My BV Rp23 is ace, replaced a non-BV RP23 I was borrowing and is much better feel, IMO of course.
The TF Tuned techy made no mention of anything when they sold me my BV shock, and I was asking about all the options: RP23, Van R, DHX 4 or even the choice of a CCDB (and whatever coil shock there were selling at the time BOS?).
But the older RP23 might have needed damper oil/nitrogen replacing or had a different tune.
To expand on my previous post, my BV RP23 had the following characteristics which I didn’t like:
[*]Harsh over small bumps even when run excessively soft – poor traction when climbing[/*]
[*]Mushy midstroke, lacking enough support to control the suspension for example when riding a bermed corner[/*]
[*]Harsh on mid to large impacts when at speed[/*]
I tried hard to like it, as it cost me a lot and I’m a pov but in the end I had to get it Pushed to sort it out.
I think my experience above aligns with this paragraph from Fox’s blurb:
The BV, however, is position-sensitive; the BV’s damping response varies throughout the shock’s stroke. At the beginning of the stroke, the BV is closed to assist with platform performance. Then during the mid-stroke, the BV opens up to provide supple performance on small to mid-sized hits. On larger hits, the BV begins to close as the shock passes through 75% of its travel in order to increase compression damping during the last 25% of the stroke to help prevent harsh bottom-out. The BV adds another level of tuneability to the RP23, as manufac-turers can spec a BV pressure that best matches the spring rate
characteristics and desired ride qualities of any given suspension bike, in addition to the velocity-sensitive compression and rebound tuning.
Maybe on some types of bike or for some types of rider it works better ❓