VorsprungSuspension

@foggnm: all those shocks are solid units in their own ways, but in short: vs a DHX2: adjustable HBO, custom tuned, more robust wiper, custom valved rebound so no need for (or gremlins in) the HSR adjustment, stronger shaft. As well as a few other things we don’t need to say. vs a SDLX: much lower friction, custom tuned, no orifice HSC adjustment, more robust HBO adjuster retention. vs Ohlins: adjustable HBO, custom tuned. vs literally everyone: computed custom tune via our online tuning hub that is specifically calculated for you, your frame’s kinematics, your preferences and a number of other parameters that makes it substantially more thorough than anything else… AND if we get it wrong and you still don’t like it, can be retuned quickly and easily (as in, sub 5 minutes) by any trained Vorsprung tuner. Training is online and will be provided to any competent shop or suspension workshop who wants it, free of charge, so if you ask your favourite local shop to become a dealer and take the training, then buy through them, you’re a trip to the LBS away from a shock retune in a worst case scenario.

@mikelee: yes, TF Tuned will be distributing them in the UK.

Can’t recall how firm the Jade X is but it’s reasonably firm (enough that the ride height is higher) and has a blowoff to prevent damage - doesn’t prevent sag altogether though, it’s acting on the damper not the spring.

https://vorsprungsuspension.com/products/telum for anybody interested, we are now accepting pre-orders.

There are visual similarities with the black/red/blue colorways for sure. Internally though, other than being a twin tube shock, everything is different.

Servicing should be pretty run of the mill. Nothing too crazy involved.

Already in progress!

We aren't advocating that people do it on the bike specifically (it is handy for racers between practice laps though), it's more that it's THAT easy that such a thing is possible. If a rider for whatever reason doesn't like the tune we've given them, it's a couple of minutes to rectify rather than a big deal.

Our original protos had both, but we removed the HSR. If you know what you’re doing with the difference between HSR and LSR and you have a dyno to properly understand it then it can be somewhat useful. However, it very clearly is NOT well understood by 99.9% of riders, and within the rebound velocity range there is an enormous overlap between the effects of the low and high adjusters. Given that the shock valving is custom tuned - and very easily retuned (Sheeep in Israel can take care of that if required) - it didn’t make sense to complicate setup further in our eyes.

@Vikingdude: you are correct on all counts. We didn’t want to be fixing broken stuff from other companies while simultaneously selling a competing product, as there would be a conflict of interest between our obligations to positively represent other brands that we’re servicing and our interest in selling our own shocks. That wouldn’t work well for the customer, the other brands in question or us.