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Long-stroke Hightower
Posted by: jan
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I was curious about that as well. I had heard rumors that there would be an early June and an early July announcement, and we have the N4... but I haven't seen anything definitive.
As for the 160 front, 150 rear setup that comes with the 57mm stroke and going to a longer fork, I think some of the magic is added capability up front. I got to beat on the full Enve/X01 demo build, and it still wasn't that snappy climbing (technical or flat) - just eminently capable. Longer shock isn't going to take that away.
Since it's already a bit of a bulldozer downhill anyway, I can see the appeal of adding A2C while keeping the bb drop close to stock. On a larger negative air spring shock, some of the kinematic hyperactivity from punchy pedaling efforts calms down slightly, while achieving a more supple feel on small stuff. The other contributor to why people love their long shock setups is that many went from a Monarch RT3 DBA, a good but not great shock, to a Float X2, Topaz, Ohlins TTX, or Vivid Air.
Posted by: tehllama42
[...] I think some of the magic is added capability up front. I got to beat on the full Enve/X01 demo build, and it still wasn't that snappy climbing (technical or flat) - just eminently capable. Longer shock isn't going to take that away.
Since it's already a bit of a bulldozer downhill anyway, I can see the appeal of adding A2C while keeping the bb drop close to stock. On a larger negative air spring shock, some of the kinematic hyperactivity from punchy pedaling efforts calms down slightly, while achieving a more supple feel on small stuff. The other contributor to why people love their long shock setups is that many went from a Monarch RT3 DBA, a good but not great shock, to a Float X2, Topaz, Ohlins TTX, or Vivid Air.
That's a good point. I went from riding a Hightower with a Monarch RT3 (once on a demo) to a CC Inline Air (long stroke) to a CC Inline Coil (long stroke). I don't exactly have a control group for my testing. And I've always been on a 160mm fork. Either way, I'm really happy with the current setup.
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