Upgrading from Rockshox 35 Silver

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Hey all,

Thinking about upgrading from the Rockshox 35 Silver that came stock on my Turbo Levo. Looking for something that feels a bit smoother to help out my arms. Found a Fox 36 Float Performance. Would that be a worthwhile upgrade? Could possibly grab it for about 40% off currently. I'm a about 180 lbs with gear.

Thanks!
 
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I strongly recommend getting the e bike version. The tuning is night and day from the regular mtb fox 38 factory/ performance elite fork. The e bike is designed for riding, the factory is designed for racing.
 
You can replace RS 35 with anything and it'll be better. I replaced it with a Lyrik (not an ebike-specific version) and that was a day and night difference.
 
Chain Reaction had the older Lyrik's on offer at around £350 a month or so ago, might be worth checking out if they still have them for that price. That's if you're in UK.
 
I am in the precisely the same boat. I thought my headset was loose and popped into the local Specialized dealer to verify. Turns out I have blown out the RS 35.

I am a bit larger at 230lbs, ex-moto-crosser. Seems the 38 is better than the 36 from reviews.

Just want to correlate that the 38 is the direction, and then the

FOX 38 FLOAT PERFORMANCE GRIP 29 2022 ($499)​

vs

FOX 38 FLOAT FACTORY GRIP 2 29 2022 ($599)​

is the better choice.

Thank you!

re: bike is the base Levo Gen3 aluminum frame. S5 size.
re re: Bike is f**n awesome!
 
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I am in the precisely the same boat. I thought my headset was loose and popped into the local Specialized dealer to verify. Turns out I have blown out the RS 35.

I am a bit larger at 230lbs, ex-moto-crosser. Seems the 38 is better than the 36 from reviews.

Just want to correlate that the 38 is the direction, and then the

FOX 38 FLOAT PERFORMANCE GRIP 29 2022 ($499)​

vs

FOX 38 FLOAT FACTORY GRIP 2 29 2022 ($599)​

is the better choice.

Thank you!

re: bike is the base Levo Gen3 aluminum frame. S5 size.
re re: Bike is f**n awesome!
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for the $100 I would say the performance is fine, the factory I don't feel is worth the extra
 
Hello,

I do the same on S4 mine, replace by a Fox 38 Performance 29 in 170mm.. great !!! :cool:

Be careful, you will probably need a special part like on mine, look here :

Levo Gen 3 - Official Specialized Gen 3 2022 Levo Megathread!

I'm just about to purchase an Expert T-Type (GLOSS / SATIN OBSIDIAN / GLOSS TAUPE), size S4, Part No.: 95223-3804 - Turbo Levo Expert T-Type | Specialized.com What I cannot figure out is whether this is a 2023 or 2024 model, I understand that new bikes are typically release early fall, so quite...
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floppyb said:
Hey all,

Thinking about upgrading from the Rockshox 35 Silver that came stock on my Turbo Levo. Looking for something that feels a bit smoother to help out my arms. Found a Fox 36 Float Performance. Would that be a worthwhile upgrade? Could possibly grab it for about 40% off currently. I'm a about 180 lbs with gear.

Thanks!
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Hi
I had those forks on a cube I bought and just adding more oil (decreasing air gap) in RH fork leg and adding 1 air token (making x2 in total) to LF fork leg made a massive difference to the performance of the fork. I also removed the 20mm spacer from the airshaft turning it from a 140mm fork to a 160mm fork.
 
Many thanks for all the replies. I ended up getting the Fox 36 Float Performance Ebike version and its been great. As TheSnowShark mentioned I did need to get the small adapter for the hub, which was annoying, but not a huge deal.

Thanks again!
 
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