@Wesley Abbott:
Reference the rear shock (also AJ makes this point): It is an interesting choice of the Norco design/ product management team that they choose the SD Select + for the high end "Build Your Own" Sight because it has a stronger base compression tune than the SD Ultimate as there is a wide range of weights that can be associated with an XL rider. For example AJ is 6'3" and 73 kg and I am 6'2" and 93 kg (98 kg riding weight) he rides faster than I do but we both spend a lot of time in steep tech terrain so naturally we are going to have different rear shock set ups. His base pressure is 229 psi (Float X2) mine is 255 psi.
As a side note Norco also love developing the bike based around a rear shock that is stuffed full of positive volume spacers (the Optic arrives full at 4.5 spacers - too bad if you need more support/ ramp up as a larger rider). Luckily the Sight only has one so there is scope for tuning either way.
As I suspected, before I even got my Sight, test laps (16 runs) with a stop watch, note book and the Shock wiz told me that I needed more LSC which obviously one cannot change on the SD Select +. I also ended up at Vorsprung (which I usually do with every bike I own) for the Tractive tune and ended up with a far firmer compression tune and a firmer and slower rebound tune. The test lap (timed, Shock Wiz and personal feelings) confirmed that my personal SD Select + with Tractive tune is now perfect for me.
Talking to other riders with Sights it appears that the SD Select + is more capable of supporting the larger rider than the X2 as there appears to be more support at the higher pressure ranges
Aug. 9, 2020, 4:51 p.m. - AndrewR
@Wesley Abbott: Reference the rear shock (also AJ makes this point): It is an interesting choice of the Norco design/ product management team that they choose the SD Select + for the high end "Build Your Own" Sight because it has a stronger base compression tune than the SD Ultimate as there is a wide range of weights that can be associated with an XL rider. For example AJ is 6'3" and 73 kg and I am 6'2" and 93 kg (98 kg riding weight) he rides faster than I do but we both spend a lot of time in steep tech terrain so naturally we are going to have different rear shock set ups. His base pressure is 229 psi (Float X2) mine is 255 psi. As a side note Norco also love developing the bike based around a rear shock that is stuffed full of positive volume spacers (the Optic arrives full at 4.5 spacers - too bad if you need more support/ ramp up as a larger rider). Luckily the Sight only has one so there is scope for tuning either way. As I suspected, before I even got my Sight, test laps (16 runs) with a stop watch, note book and the Shock wiz told me that I needed more LSC which obviously one cannot change on the SD Select +. I also ended up at Vorsprung (which I usually do with every bike I own) for the Tractive tune and ended up with a far firmer compression tune and a firmer and slower rebound tune. The test lap (timed, Shock Wiz and personal feelings) confirmed that my personal SD Select + with Tractive tune is now perfect for me. Talking to other riders with Sights it appears that the SD Select + is more capable of supporting the larger rider than the X2 as there appears to be more support at the higher pressure ranges