in my hora-like quest for a better bike, I’m considering a 2010 Tracer VP frame and shock

it comes with an RP23 (that I believe hasn’t been used much as the original owner used a CCDB)

Is the RP23 a decent shock for all-mountain stuff, does it work for that bike, can it be tuned and does it need the air can shim (like the old DHX air)

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/tech-tuesday-How-to-Install-a-Fox-Air-Volume-Spacer-2011.html

They’re good shocks. Although not perfect if it’s long travel combined with heavy rider. Mine went to TF Tuned after the boost valve went (2 years heavy use) and I had the PUSH upgrade and a bit of tweaking done to get it right. Which still worked out less than a new stock shock.

Couldn’t be happier with it. Now it’s set up how I want it I don’t need millions of adjustments and settings. Just a few clicks of rebound and a few PSI depending on what I’m riding.

Tom KP

One thing I read was if you are riding a single pivot- go slightly higher on the psi than your actual weight. Such frames as the Orange Five/patriot ‘prefer’ this.

Great shocks I think and for UK riding- can you really beat a RP23 for most of the riding we have?

cheers – I’ll have a play with it once I get it and see how it rides

just needed to know if I should plan to get rid, and it seems not

just looked at that link hora – perfect, cheers!!

Used an RP23 BV on a Patriot and it was mint – made my heavy CCDB redundant.