Video: Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team Suspension Testing With Fox

May 13, 2021
by Rocky Mountain  

With the Enduro World Series kicking off in June, Jesse Melamed, Rémi Gauvin, and Andréane Lanthier Nadeau met up with our suspension partner, FOX, to dial in their Altitude's before the first few rounds in Italy.



Jesse Melamed



Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team suspension testing
Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team suspension testing



Rémi Gauvin



Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team suspension testing
Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team suspension testing



Andréane Lanthier Nadeau



Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team suspension testing
Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team suspension testing

Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team


Filmed by: @PeterWojnar
Photos by: @foxfactory



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37 Comments
  • 24 0
 I'm new to Fox suspension. Finding it hard to set up with all the options on my 36's hsr, lsr, hsc, lsc, sag, progression. My first world life is so hard.
  • 6 0
 For my X2, they had a great base tune in the back of the manual that's based off your weight which should get you within 90-95% of what you're looking for.
  • 3 0
 I found this video the most helpful: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vsOHmmmpo&t=1s
  • 4 0
 I just rented a shockwiz from my local shop for $40 for 3 days. Best $40 I've ever spent... worked great and let me see what making tweaks did and felt like so I know what to do when I change riding terrain/areas.
  • 5 5
 most people who have a grip2 damper dont ride anywhere near fast/hard enough to get any benefit from adjustments other than sag/tokens/LSC.

I see people all the time who insist on the best but yet barely get wheels off the ground and dont do more than blues.
it's the same as above, most people are way over biked either spec or suspension wise.
  • 9 0
 Every damper is going to be set from the factory to behave some way in compression at slower or faster shaft speeds, and some way in rebound at slower or faster shaft speeds, and every air spring is going to have some ramp. These are going to be working no matter how fast a rider rides or how big a rider goes. They are always doing something. The bike forum pissing contest stuff your question is bound to bring up isn't going to help you set up your suspension. The point of external adjusters, when they're provided, isn't to stoke out fast riders who earned them. Adjusters are helpful for riders whose size/shape/style/something lays outside the parameters the factory setup is optimized for, and to allow some fine tuning for terrain or conditions. If you start with the baseline settings and don't really prefer 1 click in or out from there and just stick with it, you didn't waste your money; that's the system working. Or hay, get a 'stable' of bikes all chosen to appear to be just a little underbiked for each of your different local trails to get maximum cred with insufferable mtb douches
  • 5 7
 @mtbtrekracer: if you are not a professional racer, or competing against professional racers, 4 way adjustable dampers are completely out of the necessary
  • 1 0
 @mtbtrekracer: so true. I am one of those guys. My Pike was much easier than my 36 to get correct.
  • 9 2
 @CFR94: Or, maybe, some people just like nerding out on suspension. Very little of this sport's equipment demands are 'necessary' anyway, why gatekeep people from buying what they want?
  • 3 1
 @riish: you are right. A mountain bike in it of itself is not necessary. I love nerding out on this sport more than most probably.

Just good to remember that you can't buy skill.
  • 4 0
 I have a new Meta Essentials with Fox Performance 38. I have to say Im very I'm very impressed in it's 'performance', ease of setup and on-trail adjustability.

For older hacks like me a 2 minute setup is what Im after. And with the 'harder / softer' compression dial this is the dumbed down type of adjustability that meets my technical dis-abilities.

It would be hard to justify spending more on a bike with a higher-spec'd fork in the future. I may however buy the after marker Grip 2 damper.

I should also note the spec'd DPX2 (while reliable) doesnt impress me as Fox's entry level shock the same as the fork does.
  • 3 0
 Providing more data and detailed recommendations on suspension tuning could be a pretty big competitive advantage for suspension manufacturers I'd expect. I've spent a fair bit of time experimenting with settings through trial and error combined with trying to piece together some knowledge through various videos and articles based on people whose riding style and body size is closest to mine. I'd expect a pro racers tune would be fair bit different from mine on the same trails, but how different? Are we talking minor changes to rebound and compression, or starting with a different spring rate and volume spacer configuration?

When I get a new bike I'm not really bothered at this point if I'm getting RockShox vs Fox, but would could see myself thinking differently about this if one of these provided a ton more resources for getting their kit dialed. Could be a great opportunity for the other companies in the space with less market share as well to de-risk for riders the move of going with something less known and widely understood.
  • 5 3
 You can call DVO and talk to a real human about suspension settings.
  • 4 0
 "We dont usually ride in Dust" they don't sound like they're from Yorkshire
  • 4 0
 Coming out of winter here...lots of snow
  • 3 1
 @JesseMelamed: never coming out if winter here.. lots of mud(no dust)
  • 3 2
 Good to see brands getting some solid data from suspension. I would love to see each brands idea of what an optimized setup would be for their bikes. Why not use the pro riders feedback!
  • 4 2
 When you click the video and watch fully expecting too see "Someone Else", and get completely let down!
The pro riders were great as usual.
  • 7 0
 Sorry! Jordi will be back in everyones lives soon!
  • 4 0
 @JesseMelamed: i was there in spirit.
  • 1 0
 @Cordijortes: spirit Jordi is pretty helpful tbh
  • 3 4
 Had a great opportunity to post the settings everyone settled on... Saw the names and definitely expected it. PSI, Rebound, Shock Tune, Spacers, any other custom bits they changed. Give us the goods! I know Jesse does great videos, but it's awesome to see them compared between riders on the same team/bike.
  • 2 0
 They will never share the tune info online like that. The tune is usually kept pretty hush
  • 6 0
 @stormracing: Also, they are likely using custom internal tunes as well so the external clicker and pressure settings likely won't mean much to the average person with the same suspension.
  • 8 0
 @bogey: this is the real winner. With custom tunes and non-stock valving in their suspension, how many clicks of rebound they run is meaningless—but the process by which they settle on those settings is universal, and applies to you regardless of your suspension.
  • 3 0
 @bogey: exactly!
  • 3 0
 @stormracing: not true, plenty of riders share tunes. Not a problem at all. It’s not magic.
  • 4 1
 Naz is the man. What an OG.
  • 2 0
 I've seen the price of that bike, but somehow I STILL want THAT bike
  • 1 0
 That title though. At first glance I read it as Rocky Mountain Race - Face Enduro Team Suspension - Testing with Fox -
  • 2 0
 thats a fuckin weird place to mount a Garmin
  • 1 0
 That background music makes the bikes sound like a bag of spanners, with all its random clanks, dings and electronic sounds
  • 1 0
 At least their shocks won’t break.
  • 1 0
 So where are they testing, exactly? Looks like Norcal. =P
  • 2 0
 Nor(th) Van!
  • 1 0
 @remrem: Mt Seymour?







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