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My worst experience (beyond nut bashing) was a segment called the "Elevator Shaft" at a bike park (mammoth). It's probably 25-30% grade straight shot through uber chunk and hub deep kitty litter volcanic pumice. I was going fine for the first 1/3 when, but then my shorts got caught on the nose...

I haven't done it yet, but if my measurements are correct - I can just barely clear a 210mm Oneup on my S4 with the seat height that i prefer. The 170mm post that came with the bike doesn't really bother me EXCEPT in the super steep (-30-40% grade) segments of trail. Or sometimes on rollers...

Going to be heavily dependent on rider weight and fitness as well.. more so than a full fat. I haven’t blasted around in turbo much, but at my weight (175-180lbs ish) and running primarily 30/90 (custom mode) , I get 20-25 miles, 4kft-4.5kft vert. This is mostly winch and plummet riding...

The ext was great on my sl. In retrospect It was probably a bit overdamped for my preference , but still a fantastic shock. And the “over damped” feeling can be tuned. the hbo was great, and I miss that (on the front too with my mezzer)

The levo sl has a slacker sta which makes the seated cockpit feel longer (hence why I am assuming the ksl s2 feels small). I would siz based on your intent and riding style, and swap stems, rotate handlebar or get ones with different sweep, and/or slide the seat fwd on the rails. The ksl...

Could be optimistic thinking lol. I have avoided weighing this bike recently but it was in the 42ish range when I had my lighter wheelset on

I tend to agree. If you want a poppy, nimble trail bike , the 42lb slack, dh slayer ksl is not going to be your ticket. Can it “pop” ? Sure, but it takes more effort. You can mess with the geo to make it quicker steering and more agile, but you still have the gobs of travel and weight...

I was using their trail casing which was sub 1kg. But I had a cushcore xc in there as well. No issues with flats

Thanks for the feedback! I will keep them on the “potential” list. They are definitely intriguing. are they noticeable when you are pumping, pushing, etc? Or is that something you learn to ignore after a ride or two ?

did you try the bike without the fasst bars to have any comparison notes? Those bars really intrigued me, but it’s a steep $ and weight cost to try out .

If I was going to buy a new shock I would do the e storia as well. It’s probably incremental improvements over the storia but they are definitely welcome based on what I can see. that being said I am going to most likely swap my current shock over as it probably the most cost effective route

another tire to through into the mix is Versus. That’s what I was running for about 300 miles until I swapped to the butcher in the rear. Rolls really fast for the tread shape, corner grips is great, and has been very durable. The butcher has the edge on traction in loose, but it’s much...

interesting that you find that combo with the assegai more “xc”. Ironically , I just had my first ride back on the stock tires and rims albeit with tannus inserts. I had been riding my carbon wheels with my more trail oriented tires for the majority of my rides, but they were getting a...

I am 6"1 and coming from an XL Levo SL. I am on the S4 KSL and find it fits well to a tad long in some of the geo modes. It's a big bike. Personally, unless you are intent on smashing DH laps only on the bike, it's so stable that you may be fine on the S4 if you like your S4 Enduro

Nice - any pics? I am debating converting mine to fit the KSL. It would run $450 for the swap.. or I sell it and buy a new one.

Vvc is the new rebound setup they have in their latest. I still think it gets specific tunes per fox standard. all good. Glad it’s working well for you!

Nice I will have to hit Ryan up and talk to him. Already chatted him a bit . He is about 10mins from me and has been great for me on my suspension tunes. Do you have any note from Ryan on the tune? Strange there is no id. Haven’t seen that before

Did you go with the 230x65mm version or did they shim it to 62.5mm? Custom tune?

Ah you people spending my money again… ? have you measured sag? If so, how did it compare to when you had the x2?

Given how progressive springs work… it kinda makes sense. More of the energy is stored later in the spring stroke vs a linear assuming same sag point. Meaning you probably use a bit more in those scenarios. Also probably why tuning rebound could be a bit more complicated . I ran a...