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I'm thinking of upgrading my Fox36E - 150mm to Fox38 (160 or 170mm). Rear travel is stock 145mm (Current stock 230x60 DPX2, to be replaced with Bomber CR 230x60mm). Not planning to change rear travel. Who out there is running 160mm vs. 170mm F / stock 145mm R on the lower-travel Decoy29? I...

On the record, I *don't* recommend this on a trail of any challenging pitch. In fact, how about a nice flat car-park or trail with a nice soft landing. All kidding aside, it's super easy to just feel 'jumping' in place if your rear damping is way-too-light. Get down low and try to...

Steve - no I think you just have your suspension dialed in correctly! And, don't forget you have air at both ends....so the natural compression characteristics will be similar for F/R. You likely won't notice unless it's lopsided on one end. Say, overdamped rebound up front and underdamped...

@steve_sordy - Yes all those variations can influence the natural frequency, but the frequency exists nonetheless in an un-damped or underdamped system. Say you have too few clicks of rebound, you'll be oscillating. The same thing if you jump up and down on your bike in a parking lot. That...

How many of you are running air forks with rear coil shocks? My suspension shop cautions against leaving the front as an air-spring. Are you happy with your setup, or do you feel that it's out of balance? (natural frequency, F/R pop, etc.) Is coil on one end only as much a mistake as I'm led...

@Camstyn - Yes, I'm on board with the 'one-adjustment-at-a-time'. I actually had the DPX2 as nailed as it could be going in order per ShockWiz's recommendations, but it was suggested by homie above that I try the "medium" HSC lever setting. So I gave it another go. Really that was the only...

@HOMIE5000 - in the name of Science...I just had to go collect some more data this morning. ;) I rode the same 4 mile loop that has a good mix of my 'average' ride terrain using "MIDDLE" and then "OPEN" on the blue 3-pos HSC adjustment. Per your instructions, I removed the last purple...

I'll check out zero spacers, but the only thing I question is the 'medium' compression setting when Shockwiz is telling me just the opposite (Soften HSC/LSC) even in the "Open" setting (and the open LSC channel wide open too). Won't the 'medium' setting be firmer for both? I've almost never...

#1) Why would you recommend raising HSC damping when ShockWiz recommends making it softer and I'm already running into compliance issues? The only thing the middle compression knob helped with was reducing bottom out and g-out issues when I was over-sagged (260 psi), but that shouldn't be a...

@HOMIE5000 - I originally rode the Decoy using ~ 270psi and would regularly go through full-travel with stock setup (no spacers). I bought spacers and used the 2nd largest spacer (0.86 cu.in., largest recommended by Fox for 230x60mm) and 2 clicks from closed on Rebound Damping (per Fox's...

I'm on the stock Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C EXO. I've varied w/ PSI anywhere as high as 25F/28R to 18F/22R depending on terrain, weather and laziness of checking. My usual target is around 22/25 or so.

@Gary - I can appreciate that. Colin Champman/Lotus know a thing or two about the benefits of lightness for better handling. I was indeed wondering about the small bump compliance thing, say at the sag point, whether it's air or coil, the force should exactly equal my bodyweight+gear at the...

@Fatbap - Ok so you're almost my kitted weight naked...more apples-apples. Where are you at w/ your sag %? Do you really run your Fox X2 w/ 320-330 PSI? Fox says max on the X2 is 300psi since they were doing a ton of warranty replacements for blown X2s and bleeding money. I'm surprised...

@Poupy - Ok, reality check then if you're 220# at 300PSI, my 330PSI for 270# kitted weight sounds totally reasonable. Really though, it sounds like DPX2 is the wrong shock for a bike as progressive leverage ratio as the Decoy is. Do you find with the coil you get much better small bump...

@Barty_NorthVan - I've been running high ever since I got the Decoy due to so many pedal strikes and never looked back.....until yesterday. I borrowed a ShockWiz and discovered that my DPX2 PSI was nowhere as high as it should have been for proper sag. After tuning my fork (less PSI...

I've read/re-read the tuning sticky...watch all the videos, but need some help for a heavy rider. I borrowed my (generous) friend's Shockwiz and went down a tuning rabbit hole for the past 2 weeks and have uncovered that I'm likely too heavy for this bike frame to be running an air shock. I'm...

Sure, ideally I'd get out some degreaser and do all that proper w/ the Park Cyclone and brushes, but that's a bit much after each ride. These days I choose to just wipe those parts with a dry (or methanol-sprayed) terry/microfiber to quickly pull off what I can, then use R&R Gold per...

Getting my stand out, adjusted and 52lb bike up in there is more of a PITA than sit & spin with the torx bit in reverse (but your way may turn out to be more economical if I keep leaving my torx bits...)

Yup....this is when lubing and backpedaling with a torx bit jammed into on of the chainring bolts. Someone should make an e-bike lubing thingy so I don't keep spacing out and leaving my torx bit in there only to be lost later on the trial or in the street somewhere. Getting better at...

Shhhhhhhh.....don't tell anyone! This will only exacerbate the XT 12-spd chain backorder.