[Closed] Flare Max - small movements every time I pedal

Yeah, the droplink bikes are all pretty active… they’ll always be some shock movement. If you fit a bottle (assuming you don’t have a small frame) you can’t see the movement, and then you’ll soon forget about it.

XL Frame ...
Bottles are a PITA and so 80s

Okay ... I will stop fretting

How does your pedalling style compare to theirs? Smooth or stompy?

Given you have a shock with a huge range of adjustment would you not just try winding in some more LSC if a little bob bothers you?

I had a CCDBACS on my Rocket. Could never get it to feel good. Sold it. The shock I mean.

But yeah, a little bob is normal.

Stop worrying about it. The Flare Max is a trail bike so expecting it to not have a little (1-2mm is effectively zero anyway) movement when pedalling is a bit unrealistic. Of all the trail bikes I've ridden, the Flare Max is one of the most efficient when pedalling. Set it up to get full travel, you won't regret it. 🙂

No idea how much my Rocket bobs - don't spend my pedalling time staring down at the shock.

I do know (with the obvious caveats) that pretty much all my best Strava times climbing or on the flat are on the Rocket, so whatever bob there is ain't nicking too much energy.

But yeah, the droplink bikes are pretty active - 1 to 2mm at the shock is nothing to be concerned about IMO.

Can’t help with the CCDB as I went with the O2 shock on mine specifically because I wanted access to a properly firm platform for climbing. However, over the past year I’ve been using it less and less and now find that I never use the firmest setting (except on the road) and often climb in position 2 of the 4. It moves more but seems to work better. In fact I’ve been thinking of “upgrading” to the CCDB.

X fusion shock on mine too and I leave it fully open pretty much everywhere except on road now, after using the lockout switch a lot at first.

Not just me then 😀 It’s a strange one though. One thing I thought I knew when I got the bike (based on my love of climbing and every other bike I’d ridden) is that I “needed” a firm platform. From the very first ride I decided that I actually preferred position 3 to the (firmest) position 4 for off-road climbs. Now I’m riding pretty much everywhere in position 2. How long before I join @kelron and just leave it fully open?

I do need to do some proper tests though (unless someone has done this already and can save me the effort). It may be that if feels better with the shock more active but is still slower.

To clarify, is this with the climb switch on or off? Even with the switch on, it's not a proper lockout and I'd expect a tiny bit of movement.

The Xfusion shock may have a firmer 'lockout', but it's one hell of a tradeoff in terms of overall quality.

Climb switch is off ... i don’t think it does much anyway ....
TBH - it isn’t really a problem as I don’t spend too much time on the road. It was more an observation...

But i am off to play with the set up .... 🙂

I've a CCDB on my rocket. Non-CS version. I don't miss the platform at all. It climbs really nicely and I don't find the slight bob an issue.

I've got a CCDB air with CS on the Rocket Max and I have the same small movement. When I first got it I used the lockout a lot, but actually, I feel it pedals so well without it that I don't touch it anymore. The shock is just really plush and even though it's moving, it doesn't feel like it's sapping energy away.

I have a ccdb coil on my rocketmax. Rarely use the climb switch unless I’m tired then a think it mentally helps with climbing! I get a little Bob when peddling but as long I stay smooth on the pedals i don’t think it affects climbing ability