So I'm a bit stuck on which of these shocks to get for the Hyrax as both have dis/advantages.
Regards performance, I think that they're likely to be about the same. Reviews of the products seem to be generally good with each having minor issues as per the individual rider testing them. But there are a couple of points that I'm stuck on:
Ohlins: $1100
Pro: can be serviced by the owner
Con: High speed compression has only three settings - fully open, firm and (near) locked
Cane Creek: $950
Pro: High level of adjustability - High/low speed compression + High/low speed rebound + fully open, firm and (near) locked
Con: CC shocks can only be serviced by pros - CC don't release guides to allow owners to do it for themselves.
The Ohlins sounds like a great shock, but I really struggle to get past the lack of tuning that can be done on it. The cane Creek also sounds good, but I struggle to get passed what it's likely to cost to service the fucker.
Another small issues is that the original Kitsumas that were released in 2020 had to be improved around a couple of small areas (more pronounced clicks on the dialing and some compression changes). These issues were improved after the first run. I'm not sure how I can make sure that I get a second run model than one of the earlier ones that didn't enjoy the upgrades.
Keen to get thoughts from the brains trust.
Regards performance, I think that they're likely to be about the same. Reviews of the products seem to be generally good with each having minor issues as per the individual rider testing them. But there are a couple of points that I'm stuck on:
Ohlins: $1100
Pro: can be serviced by the owner
Con: High speed compression has only three settings - fully open, firm and (near) locked
Cane Creek: $950
Pro: High level of adjustability - High/low speed compression + High/low speed rebound + fully open, firm and (near) locked
Con: CC shocks can only be serviced by pros - CC don't release guides to allow owners to do it for themselves.
The Ohlins sounds like a great shock, but I really struggle to get past the lack of tuning that can be done on it. The cane Creek also sounds good, but I struggle to get passed what it's likely to cost to service the fucker.
Another small issues is that the original Kitsumas that were released in 2020 had to be improved around a couple of small areas (more pronounced clicks on the dialing and some compression changes). These issues were improved after the first run. I'm not sure how I can make sure that I get a second run model than one of the earlier ones that didn't enjoy the upgrades.
Keen to get thoughts from the brains trust.