[FOXROX]

http://eschelar.pinkbike.com/album/Fox-and-Custom-shock-with-lockout-875x275/

i have been wondering why the remote lock out hasn't come to the dh community. i thought it would help a lot with the finish sprint, maybe not?

 

[NoUseForAName]

I thought Fox had already tried this WBITD of the Van RC? Or maybe it was just a mod someone dreamed up. A couple of guys used it to improve gate starts on FS DS bikes.

Edit: Not hot.

 

[slothy]

i think its a good idea, but in theory probably open to litigation.
what happens if someone forgets to put back into plush mode does a jump and goes over the bars and breaks his neck....
I think thats a reason why inertia shocks are safer...
I had a lock out shock on my kona dawg and forgot to turn it a couple of times.....

 

[greenhood]

Not hot...

 

[cableguy]

Something like the Brain shock that Specialized developed is probably a better application than a lock-out (although the Brain works like crap IMO).

Not hot.

 

[worship_mud]

not hot.

 

[demo 9]

not hot

 

[klunky]

It was banned in whistler a few years ago...

 

[MrPlow]

Ever pedalled a Sunday?
Not needed = not hot.

 

[- seb]

It was banned in whistler a few years ago...

Say what?

 

[epic]

I think the Honda RN01 had one. I'd think that for a course like Canberra it could make the difference between winning and not. If I were designing it I'd want it to be something taht you have to hold down to keep it on.

 

[bizutch]

I had an Intense Uzzi DH with an old school Stratos Helix Pro with lockout. Fully functional coil shock with a cable actuated lockout. It became rigid when turned on and I could climb a fireroad way easier.

But it SUCKED trying to break out a full speed sprint on a flat section of a DH. Try riding (back then it was 6") 8" of travel in the front at race speeds with a locked out rear. It jacks your pedaling position all up and you can't handle the bike for squat. Our races around here used to have flat or even uphills and I tried to lock out at each race on those sections. It was never faster than just maintaining your sprint and staying buried in the travel with your heart rate pegged.