Fox Factory Protune
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It is offering the full factory tunes that guys like Gee and Gwin are riding to the public minus the slippery coatings on the forks. If you need a firmer setup then it is definitely worth it.
With a market full of riders who can't wait long enough to throw their money at aftermarket tuners, Fox is smart to wack (very willing) customers with this service before their product leaves the door. Hats off to them. I'll continue to set up and ride my stock suspension.
They're re-valving the dampers. What else would you want them to swap out?
The whole shock for a CCDB maybe?
Dude, if someone will upgrade me to a CCDB for my DHX and $150 sign me up!!!The whole shock for a CCDB maybe?
It does kinda suck that they'll only re-valve their top end aftermarket stuff - no DHX 3.0/4.0 etc.
this isnt really news. they have been doing this for a couple of years havent they?
http://www.foxracingshox.com/protune/request.php?model=36talas
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http://www.foxracingshox.com/protune/request.php?model=36talas
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Yeah I started a thread like this in MTBR. Sounds like an interesting offering, especially the part that says that you get 1 year warranty as if the fork/shock was new.
Instead of buying a shock (DHX), testing it and see it performs like crap, then send it to ProTune and spend 150 bucks, then test it again to see if Fox really did its job and so on.... why not buy an Elka and be done with it?
Instead of buying a shock (DHX), testing it and see it performs like crap, then send it to ProTune and spend 150 bucks, then test it again to see if Fox really did its job and so on.... why not buy an Elka and be done with it?
Exactly !!The whole shock for a CCDB maybe?
...I could be wrong on this but if I recall correctly, FOX has been working on development for this program for public release for the past few years. I think it's awesome that they are finally making it available to the public!
More options for FOX owners and more incentive for aftermarket tuners to refine/evolve/expand the spectrum of their services.
An Avy that is built and designed properly (which is a rarity in the MTB) and you can easily just tune the shimstack yourself. What a crazy idea. A product that customers can work on themselves without having to spend $150+ for something that takes a tech 15-30 minutes and $10 in parts.
We were talking about what we'd want out of a shock customizing service. Just go buy the Avy kit if that's all you want.
Yes, but they'd be undercutting their own products if they did that. I'd take a PUSHd Van R over a stock DHX5 any day.
Good for you,maybe for some the vids are usefull.
Consumers can take apart a Fox/RS/Manitou shock just as easily and quickly. The DHX was super simple to work on, the RC4 isn't much different. RS Vivid has a few more steps, but RS is kind enough to publish step-by-step instructions on their website. moar shims can be ordered from a variety of sources if you think moar shims will help you hucks moar bigger. There's nothing particularly special about an Avy.
Hey thanks for the input guy.
Let me re-phrase that, the vids are dumb. They don't offer anything more than reading the set-up guide for a fork or shock. Vids are useful for the illiterate and blind.
Oil flow is kinda restricted in commercial shocks, AFAIK avalanche circuits allow much more oil flow. But yeah, if you are mechanically inclined and know about shim configurations and the effects of different oil viscosity and blablabla, you can tune the shock yourself without paying for someone else to do it (that's the point of premium tuning services). Of course there is a limit, because unless you have a CNC lathe/mill on your house and know some fluid mechanics/hydrodynamics, I doubt you can safely and predictably modify the pistons and other internal components to deliver better performance.
The avy nation just put you on their hit list.
They can spell?
theyre still in business? what is this, 2002?
Anybody have this done with good results? Protune is cheaper than PUSH, and @$200 for a PUSH tune, I'd rather spend $50 more for an RC4.
Awesome, thanks dude. Looks like I'll give it a shot, then I don't have to part with my sunday. My shock needs a rebuild anyways, for an extra $30 they revalve it...but if they just wipe a booger on it and send it back, I don't want to pay for it.
I doubt it
I think thats a but of a stretch....maybe strictly in a mechanical regard. And even still, they are simpler than most shocks on the market.
Just like their customers!
very true...that's one thing i don't get...i mean yeah, they do ride incredibly well but some of the comments from some of their loyal crowd definitely blows my mind
Don't you guys have some DW threads to troll? I'm sure he's come up with a cupholder or something to post about, I just want info on this shock tune. Your faith in everything DW is not that far removed from the Avy cult.
I've got nothing against craig or avalanche. He was building burly dampers when everyone else was putting together little syringes without about 2 drops of damper fluid in them.
Plus he seems like a hardass which I respect.
But yeah......you feel me
not really...while i love my turner and i think some of his other designs are primo as well, there are plenty of bikes out there i would ride...we're in a good spot right now and there are heaps of excellent choices
That means a lot coming from someone who's obviously completely clueless as to how many times weagle and I have butted heads on this forum.
Keep it up, it's funny.
Meanwhile, you take it to the other extreme.
Going out of your way to proclaim at the top of your lungs how every new thing that I work on is obviously some kind of hyped up piece of old technology, obviously not worth someone considering as a viable piece of kit.
It must be a frustrating existence.
Maybe someday you will ride something (a bike, a suspension, a geometry set, a component) that changes the "things you know" about the sport that you seem to love. Maybe not. I'm going to keep trying to make better things with or without your banter. Every place needs the detractor trolls anyways. There is a place for everyone here!
Dave
'tis true, sometimes I give you and your products a hard time....because I know you can take it. There is a very large DW fanbase here, and certain products get tilted or viewed through a different lens than other products do. There are certain people who refuse to believe that there could be a problem with a frame, or that somebody could not like the way something rides, simply because you designed it...or at least they suggest that on the intertubes. I'm sorry, but to laugh at the "avy cult" and meanwhile be a turner homer is not fair and balanced, sorry if I pointed that out.
tis true, and I'm looking for information on how to get it to ride like it probably should.It's funny that despite all the hot air Sandwich blows he still rides a Sunday
The problem is that you're 'pointing it out' in regards to two people who are in no way shape or form blind followers of anything really. All the specialized and intense frames, and gamut guides I've owned find that really funny.
Sorry for pointing out nuance.
You can call me a homer when I put a front derailleur on my DHR and call it my trail bike.
fair enough, you are outside of the MTBR turner forum, so I guess all bets are off.The problem is that you're 'pointing it out' in regards to two people who are in no way shape or form blind followers of anything really. All the specialized and intense frames, and gamut guides I've owned find that really funny.
Sorry for pointing out nuance.
You can call me a homer when I put a front derailleur on my DHR and call it my trail bike.
yeah, well said...the difference between myself and woo vs the other sheeple is that we're well aware that there are plenty of great choices out there....we happen to just be quite partial to DHR's...my trailbike is a giant reign and i love it....would i also love a 5 spot or a new RFX?...of courseThe problem is that you're 'pointing it out' in regards to two people who are in no way shape or form blind followers of anything really. All the specialized and intense frames, and gamut guides I've owned find that really funny.
Sorry for pointing out nuance.
You can call me a homer when I put a front derailleur on my DHR and call it my trail bike.