Which air shock????

Transcend · May 20, 2009

I just recently got to try the new X fusion air DH shock. They sent me one to try out on the 224, and I have to say, I was impressed. It lacks a lot of the stiction you expect in an air shock, and ramps up nicely. Most importantly, it didn't blow up in a few runs.

ridingsupreme · May 20, 2009

NO, do not put an air shock on your bike.

juanbeegas · May 20, 2009

The ISX-6 Evolver is a sick shock. Can't afford one, but the ones that I have tried on friends' bikes have all felt quite impressive. Online reviews have been good too.

RayB · May 20, 2009

I own the Evolver ISX-6 and I can vouch for it being a sweet piece. To me, it seems like whoever it was that fronted the Revox/Evolver project over at Manitou did their job well -- both these products outperform and are better-engineered than everything else (before the revamped Dorado) in their lineup.

William42 · May 20, 2009

another vote for the ISX-6. Its a little sticky compared to my CCDB, but I don't notice it when comparing it to other shocks, and it feels damn good. Lots of adjustability that works correctly. Feels good at high speed and low. Doesn't blow through travel. Tracks well. Doesn't bottom out harsh. Is predictable on longer descents.

norbar · May 20, 2009

I've had contact with both evolver and dhx and unless you want to tune the dhx go with evolver. My mojo dhx feels better now but I'm not uber impressed with it.

jonKranked · May 20, 2009

I've only ridden DHX air and The Roco WC Air, and hands down Roco Air. At one point Bullcrew had 2 canfields, one with a Roco coil one with the air. They more or less felt identical, aside from a tiny bit of stiction at the very beginning of the stroke on the air, which you don't notice riding once you're into the sag of the shock. He's a big dude and he railed on it with no issues. Maybe he'll chime in.

captainspauldin · May 20, 2009

jonKranked said:
I've only ridden DHX air and The Roco WC Air, and hands down Roco Air. At one point Bullcrew had 2 canfields, one with a Roco coil one with the air. They more or less felt identical, aside from a tiny bit of stiction at the very beginning of the stroke on the air, which you don't notice riding once you're into the sag of the shock. He's a big dude and he railed on it with no issues. Maybe he'll chime in.

+1 loved the roco air on my mini-dh.. way better than the dhx air that it came with.

mrpercussive · May 20, 2009

i was in your shoes a couple months ago and after thinkign long and hard, doing some research and trying out a few shocks, i finally ordered an ISX6... Looks very promising... Though when i tried out the ISX6, it was only bouncing around in the parking lot, that should say a lot... XD

Prettym1k3 · May 20, 2009

Transcend said:
I just recently got to try the new X fusion air DH shock. They sent me one to try out on the 224, and I have to say, I was impressed. It lacks a lot of the stiction you expect in an air shock, and ramps up nicely. Most importantly, it didn't blow up in a few runs.

What he said. I'm very impressed with X-Fusion's new shocks (and forks, might I add). I'll be running an H3LT on my SX Trail I'm building up.

Looks baller, and if it performs even remotely as well as my O2RC did, I'll be a very, very happy camper.

Just in case you were curious:

(Yes, I'm well aware that there is no way to add air into the bottom-out canister without removing the shock... or is there? By simply removing the axle-bolt, and the two lower bolts for the flip-chip, the shock drops just low enough to run a shock-pump hose through the hole in the seatstay. Sure, it'll take about 2 minutes to remove three bolts, but it is totally do-able.)

Transcend · May 20, 2009

That's the shock I have been playing with as well. Pretty sweet! I will be racing 2 super enduroes in europe on it I think in July. DH stage racing for the win!

jonKranked · May 20, 2009

hey Mike, I have the same SXT as you! I've been thinking about putting an air shock on it, but wasn't sure about clearance. Do you know if any other shocks will fit?

cogs · May 20, 2009

Biffff said:
Why??????????? You realise I have a DH bike, and this bike (Faith) I will be using for trail riding, and freeride. Perfect for a Air shock. No long days of DH shuttles for this bike. I'm on a mission to get the bike down to a reasonable weight......36 pounds or so without compromising strength. My current steel sprung DHX weighs just over 900 grams so I can drop a full pound by running a resevoir air shock............and not loose any performance.

Transcend........Air the X Fusion shocks available???? If so then who is distributing them?

Cheers

PM me and I can get you into contact with the right person.

I have the H3LT on my 303-R and just received the HLR Coil! Both the air and coil feel and ride fantastic! I have raced the H3LT Air at many events without an issue.

