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Considering changing my Fox Evolution CTD shock for a Cane Creek in-line for my Lapierre 427...anyone care to share their experiences of this shock....whether it be good, bad or ugly?
Cheers
I have one on my bronson. It completely changed the bike, it's now poppy yet bottomless.
They need setting up properly, but you can do that easily based on guides on ccs website
I've got one on my five and I love it. As mentioned it feels bottomless and the climb switch proper firms it up
Got one on my hd3 it's great much better than the fox ones I've had.
Mine has been back twice to TF in the last 11 months, it's great but a reliable shock would be even nicer.
Thanks...it's not the first time I've heard of reliability issues with them!! Would you consider them more suited to aggressive riding or with the correct set up, equally at home with XC and trails riding?
Great shock but keep the Fox as a spare. Mine has been back with the distributor for a month now, had to buy a second hand monarch rc3 to keep me riding
Love mine on my Spitfire, but has been to TFT for a 6 week period as the shock body was worn and hey had to wait on stock from the states. Got rebuilt with new 2016 internals and back now. Great feeling shock though, so plush, yet flick the climb switch and it firms up noticebly.
mine has been brilliant although I'm selling (190x50) as I've gone to a hard tail. no issues at all and its as close as I've come to the pushed van RC I had originally. most of the issues stem from using them on bike that have yolks and that puts too much strain on the shock, other makes suffer the same fate too.
There's a weird unwritten law on CCDB Air shocks. All you'll see is stories about unreliability for one version or the other, until the moment you buy the one everyone says is better, then it will instantly reverse the polarity and suddenly yours is crap. No way out of it.
Poah - even cane creek admit they had problems with reliability on the inline.
I had a duff one originally but would buy again. Great shock and to answer the op's question - not necessarily angled towards aggressive riding, but the excellent damping means you can go very fast.
Mine died on about the second ride. It was alright until then. My Float X was better, and the Monarch RC3 Plus Debonair was better too.
Poah - even cane creek admit they had problems with reliability on the inline.
different problem - they had a issue with early seals (manufacturering fault). mine has been perfect though.
Had mine for a year. Has been flawless and the change from the monarch rt3 was incredible in every respect. I suspect that different bikes will change to differencing degrees in response to the upgrade. Mine is a banshee phantom fwiw.
Appreciate all your comments...lots of positives for the Creek. poah..I'm after 200x57 thanks 🙂
Had a DBinline on my HD3, it was no issues but I did feel it go a bit 'chattery' on repeated rock gardens, so I changed to an X2. Didn't have any problems with it, but fancied an upgrade so found an excuse to justify a piggyback shock, and find it much plusher.
Two things I didn't like were the strange dead area at the start of travel as the chambers equalised, and wished all four dials had clicks rather than two being measured by clicks, and two by total rotations.
Happy to keep as a spare in my parts bin so I can take my time on servicing the fox
I think the biggest advantage of CC over others is the adjustability tbh- with most shocks you don't get that much real control, you're reliant on base tunes and rebound control and maybe air spacers, with CC you get really powerful adjustment. That's not always an advantage really, since you don't always need it, but it can be a big deal.
Had a DBinline on my HD3, it was no issues but I did feel it go a bit 'chattery' on repeated rock gardens, so I changed to an X2
How does your X2 compare to the DBinline?
How does your X2 compare to the DBinline?
It has a wider range of tunability IMO, but that was never a problem really on the DB shock.
There are greater options of more tokens, and they are easier to fit.
It is the best shock i've ever had, buttery smooth but a great firm base that never seems to bottom out.
Never required a climb switch either, really solid base for climbing although the bikes setup maybe doesn't require it as I never used a climb switch on the dbinline.
It matches a fox 36 up front really well. It does take some matching up of the front and rear to get it working, but once on a setup you are happy with. Personally I like slightly lower pressure, more tokens and higher compression and damping on low speed circuit, with the higher speed circuit set a bit softer to take bigger hits.
The shock does move a lot, so you have to get used to using a lot of travel in the shock in the first 50% of travel, and tune it in well, so it's not fit and forget at first. Once dialled in you can forget about it IMO. I generally just ignore the rear shock and let it do its' work now, and it just soaks it up. I no longer think about tweaking the shock or changes I think I need to make to get it working it better, which is the first time I've ever been in this position with a rear shock on any bike.
Overall it's plusher, takes bigger hits and repeated hits better. Tuning has a more usable range (could be bike dependant). Penalty is weight (not much in it) and lack of climb switch, which could be an issue if on something like a five, DW Link bikes I think it's redundant these days though.
There are greater options of more tokens, and they are easier to fit.
easier than undoing a clip and pulling down the aircan that is all done while the shock is on the bike? takes me a minute at the most to change them over
easier than undoing a clip and pulling down the aircan that is all done while the shock is on the bike? takes me a minute at the most to change them over
As in there isn't enough space to run the volume spacers I feel it needs, and you have to cut down the spacers when trying to add them incrementally, and if you have multiple small spacers that you have built up they don't always sit in the can well. It's not a problem long term, but a hassle when tuning and playing around.
Adding spacers on the Fox is more obvious as to the outcome, so thats why it's think it's easier, the outcome is easier to predict
I've got 7 in mine, can take more. very noticable difference between 0-3-5-7. obviously depends on the bike and the tuning you've done to the shock.
I had seven in mine too, bottomed out all the time. Compression was high, less sag, but still was bottoming very easily.
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