The DHX Air would just 'squat' in the mid stroke and bob, especially when climbing out of the saddle where it felt horrible I rode it off-road for the first time on Thursday evening, on the same XC trails I always ride, and my impressions were MUCH better pedalling efficiency and a more lively feel at the rear This gives a much more realistic comparison between the 2 shocks, rather than changing to a different brand / model where things like leverage ratios, instant centres and geometry are completely different, which would 'skew' any comparison Its really a 'night and day' difference between the 2 shocks, bearing in mind the frame is the same except for a taper headtube on the 2010

I have just made the switch from a 2009 DHX 5 Air shock on a 2009 Devinci hectik (FSR)Ģ010 RP23 XV BV shock on a 2010 Devinci Hectik The Float (RP2, RP3, RP23, etc.) series has often been considered superior to the DHX Air by many magazine / website testers and ridersĭHX Air is 'old' technology, and was introduced as a weight saving measure for bikes with longer stroke shocks and mid to long travel leverage ratios I like my DHX 5, but if there is something better out there - I'd consider it. So if I could sidetrack this for just a moment? How does the DHX Air work, bandit? Is it like the RP3, or is it like the RP23 BV? Or is it a different from either of them. restricting the oil flow) when you use the switch, rather than the more sophisticated BV which has much more control over the shock stroke The RP2 / RP3 just rely on 'firm compression' (i.e. I recently spoke some time talking to the guys at Mojo here in the UK (Fox Distrib.) about the differences between the DHX Air (which I own), the RP2 (which I own on another bike) and the new RP23 BV shocks (which I am looking at in the XV version, to replace my DHX Air) and it was pretty interesting, but quite technical to understandīasically its going to make your bike pedal better - the pro pedal works at the beginning of the stroke to control pedal bob, but with a smoother transition into the longer stroke I would with the RP23 BV - its a very different technology to the old RP2 / RP3 series shocks

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