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Dec. 19, 2024, 9:12 a.m. -  Justin White

All (at least in the last decade and a half or so) Cane Creek shocks with a switch increase both compression and rebound damping when the switch is closed (and usually in proportion to the position of the switch. It makes sense, to both balance the change, and to generally just smooth things out, as noted in the article regarding fast rebound when pedaling. Although I rarely use a climb switch if not on pavement or smooth gravel, I do appreciate how CC's implementation handles both sides, letting the bike settle into a place where all the forces (squat from uphill angle, squat from acceleration, anti-squat from chain tension, anti-squat from acceleration, bob from pumping legs, and of course bumps) are more evenly balanced. I've also never been one to see a climb switch or anti-squat as something solely to keep the bike very high in the travel. When climbing, you don't usually need maximum overall travel, nor do you often encounter bump size and frequency that induces packing, so the need to stay high in the travel is much reduced. I'd rather have a consistent, but not high, anti-squat, and let it squat a bit to get into a firmer part of the spring curve so I can still push into and load up the bike when needed, and CC's "slow both circuits" switch fits into this perfectly.

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