So, I finally got my new DHR up and running, and we did runs all weekend.
We rode at a place in NC where tourists ride an elevator up to this historical place, because the views are so good. When we would start our shuttles, we were looking down on them.
This shuttle is not typical east coast style. It's all high speed and loose, and some sections remind me of Vermont as well with all the rocks and slabs. Anyway, Its a great place to work your suspension and your body. My fingers are still sore as I type.
First off, the DHX, I was just blown away by this shock. The one word that comes to mind is how smooth it is. It completely smooths out the entire stroke on the DHR. I don't know if it because they're custom tuned for our bikes or whether they all feel this good, but they ride incredible. The DHR has always sucked up small bumps and large hits well, but on medium size hits that did not blow through the platform on a Romic style shock, you could feel the suspension get unsettled. On the DHX, the stroke feels consistent all the way through its travel. Sharp impacts are sucked up, and when I landed a couple of jumps, I had to make sure that my wheels were actually back on the ground. Giddy up.
Onto the 888 works. I went for an aggressive setup on my fork this year, when I got Zoke to set it up. What I like about it is that it is super nice right off the top, where it soaks up all the little stuff and gives great traction, but this fork ramps up really quickly unlike the one I had last year. I am honestly not sure if this is because it is the works version or if all '05 888's do this, but whatever it is, the fork does not dive at ALL in its travel. I'm wondering if I need a lighter spring on one side, because I didn't come close to using full travel all day, even with all those high speed hits. But also, the fork sucked up everything anyway, so I may just ride it out like it is for a while.
I have never been happier on a new bike as I was on this one. My dumbazz went back to a medium frame this year, which I SHOULD have been on all along. It's so much more stable for my size, and I could not get it going fast enough in the straights. Anyway, I will post some pics soon, when I get all the right parts in, and hopefully some ride pics too. Sorry for the long post, but I get like this in spring when its DH time. :love: :love:
We rode at a place in NC where tourists ride an elevator up to this historical place, because the views are so good. When we would start our shuttles, we were looking down on them.
This shuttle is not typical east coast style. It's all high speed and loose, and some sections remind me of Vermont as well with all the rocks and slabs. Anyway, Its a great place to work your suspension and your body. My fingers are still sore as I type.
First off, the DHX, I was just blown away by this shock. The one word that comes to mind is how smooth it is. It completely smooths out the entire stroke on the DHR. I don't know if it because they're custom tuned for our bikes or whether they all feel this good, but they ride incredible. The DHR has always sucked up small bumps and large hits well, but on medium size hits that did not blow through the platform on a Romic style shock, you could feel the suspension get unsettled. On the DHX, the stroke feels consistent all the way through its travel. Sharp impacts are sucked up, and when I landed a couple of jumps, I had to make sure that my wheels were actually back on the ground. Giddy up.
Onto the 888 works. I went for an aggressive setup on my fork this year, when I got Zoke to set it up. What I like about it is that it is super nice right off the top, where it soaks up all the little stuff and gives great traction, but this fork ramps up really quickly unlike the one I had last year. I am honestly not sure if this is because it is the works version or if all '05 888's do this, but whatever it is, the fork does not dive at ALL in its travel. I'm wondering if I need a lighter spring on one side, because I didn't come close to using full travel all day, even with all those high speed hits. But also, the fork sucked up everything anyway, so I may just ride it out like it is for a while.
I have never been happier on a new bike as I was on this one. My dumbazz went back to a medium frame this year, which I SHOULD have been on all along. It's so much more stable for my size, and I could not get it going fast enough in the straights. Anyway, I will post some pics soon, when I get all the right parts in, and hopefully some ride pics too. Sorry for the long post, but I get like this in spring when its DH time. :love: :love:
