MTB Fork Guide

[Forever Wild]

I learned a lot from this article. Perhaps others can as well.

This needs to be a sticky!

Fox Vs RockShox Mountain Bike Forks & Shocks

FOX and RockShox are the top two brands in the world of mountain bike suspension forks. So how do you choose the right suspension fork for your ride? We go deep on the details so you know what to look for when shopping for your next mountain bike or fork.

www.theproscloset.com

 

[Forever Wild]

Rockshox motion control, Charger RC, Charger pictorial difference.

My takeaway is that Charger RC is a totally different design than Charger. Internal Floating Piston vice bladder.

 

[Doug Stampfer]

Yes very good. I've got a Charger 2.1RC ordered from a boxing day sale so hopefully it'll actually be in stock & when it turns up I can replace the moco. Interestingly I used a shockwiz on my yari & the only thing it recommended was increasing the HSC so i guess the moco does a pretty adequate job otherwise.

 

[Forever Wild]

Yes very good. I've got a Charger 2.1RC ordered from a boxing day sale so hopefully it'll actually be in stock & when it turns up I can replace the moco. Interestingly I used a shockwiz on my yari & the only thing it recommended was increasing the HSC so i guess the moco does a pretty adequate job otherwise.

Do you plan to install it yourself? I just got back from my LBS here in Phoenix Arizona. MTB here is huge. I asked them to upgrade my Yari fork ( Moco) And my Boxxer fork ( Charger RC ) both to Charger 2.1. They declined to do the job. They told me to go to Stilwell Suspension in Scottsdale Arizona. All they do is motorcycle and MTB suspensions. Weird. I guess I’ll take their advice.

 

[Doug Stampfer]

Were they too busy? Maybe suspension upgrades can turn into a pita for the mechanics if (we) customers keep coming back taking up their time askng advice about settings etc?
Seems to me that the charger upgrade is a simple plug & play type swapover. I am also swapping the wipers to SKF so will get a mech to put thjose in as I don't have an appropriate seal fitting tool.

 

[Forever Wild]

Were they too busy? Maybe suspension upgrades can turn into a pita for the mechanics if (we) customers keep coming back taking up their time askng advice about settings etc?
Seems to me that the charger upgrade is a simple plug & play type swapover. I am also swapping the wipers to SKF so will get a mech to put thjose in as I don't have an appropriate seal fitting tool.

They said they didn’t have the right tools to do the job. I just don’t think they wanted to do it.

 

[Gary]

This needs to be a sticky!

Personally don't think a Blog comparing RS and Fox forks really needs to be stickied but as it is helpful and informative I've added your link to the suspension set-up sticky in this forum.
Here: Suspension set-up guides and info - EMTB Forums