I would def go back to the B1 spring. I noticed the exact same thing when I upgraded my Pike to C spring. Sure it sat taller when the bike was unloaded, but that's literally useless on trail, and the resulting spring curve was absolute garbage, exactly as you described.
Although, I didn't end up reverting that Pike's spring; instead I went back to an entire fork I know and love, Factory 36 GRIP2, which has an actual enjoyable spring curve. For sensitivity, I mean, that thing moves when I'm pushing the bike up the stairs out of my basement, but still holds me up in the middle and my 100 kilos rarely bottoms it with just a token or two.
May 27, 2022, 8:12 a.m. - Justin White
I would def go back to the B1 spring. I noticed the exact same thing when I upgraded my Pike to C spring. Sure it sat taller when the bike was unloaded, but that's literally useless on trail, and the resulting spring curve was absolute garbage, exactly as you described. Although, I didn't end up reverting that Pike's spring; instead I went back to an entire fork I know and love, Factory 36 GRIP2, which has an actual enjoyable spring curve. For sensitivity, I mean, that thing moves when I'm pushing the bike up the stairs out of my basement, but still holds me up in the middle and my 100 kilos rarely bottoms it with just a token or two.