Shock retunes cost from £40 (in the UK) and most Fox service centres across the globe can do this work.įox was keen to point out its aftermarket shocks come tuned for the widest possible range of bikes, rider weights and riding styles, and it’s likely your bike will be suited to the stock tune. Mountain bike suspension setup: video guides to help you get the most from your bike.I was convinced a retune would open up a great deal of performance potential, so spoke to Fox and the company agreed to tune the damper to make it better suited to the Marin. With the stock tune, I ended up struggling to find a compromise between having the spring rate soft enough to get the shock moving quickly on its compression stroke to not feel harsh, but having the rebound damping open enough and the spring forces high enough so the shock could rebound quickly, and not packing down in its travel, unable to return to its sag point ready for the next bump. Initial testing revealed this tune, while offering reasonable performance, wasn’t entirely suited to the Marin’s kinematics, which required lighter compression and rebound tunes. The aftermarket version of the Float X Factory rear shock I tested comes delivered with medium-rebound and compression-damping tunes. Alex’s Float X needed retuning, which was done by a Fox service centre.
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