Mountain bikers typically have to choose. Would you like the suppleness of a coil shock? Or the progressiveness and adjustability of an air shock?
Now you have got another choice with the brand new Tigon shock from Cane Creek. It nonetheless affords the sensitivity of a coil shock, however provides a secondary air spring to tune the shock’s development. That adjustability comes from what Cane Creek calls their RAMP Tube Know-how. This patent-pending design leads to a coil shock that’s extra proof against side-loading and buckling forces which might be usually detrimental to coil shocks. Importantly, that makes the Tigon a greater choice for clevis and trunnion-mount frames.
The RAMP Tube additionally permits the rider to tune the shock development by as much as 35% with a easy shock pump (30 psi max). The charts above present the shock’s development with 10, 20, or 30 psi (gray, blue, and purple respectively) added to the RAMP Tube. Riders will nonetheless set the sag based mostly on the coil spring alone, utilizing Cane Creek’s VALT springs that are bought individually.
A part of the elevated resilience of the shock is the damping tube that’s been relocated to the center of the shock with a better quantity of damper oil. Right here you’ll nonetheless discover their DB Twin Tube know-how for independently managed excessive and low-speed compression and low-speed rebound adjustment.
Pricing for the shock alone is $899.99 and it’s out there in commonplace and trunnion sizes.
