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So due to my Bos Dizzys being 100mm and wanting to slacken out my head tube angle whilst converting my hardtail to trail use, I’m seeking chunkier and even more fettling of knobs 😛
As fantastic as the Bos forks really are, they’ll be probably wanting a service done in a few months time.
Nothing wrong with that, and suppose I could fit a slackset headset but I’m rather attached to my CK.
If they were 34mm stantioned tubes, I’d be buying another set in 120mm flavour, but fancy giving the DVO a try.
I noticed that the Sapphires have a coil spring with air to setup preload. Sounds good to me.
Plus I can space them down to 120mm travel which will be the maximum on my frame.
Plus they come with a built in mini mud guard which will prove handy.
Plus they come in murdered out with green features, alien green or anodised bronze.
Ideally I’d have a set of each colour to change out to my mood 😛
Seriously though, just wondering if anyone can shed light as to how they
A) perform with the coil spring
B) feel solid due to the 32mm stantions
C) what’s service intervals like
D) any other feedback you may add
Anyone have any input on these?
Be much appreciated. 🙂
I have the Diamond 110 Boost model if that's any help.
You may have figured this out, but the coil spring is an adjustable negative spring rather than a preload spring. The idea is that you set the air spring to resist bottoming out, then wind in the 'OTT' spring to make the fork supple at the beginning of it's stroke. Sort of like going back to Rockshox's Dual Air system before they cheaped out and went with the Solo Air system. I like the system but I'm still fiddling a bit with the set up as it's still quite linear for me. One is only meant to run around 15% sag with this fork so it's all a bit of a learning curve over a more conventional 'slap some air until you hit 25% sag then ride' type fork. I'm giving it the thumbs up but just be prepared to play around with it a bit more than usual.
The fender is great. Subtle looking but effective.
I'm going to guess that the fork will be stiff enough as DVO tend to build on the burlier side of things. I'd be amazed if it felt like a Fox 32 150mm fork!
Thanks bud!
Yes I’d figured the coil spring wasn’t the actualy preload and knowing they have lots of adjustability.
That I doubt will put me off them as they seem ideal for what I want.
One more thing, how do they perform compared to say Bos or Fox or RS. How do they feel your diamonds?
Thanks 🙂
Sorry, missed the reply. I've not ridden Bos, not ridden Fox off road (loads around a car park as part of my job) but have ridden the Pike a bit. My last main fork was a Suntour Auron. Even though the tech is totally different, they actually remind me of decent old Marzocchi forks but given the lineage, this make sense. Plush but a better slow speed compression Vs older forks. My 2007 Marzocchi 66 RC2X had more ramp up so there was never any feeling of bottoming out hard, but it weighed half a ton and I used a toe strap to stop it bobbing up and down when climbing!!