sorry to hijack the thread, but @mildred, how did you sort the rear suspension on your Blood? Mine never feels quite right, not wrong, but you know, not *right*.
cheers
I know exactly what you mean – this is one of the major issues I had with my original test bike, and prevented me buying one for almost a year. Basically mine has been perfect out of the box. I’ve only ever had failures with the Fox RP23 but this one is just excellent. It is so active without being a chore; you know, in that it’s just getting on with it without any dramas kind of way. Most RP23’s I’ve had in the past have been utter shite and I seriously thought people were insane to rate it.
Anyway, post up the tune info’ from your shock & I’ll compare it to mine. Also, I’ve found ‘cavitation’ to be a common fault on these shocks; the most obvious symptom is a squelchy sound when pushing down on the bike – you don’t notice the noise whilst riding so do it at home. Also, it makes the damping very inconsistent; I.e. It never feels the same every time you ride. The test bike’s damping was truly shocking (if you pardon the pun). And in frozen ground, especially churned by horses so very bumpy, it simply couldn’t cope and was bouncing me right off the pedals.
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