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I'm very interested to see how this compares to the Aggressor, both rolling-wise and leaning-wise.  It's been my rear tire for the past 4 months and I really like how fast it rolls but I'm not a fan when the trails turn really steep and/or sloppy.

Rumors have it that the Dissector basically rolls as fast but brakes better than the Aggressor.  If this is, indeed, true, then this is one helluva tire.

Checking back in after a couple of months. 

I have the RC2 PCS damper.  The squeaking was just on the rebound settings.  The faster the rebound, the louder the squeak.  I was basically the laughing stock of my buddies for an entire day at the DH track. It sounded like I was pounding a mouse to death at the rock garden. 

I had it warrantied that evening (thanks, Decimal Cycles!) and the replacement still had a bit of a squeak but not as scandalously loud as the first one, and only on the fastest 4-5 clicks of rebound. 

Outside of the noise, this is a great fork.  I was essentially thinking this to be something to tide me by until the Lyrik Ultimate arrived.  The Ultimate has been here a month now and I'm still hesitant to upgrade.  One adjective that I could describe this fork is sure-footed, it will allow you to go where you want it to go.  It is as close as it gets to riding a dual crown 170mm fork.  After you get the settings dialed, you will hardly notice that it's there.  This is absolutely great value for US$380 (the Lyrik is about US$1000 here). 

Will do a lower leg service in August and will also reduce the travel to 160mm to see how that works out.

For reference, I'm about 140 lbs, riding a Kona Process 153 mullet build (using a 29r frame). 

Spring rate: 70 psi with only 1 volume spacer

Damping (clicks): Rebound is 14/25, HSC is 2/5, LSC is 4/17

People can see derailleurs.  They hardly see the small fonts on a shifter hidden underneath a brake lever.  For most buyers, the brands they see matters very much to them as it seems to translate to value for money.

And btw, there are very few experienced riders that I know of which actually know that shifters, and not derailleurs, make the shifting feel more crisp.

Just bought a 29 RC2 for the princely sum of US$380. I haven't taken it out on the trails yet but I did do a road test at a nearby university. When going down some stairs it makes a really loud squeaky noise. Is this normal? How do I remove it?

Also, anything I need to do on the fork before I take it to the local DH track? 

I weigh 140 lbs kitted up, in case that info is needed. Should I order the lighter spring?