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Just got myself a pair of the new ones.
any hints or tips for setup - been a long time Rock Shox user, so a Fox virgin so to speak !
I cant really help as I don't fully understand the results of the turning dials but I have been using my new 36 RC2's as they came from the factory and they feel amazing. All I have done is changed the air pressure to get the sag to the correct level.
I have since discovered that the factory settings are the ones recommended in the supplied set-up instructions so it may be worth trying these.
I had every intention of playing with the settings and I still may do but they really feel good as they are.
I did find this article and was going to try these settings
http://nsmb.com/2015-fox-36-rc2-ridden/
We removed air in 1-2 lb increments and already I knew we were on the right track. When we got down to 63 lbs., where it now sits, we had to add a bit of rebound damping and also got both high and low speed compression closer to the closed side. Final setup notes for me in North Shore conditions (I would run it with a bit more air in the spring for higher speed trails):
Rider weight: 185 lbs.
RC2 spring preload: 63 lbs.
Low speed compression: 9 from closed (of a total of 26 clicks)
High speed compression: 7 from closed (of a total of 23 clicks)
And with that, the 36 RC2 has come alive. It still rides high in its travel but is now happy to get down to work, moving predictably through its travel in the mid stroke, and only reaching deep or bottoming when really called upon. Higher speed rough sections are gobbled up like a six year old’s Easter basket and I haven’t yet had a big show-stopper of a hit that elicited a “holy shit this is it” situation where you blow through it all and are then forced into a heavy push-up to avoid putting your chest into your stem.
My tip would be to ride once or twice and get them serviced. Mine had very little oil in the lowers.
Oh and don't scratch/dent the stantions on rocks on your first ride. You will be very pissed off. 🙁
The lowers only have 10cc & 40cc so it unsurprising some people think there isn't enough oil in them. I bet half of that remains as a coating on the internal surfaces.
The set up guide will of course be very helpful, but why not have a play around yourself.
Set the sag to around 25% when in the 'attack position' using your shock pump. Then take each of the high speed compression, low speed compression and rebound to each of their extremes one by one to get a feeling for what they do. You soon should then be able to start fine tune to get what feels best to you.
If you're really keen you might start writing things down and start making small adjustments at the start of each ride depending on what sort of terrain you're riding on 😉