I bought the shock back in May but have not been able to give it a real tryout, outside of XC'ish rides, until this past weekend. It replaces a 5th Element that came on my Knolly V-tach. My only non-platform shock experience was a Vanilla on an RM Switch.
Cane Creek (Malcolm) was good to deal with, they delivered on-time which is always a plus. The shock appears very well made. The default settings were close, a little more high speed rebound damping makes it close to perfect. The ride is much more supple than the 5th and there is not a lot of pedal bob, the linkage of the V-tach is pretty well tuned.
Last weekend was my first trip to Whistler this year, I was anxious to try out the new shock. I spent most of the time up on Garbonzo; Original Sin, Goats Gully, In Deep, Fatcrobat to Too Tight. The shock performed very well. The rear end stayed glued to the ground and the ride was smooth and controlled. I found myself riding much faster than I ever did last year, I'm glad I upgraded my brakes to Gustav's over the winter.
Overall, the Double Barrel is a great shock; a definate improvement over the 5th Element. My brother, who rides a V-tach as well, seems to agree; he ordered one yesterday after we swapped rides up on Original Sin.
Cane Creek (Malcolm) was good to deal with, they delivered on-time which is always a plus. The shock appears very well made. The default settings were close, a little more high speed rebound damping makes it close to perfect. The ride is much more supple than the 5th and there is not a lot of pedal bob, the linkage of the V-tach is pretty well tuned.
Last weekend was my first trip to Whistler this year, I was anxious to try out the new shock. I spent most of the time up on Garbonzo; Original Sin, Goats Gully, In Deep, Fatcrobat to Too Tight. The shock performed very well. The rear end stayed glued to the ground and the ride was smooth and controlled. I found myself riding much faster than I ever did last year, I'm glad I upgraded my brakes to Gustav's over the winter.
Overall, the Double Barrel is a great shock; a definate improvement over the 5th Element. My brother, who rides a V-tach as well, seems to agree; he ordered one yesterday after we swapped rides up on Original Sin.