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Just an observation rather than a cry for help really & interested to know what others find.
I have a Turner DW 5 spot and tend to setup my travel as per instructions - 17mm of sag on the rear shock (Dave Turner's instructions and most seem to do the same) and about 41-42mm of sag on my 150mm Revelations - that's somewhere between the traditional 25% sag for XC riding and 33% sag for more "all mountain" riding, which is about how/what I ride. I have noticed however that I always seem to come back after a ride around my local loop with the O rings at the bottom or off the piston on the rear but only 2/3rds to 3/4 of the way up the stanchions on the forks.
I know DW suspension does seem to eat up the middle proportion of its stroke travel quite easily due to the nature of the design which might account for the difference a bit but I suspect I probably ride too far off the back of the bike on the tricky stuff and am unweighting the front wheel too much which might explain why I don't have much confidence with the front wheel washing out (which means I naturally ride even further back away from the oncoming accident - viscous circle).
[i]I know DW suspension does seem to eat up the middle proportion of its travel quite easily which might account for the difference[/i]
Personally I think this explains a large part of the difference you're experiencing. I have a new Flux and the ride is very plush but I was surprised how it so easily goes through its mid travel. Upped the shock pressure and the ride just didn't feel as good.
I thought i was overbiked for how i ride these days with the Patriot, but after the last few times of using the entire 7 inch and bottoming out hard, coming out of the doubles on the black at lee quarry, i might need to reconsider...
I quite often use all my travel on all my bikes, saying that the most I have on offer is 130mm and the least is 100mm.