Runner · May 20, 2009

Were you at Highland this past weekend? I saw a black 303R with a H3LT there.

cogs · May 20, 2009

Runner said:
Were you at Highland this past weekend? I saw a black 303R with a H3LT there.

Yes, that was me. :biggrin:

Prettym1k3 · May 21, 2009

X-Fusion stuff is bullet proof, and as leery as most people are of their reliability, I've had nothing but good experiences with their products. There's no need to fear any of their suspension components. After getting time on their O2RC, another one of their rear shocks (can't remember the name) and the Vengeance, I'm thoroughly impressed. I'll soon have time on their H3LT on my SX Trail, as well. The only X-Fusion bits I have yet to ride are the Velvet (which is a proven 4x fork) and the HLR Coil.

Call up John Valera at X-Fusion - 408-866-0188.

He'll set you up with what you need.

jonKranked said:
hey Mike, I have the same SXT as you! I've been thinking about putting an air shock on it, but wasn't sure about clearance. Do you know if any other shocks will fit?

I know that most came stock with a 5th Element with upward-mounted external reservoir. The later models came with a pre-set bottom-out reservoir that was not adjustable. This was a limited run shock for the SX Trail with a 9"x2.75 setup. Try to find one of those, even used, and you'll go crazy. The next best thing is to go with the H3LT, or a standard Fox DHX 3.0, Vanilla Coil, or DHX 5.0 and be willing to do the bolt-removal thing to set up bottom out air. Oh, and we tried to fit an HLR Coil from X-Fusion, but the reservoir didn't even come close to clearing the seat-tube port.

Hope that helps.

Arkayne · May 21, 2009

Damn, I'm converting my SX-T into an XC machine and that H3LT looks miiiiighty tasty. How much would that run for?

Prettym1k3 · May 21, 2009

Call up John at X-Fusion and tell him Mike Buchanan sent you. He'll be more than happy to help (but he might be on vacation today and tomorrow... I can't remember).

Renegade · May 28, 2009

IMO, you won't be happy with the performance of a DHX-air; they notoriously suck. Had one, hated it
I have four rides in on an ISX6 on my trailbike, and I'm pretty fricken pleased with it. I don't think it will give you any clearance issues.

Prettym1k3 · May 29, 2009

First ride on my H3LT last night.

Frickin' amazing. Review is posted on MTBR in the All-Mountain forum.

Winger · May 29, 2009

Biffff said:
unfortunately my lbs has no distributor for the x-fusion stuff or
i'd be tempted to give it a go. As it is I think I'm going to go for the ISx-6 evolver, as long as it is available as well as the hardware.

let your bikeshop know they can call us at x-fusion to order you a h3... No minimum order so they can just call us up and order 1 shock at a time. Our shock has a 2 year warranty as well. Could be a good fit for freshening up your bike.

(408)866-0188

cheers

-John Hauer

Prettym1k3 · May 29, 2009

Review:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=523414

Winger · May 29, 2009

Biffff said:
Hmmmmmm. What is the weight of the H3LT????? Price????? Whats the DL on the specs and adjustments? Compression, rebound, pro-pedal and bottom out?????

H3 and H3 LT
msrp: $479.99
weight: 364 grams (thats in a 7.875 so the larger sizes will be a few grams more)
Adjustments are...
-Rebound Adjustment
-Power Valve Adjustment ( like a propedal, it adjusts your low speed compression from full open to nearly closed in a span of 4 settings)
-air pressure in main chamber and piggy back
-Piggy Back air Volume adjustment (controls where in the stroke your shock ramps up
- In sizes of 7.875 or shorter the H3 has a separate on off lockout switch.

Prettym1k3 · May 29, 2009

Click my link to my MTBR post. I reviewed my first ride on the H3LT just this morning. It'll give you an idea of adjustability.

motostu93 · May 29, 2009

giant faith's FTW

but yeah faith's ride great and i have a dhx coil on mine and i love it but back on topic, i would go with a dhx air theve been around for a while and seem to be very good

Radarr · May 30, 2009

Throwing my $0.02 in for X-Fusion - along with the awesome performance of their stuff, their CS is awesome.

Transcend · May 30, 2009

I'll have another X Fusion shock this week to test out on the new Orange Strange bike this season. 10.5 x 3.5 coil. I'll report back after the initial rip around on it in Scotland next week.

Prettym1k3 · Jun 1, 2009

Transcend said:
I'll have another X Fusion shock this week to test out on the new Orange Strange bike this season. 10.5 x 3.5 coil. I'll report back after the initial rip around on it in Scotland next week.

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