The current bike I'm using a float-x on is a pivot mach 6, and replacing a firebird with a cane creek coil, the float-x feels like a choppy, harsh, yet paradoxically later in the stroke undersprung, underdamped shock. It's poor compared to the two coil sprung bikes I owned to compare it with, and the corset should help remedy the air spring contribution to this trait. The debonair models released by rockshox, and the fox prototypes seen around are definitely similar ways to skin the same cat. Also, the trail setting on the float-x doesn't seem to provide enough damping through the stroke despite increasing it initially. I'm using a cane creek air at the moment on that bike and it's a definite improvement. I'd try the ccdb coil for a bit to compare, but the shock won't fit the frame without increasing the diameter of the rear eyelet, and that would prevent it being used on the bike it was originally for.