Xfushion 02 RlR Rear shock

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Category: Rear Shocks


Shock Stroke: 2.25"
Original Post Date: Jan-19-2014 9:09:46
Last Repost Date: Sep-18-2014 8:56:04
Still For Sale: Sold
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Spec:
Riding Type Cross Country, Trail
Spring Type Air
External Adjustments climb/descend Rebound, Air
Weight
0 lb 8 oz (228 g)
Size: Eye to Eye 200mm
Travel: 150 mm
Remote climb/descend
7.8x2.25






Riding the O2 RCX Shock

X-fusion’s O2 RCX is good news for anyone in the market for an air shock. Installing the damper was as easy as it gets, with the supplied hardware precisely fitting the Santa Cruz Blur LTc shock mounts. Setup was also a no-brainer, we set the shock pressure at 30-percent sag to keep the VPP suspension riding in its sweet spot and then turned the low-speed rebound dial in until we just started to feel it slowing down the rear suspension. One click of the red rebound dial makes a significant change in the damping, so approach your setup one click at a time or you will likely to overshoot.

Small-bump compliance: While not as smooth as a dedicated gravity damper, X-Fusion’s RCX trail shock worked the chatter quite well, and its performance over small hits is as good descending as it is climbing up and over steps and roots. We tried various tunes and spring pressures and experience taught us to err on the soft side of both the spring and low-speed rebound damping. The shock maintained its ride-height quite well (this is also a characteristic of the Blur LTc) and transitioned smoothly from mid-travel to full travel when the suspension spiked over a G-out or full-travel smack.

Big bump performance: Some of our testing was done on trails simply carpeted with imbedded baby head rocks, which required an ultra-fast tune on the low-speed rebound. Normally, this would make the rear end bouncy when the suspension rebounded from a full-travel hit. This was not the case with the O2 RCX. The internal high-speed rebound circuit controlled the second half of the return stroke and then made a seamless transition to the low-speed circuit as the shock neared the suspension’s ride height. This indicates that the internal rebound valving is speed-sensitive.

Playing with the compression lever: Dirt jumpers, or anyone who pops the rear suspension to get more out of a kicker will probably use X-Fusion’s four-position compression lever a lot. The first two positions are useful tunes for suspension performance. When we ran the fork’s spring pressure a bit on the stiff side, we used one click of compression on the shock to keep the bike riding level. The second click gives your legs something to push against to get extra air from small ramps and kickers. Three is more of the same, while position four feels more like a super-firm pedaling platform than a ride-quality choice.
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$120 USD
Restrictions: Any offer, No Trades, Will ship within country only
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Member since Oct 10, 2012
Santa Cruz, United States
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