[Closed] Ohlins RXF36 M.2

I’d love to know more about this too and for the same reason.

I have one on a HB130. I'm probably not the type of rider it was aimed at though, not nearly rad enough! Can't fault it to be honest, loads of tuning available with the air pressures and the ramp up chamber. I have read that it comes with a racing tune as stock and this is probably true, not the plushest on the safe trails I'm riding at the moment but when you do give it some beans over the rough stuff it takes it all in it's stride.

I have read that it comes with a racing tune as stock and this is probably true, not the plushest on the safe trails I’m riding at the moment but when you do give it some beans over the rough stuff it takes it all in it’s stride.

I know there are tuning 'options' in terms of varying shim stacks from new, so if could be considered to go with a lighter tune from new?

Personally I think a form of that is what I am after, due to old wrist injuries I struggle with that initial harshness to battle through - so if it can be tuned/set up in way, then i'm keen to explore.

But, past events have made me wary. I know there is a new BOS fork out also, which if it was as the old Deville was, minus the reliability issues would also be great...

I know there are tuning ‘options’ in terms of varying shim stacks from new, so if could be considered to go with a lighter tune from new?

If you buy from J-Tech I'm pretty sure they will do that kind of tuning for free. Mine came with the stock Hope HB tuning but I'm thinking I might get a different tune done when I send it to J-Tech for a big service.

TBH you can do a lot with the air pressures. I've not had mine all that long and it does seem to have got plusher as it has 'broken in' so to speak. I started out with the Ohlins recommended pressures for my weight(they recommend 10% sag) and found it a bit harsh. I eventually dropped to 20% sag and it is much plusher. When I first did that it was getting quite a bit of braking dive but upping the ramp up pressure cured that and I'm fairly happy with it at the moment.

NSMB.com had an absolutely glowing review of them

https://nsmb.com/articles/2020-%C3%B6hlins-rxf36-m2-coil-review/

^^ Oh thats the other cool thing I am going to try. You can swap quite easilly between the air and coil spring assemblies and back again if you wish.

I've a RXF36 coil, and they're are some really great things, and some not so great things. (not M2)

Pros

It's nicely built, easy to work on (lower leg service is 1/2 hour tops) reasonably stiff (I'm "only" 75kgs though), reliable and it's pretty widely adjustable (LSC, HSC, rebound) and they all have an effect. I never get arm pump, it's v reactive to small hits, v compliant, and will soak up pretty much anything I throw at it.

Cons

Damping tune is pretty heavy, I run almost no rebound damping, almost never use HSC even when on long climbs, and a few clicks of LSC, never bottomed the fork out regardless of what spring I use. It has a pressurised "negative air" bump stop thing, that makes the last 20mm almost impossible to get to, whether that's a good thing/bad thing...I dunno. admittedly not doing huge drops to flat though, but my terrain is reasonably gnarr-ish

Edit. Agree with Jordan, it's a race fork. It's designed to be able to take everything you throw at all day without blowing it's guts. I've used mine in some pretty rough terrain in the Pyrenees where it was faultless.

@nickc the m2 has a different damper amongst other things to the earlier models(all backward compatible I believe) which is supposedly more sensitive but I must admit I run mine more or less wide open all the time. I think the compliance you are feeling is probably from running coil vs air, something I'm itching to try.

I can get full travel on mine when landing drops but never feel it bottoming out.

I can get full travel on mine when landing drops but never feel it bottoming out.

I think the bottom out air pressure is adjustable on air forks, but fixed on coil forks,  I don't have a valve at the bottom of the spring leg, just a blanking plug. So might be some difference there?

Yes, definately. And it really makes a difference.

Interested in this as I've got a coil set on the way with a Starling frame and TTX Shock.

I'm considering an M.2, Fox 38 or a Lyrik. Its good to here that it performs well in the rough as I normally ride quite chunky trails that can bog forks down quite a lot.

I cant speak for the newer M2 model but I have a RFX36 air with the Evo upgrade on it with a rear TTX22 coil on my specialized enduro. It's not the plushest fork at the start of the stroke, but in have never felt wanting when hitting trails hard or at the end of a run. The fork supports itself on the steep stuff. I'm upgrading the damper from the STX single tube to the TTX damper which should improve it even further. I think a lyric would be a magic carpet ride in comparison but what I will say is that the fork just works and gets on with the job. For roots and small.chatter line choice and tyre pressure is perhaps more critical because of the small bump sensitivity but after that it demands that you ride it with authority and doesn't disappoint if you do this. Hope that makes sense!

I have previous models of the Deville - FCV 160 and TRC 160, also the Ohlins RFX 36 in 170mm guise.

All have been impressive performers.

Took it out this afternoon and found something a bit gnarlier to ride down than I have been riding lately. I really can't imagine wanting anything much more than this fork gives me. I will try a coil in it eventually out of curiosity but I really don't know if the extra weight will be worth it for a bit more small bump sensitivity. I take back my earlier comment about harshness, it certainly seems to have got plusher over a bit of time.

I’m considering the m2 so also interested to hear from anyone who has one.

Also would be good to hear of anyone who has the new Deville, always liked those having had 2 sets

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