and bottom out resistance that I had heard about from coil forks, but that hasn't been the case at all for me with this fork. I found it surprisingly progressive.
Similarly, I also had to go down in spring sizes. I ended up trying 3 different springs before also settling on the blue one (2020 Enduro, 190-195lb rider). I found about a 4-5% ride height difference between springs.
The thing that surprised me is just how usable all the settings are. If you close off the compression and rebound, it doesn't feel awful, same if you open them all up. You can feel the difference, but it isn't like other forks where there is a truly awful setting on the damper side.
April 18, 2020, 4:52 a.m. - Shinook
I've been on this fork for the last 2-3 months or so, it's fantastic. I agree with everything in the review. It helps also that Ohlins support has been great, too. I sent them a ton of questions and have had a lot of back and forth with them even after I bought it, they've been responsive the entire time. I was a bit leery going to a coil fork due to the lack of midstroke support and bottom out resistance that I had heard about from coil forks, but that hasn't been the case at all for me with this fork. I found it surprisingly progressive. Similarly, I also had to go down in spring sizes. I ended up trying 3 different springs before also settling on the blue one (2020 Enduro, 190-195lb rider). I found about a 4-5% ride height difference between springs. The thing that surprised me is just how usable all the settings are. If you close off the compression and rebound, it doesn't feel awful, same if you open them all up. You can feel the difference, but it isn't like other forks where there is a truly awful setting on the damper side.