Rock Shox Super Deluxe Ultimate riders

My shock sounds funny. I mean apart from the utterly ridiculous name, it actually sounds wrong.

Can anyone who owns one let me know if yours makes a noise like this?

It’s got a squelch around the 20% travel marker. It also feels like there’s a platform to push through. This is with all the LSC and HSC wide open. I haven’t checked for volume spacers yet.

It sounds frothy. I know shocks make noises but this is brand new and it’s much louder than I’d expect. I’ve never had one that sounds like this.

I’m itching to ride it at the weekend so I’m hoping it’s not borked.

Absolutely sure it is the shock and not something rubbing the frame as it all moves?

It’s definitely inside the shock. Nothing rubbing or rattling anywhere.

I think you can hear it a little more clearly indoors…

It’s got a squelch around the 20% travel marker. It also feels like there’s a platform to push through. This is with all the LSC and HSC wide open. I haven’t checked for volume spacers yet.

I’ve got a super deluxe ultimate, same model as yours, the squelch and platform at the 20% sag point is the negative air chamber equalising in pressure, there’s a little dimple in the air can at about that point in the travel that allows air to pass between neg and pos chambers. The noise is the air passing through that dimple and probably through a bit of lubricating oil at the same time. all Normal I would say.

Edit:just listened to your second video,sounds all normal to me

Thanks for the reassurance. I’ll try to get it fettled this weekend. It’s only been around the block a few times so far.

I’ve got the non Super and it makes the same noise for the same reason.

I don’t remember where the dimple is but the shock being horizontal might mean oil is involved thus making it noisier.