This is great news – I’d been looking into an Ohlins TTX because it’s a more refined design than the DHX2 – it’s not the same like most people think. The CCDB and the X2 rely on the valves for the main compression duties, whilst most other shocks are a monotube design that rely on the shims of the main piston with any adjusters being there for fine tuning.
The TTX is a halfway house
^^^ That, is nothing like an X2.
it’s a twin tube design but it relies on the main pistons, with the valves being there for fine tuning. Why is this good? Because it results in less spiking and a more refined switch from low speed to high speed compression paths – more support in the midrange allowing the high speed compression to be run lower, allowing the shock to blow off more.
As that article points out http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Rear-Shocks,35/hlins/TTX,12627#product-reviews/1385/expand the oil has three potential paths to take during compression.
Unfortunately, when I asked Ohlins whether they could tune me a shock for my bike – their answer was basically “we don’t give a shit, talk to specialised”. As if Specialized will tune me a shock for their main rival – Ohlins do not give a **** about the MTB world, they’ve got some products that were bankrolled by Specialized but beyond that – they don’t care.
Turns out, Avalanche took note and have a modification that effectively turns it into a TTX…..and I’ll get proper support hopefully when it comes to getting it right for my bike. So Craig is going to get my money now.