2019 Levo + Fox X2 Shock. No one seems to know if it fits, but i will...

Bryan Wells

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2019 Levo + Fox X2 Shock. No one seems to know if it fits, but i have an X2 @ 210x52.5mm coming in the mail today. I'll keep you posted
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Cant see why it wont as its the same size as the standard shock from what i have read

Can i ask why you chose the X2? most reviews Ive read favour the DPX2 over the X2

This will prob be my next upgrade
 
escrs said:
Cant see why it wont as its the same size as the standard shock from what i have read

Can i ask why you chose the X2? most reviews Ive read favour the DPX2 over the X2

This will prob be my next upgrade
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the x2 offers the high and low speed compression adjust that i really want in order to take bigger hits and not bottom out while running a non crazy vol spacer amount and less LSC
 
Have you checked to make sure you leg/shorts dont catch on the shock? looks like it sticks out quite far!
 
That's what I ended up doing. the first time around I couldn't get it to fit but after another go i got it. thanks guys. Funny how after asking if anyone has put one on we get crickets lol, then once it's on everyone is like "oh yeah here see it fits fine" lol :p
 
Well after a few days with the X2 shock i'm SUPER happy with it. I opened the shock and removed the travel reducer to make it 210x55 and I set the flip chip to high. Let me tell you, anyone that thinks the dpx2 is better on this bike must not have much time tuning a 4 way damper shock like this because once you spend some time tuning it, its un-freaking touchable... it's at 4 volume spacers with a little more HSC and HSR than you would think necessary, but this means you can open up the low speeds to just EAT the small to mid stuff. The bigger hits is where this shines as well, no harsh bottom out no matter what I through at it. The dpx 2 I have tried felt like a cheap shock next to the x2, and i spent hours on it tuning, a big hit will quickly overwhelm even with higher psi, large vol spacer and the compression in most all of the way.
 
Bomble said:
Can you explain what this means to a layman.
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When you compress and air shock it ramps up in force needed to compress it later in the stroke, when you compress a coil shock the ramp doesn’t exist it’s just a linear increase in pressure which means near the end of the stroke it’s very easy to bottom out. Some frame designs are so progressive and their geometry the coil shock would be hard to bottom out, but a levo is very linear in frame design so bottoming out would be way too easy on a coil shock
 
I tried with the Zocchi CR Bomber first, tried out different spring rates but never was able to get the plushness I wanted without bottom out way to often. Gave up and, bought the X2. No air shock will ever be as plush and sensitive as a coil shock with much less friction. But either the suspension design needs to be progressive enough, or you will have to order a custom progressive spring ?? and be 100% sure that you order correct spring rates.
 
R120 said:
Shock talk – the coil-sprung comeback

air-vs-coil-a-basic-guide
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Great links, thanks

Bryan Wells said:
When you compress and air shock it ramps up in force needed to compress it later in the stroke, when you compress a coil shock the ramp doesn’t exist it’s just a linear increase in pressure which means near the end of the stroke it’s very easy to bottom out. Some frame designs are so progressive and their geometry the coil shock would be hard to bottom out, but a levo is very linear in frame design so bottoming out would be way too easy on a coil shock
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Perfect explanation, thank you.
 
I would note that a lot of people run a coil on the Levo and like it - IMO its a bike where you can look at running air or coil, and it just comes down to how you want the bike to behave, and personal preference
 
R120 said:
I would note that a lot of people run a coil on the Levo and like it - IMO its a bike where you can look at running air or coil, and it just comes down to how you want the bike to behave, and personal preference
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as long as you don't take huge hits like I commonly do then a coil feels sweet!
 
Bryan Wells said:
Well after a few days with the X2 shock i'm SUPER happy with it. I opened the shock and removed the travel reducer to make it 210x55 and I set the flip chip to high. Let me tell you, anyone that thinks the dpx2 is better on this bike must not have much time tuning a 4 way damper shock like this because once you spend some time tuning it, its un-freaking touchable... it's at 4 volume spacers with a little more HSC and HSR than you would think necessary, but this means you can open up the low speeds to just EAT the small to mid stuff. The bigger hits is where this shines as well, no harsh bottom out no matter what I through at it. The dpx 2 I have tried felt like a cheap shock next to the x2, and i spent hours on it tuning, a big hit will quickly overwhelm even with higher psi, large vol spacer and the compression in most all of the way.
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you prefer an x2 to a rs oil rockshox? ty
 
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