This was super fun to watch guys, so well made and really interesting. We are stoked you like using our Ultimate Chin Mount. Those years of development paid off 🙌
Try a Sprindex adjustable coil on the fly. Adds a little weight but gives you the ability to adjust on the trail. Best of both world. Also, not all coil shocks are equal, massive difference on top end ones.
Great review, I have both those shocks for my Thok TK01R and ironically concurred exactly the same as you . I do run the heavier spring than you did but even then found on pure rough rock gardens with drops it would bottom out. That said I'm not tempted to go up to the heaviest spring as I'm only 80kgs and feel it would be to sharp / spiky . In essence I've opted to keep the coil mounted all of the time it now. My Thok has a linear designed linkage system which also makes it push through the stroke quicker where as your Vitus has the progressive linkage, if only there was another in-between spring rate to only slightly increase the support !
I went to air from warranty and I don't think id go back. You just get loads more support with it on the ebike. Gone float x2 now and it's banging. Feels better at everything over the coil.
Lol, I did the exact opposite. Went from the float x to the rockshox ultimate coil with hydraulic bottom out and it was 10 times better and I spent alot of time tuning the air shock . I love the hydraulic bottom out.
Much prefer the coil personally, especially on rough terrain but I’m no expert, great vid Alex very insightful and interesting to see a comparison. Happy Christmas 🎄
Pretty much irrelevant, giving that you had the wrong spring rate. Good vid non the less. Do it again at Descend please! Good to see you struggling on certain features that a lot of folk mention at Descend. Wish the builders/owners would listen to the riders. 👍🏻
Great video cheers, I've always had a coil shock and always wondered wot an air shock would be like, now from wot your saying and my riding style, Al stick to a coil shock, I'm not a big jumper, if a jumper at all and I'm not one for high speed trails, so definitely a coil for me although a bike mechanic once said to me, my saracen raw2 would be brilliant with an air shock, mmm now after this video I'm glad I didn't get an air shock but my raw2 will be retired shortly, once I've got a 2021 vitus 👍
Good video, what kind of coil shock setup shimstacks tune do you have for your normal enduro, I have the Vitus sommet 29nr and looking for a good coilshock to fit my bike
Great vid. Just bought a DVO Jade myself and deciding on spring rates and will be swapping between my trek slash and rail so will presumably need 2 springs (1 for the ebike). How much do you weigh out of interest?, I am 73kg
Good choice! I'm about 80kg - the spring is a DVO spring 425 - 500lb However, this is too light (as I found out in this test) for an E-Bike - which I was expecting. The spring is perfect on my Enduro bike. But for an E-Bike, I definitely need something a little stiffer.
is it worth buying a coil shock for a bike park i now use air and that is great for jumps but in leogang the shock got very hot and did not work very well
Guess that’s a personal thing - I would say yes, however, some people would prefer the air shock due to its adjustability and getting the bike to sit higher in the travel for jumps etc - that’s my thought anyway
