Full disclosure, I bought a coil shock 2 years ago and have never touched it since installing. My fork has the same settings as when I bought it 7 years ago. When I used to race cars it was a constant fiddle to get setup just right. Mountain bikes I am the polar opposite get it close and send it.
That said I have a local suspension guru who I plan to use next time I buy a bike.
Where I have done back to back testing recently is when Pivot brings their demo fleet to town. We do the exact same loop on each bike and look at times. Biggest takeaway was the Firebird clibs just as well as the Switchblade and Trail 429. BUT the bird is so much faster going downhill. Then the XL was faster then the L downhill. Test course is fireroad to singletrack climb followed by tech trail to flow trail. It is an almost perfect mix of stuff in 5 miles with 1,000 feet of climbing.
Feb. 9, 2024, 10:46 a.m. - Allen Lloyd
Full disclosure, I bought a coil shock 2 years ago and have never touched it since installing. My fork has the same settings as when I bought it 7 years ago. When I used to race cars it was a constant fiddle to get setup just right. Mountain bikes I am the polar opposite get it close and send it. That said I have a local suspension guru who I plan to use next time I buy a bike. Where I have done back to back testing recently is when Pivot brings their demo fleet to town. We do the exact same loop on each bike and look at times. Biggest takeaway was the Firebird clibs just as well as the Switchblade and Trail 429. BUT the bird is so much faster going downhill. Then the XL was faster then the L downhill. Test course is fireroad to singletrack climb followed by tech trail to flow trail. It is an almost perfect mix of stuff in 5 miles with 1,000 feet of climbing.