Lastly, due to the overall linear feel, the shock doesn’t have a lot of pop. It takes more effort to pop and bunny hop as the shock absorbs a lot of the force you input. Although, this creates a ground huggy ride, it is more difficult to jump as it requires more energy to do so
It's certainly something to try yes. I think i can go another 10-15psi and see from there. As with these things down here it's all about getting the right time on the right trails to try something and at the moment, the right sodding conditions too.Couchy wrote: Mon May 24, 2021 6:55 am Can you put some more air in and less damping time make it feel more bouncy ?
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s-l1600 (1) by Steve Weeks, on Flickr 
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It was certainly another epic day out that's for sure, so good in fact that I did most of those trails again today.weeksy wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 9:18 pm Today was it's big boy ride, Forest of Dean with Taff, his boy and the usual riding crew for us of his mates and dad.
First trail i was a bit "woah" as the Bird didn't want to turn as quickly as i'd like. However that really was quite a short issue as i soon came to terms with it. We were on the off-piste riding today which we all absolutely LOVE... despite it being a bit of a trawl back to the top each time. But the trails are rooty, twisty and bloody good fun indeedy. They're also quite jumpy, not massive jumps, but certainly enough to keep you on your toes that's for sure, there's a couple of 3' high ones, but mostly 2'-3' you get a nice pop off them and a nice bit of a launch, but they could all be rolled if you wanted too. However we tried our best and hit them as well as we could manage.
Once i came to terms with the handling it was cracking on the Bird, it's composed and stable, holds a line well and the new Fox DPX2 is basically exactly what i want and love in a shock, soft and compliant, but without bottoming out. Ace stuff. Added a smidgen more pressure to it after the first run down as the Shockwiz wanted a bit more air, but after that i whipped the Shockwiz off to fit to Taffs bike and i'm more than happy.
Couple of minor issues, and i do mean minor.
1. My gear cable tensioning bolt wasn't tight enough and the cable slipped a bit... took a minute or two to sort that.
2. Irritating creak on the bars/headset. I'm sure it's just a tiny bit of lube/cleaning needed though.
It was then down to the Fountain Inn for an epic burger and 2 beers, before hitting the trails again. Sadly that's where it went a little wrong, my lad spannered himself last weekend on the scooter and put a 3" x 3" scuff on his knee, which he's been letting heal for the rest of the week. We then got to the bottom of the last trail for the day and wonderboy comes off in a bit of mud and rips the scab off his wound and there's blood everywhere ! i wasn't concerned about any major issues, but it could be a game changer for tomorrows riding or not as the case may be.
No can do sorry, won't be in the county.weeksy wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 6:47 pm Sunday ARVO, full ebikes if you fancy. Fil2 and rp1 from here for 2-3 hours before we head to bpw on Monday
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Lol no, why? I love it. It's exactly what I want from where I am at the moment with bikes. It not only jumps well but it xc's well too, which was a weakness of the G160 of course. But the Bird doesn't lose out in the downhill, but gains in the flat and uphill, so is a better bike for my riding. As much as I kind of aspire to be the cool dad doing massive gaps, the reality is, I'm no more than semi cool dad doing smaller jumps.
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