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RockShox ShockWiz : Rental Info

Suspension setup made easy... or at least with data collection!

Ever thought that the tuning your suspension was a dark art? I know that I thought this in the early days of shocks with more than a lockout lever, luckily now we have technology like the Quark ShockWiz to make things simpler.

You can rent the device for a day for $30, and we recommend you ride in a place that has a mix of terrain or is similar to where you would ride normally. You want the suspension to go through a lot of different hits to get a good range of data collected.

After you have ridden we can help you analyze the data and dial in your suspension at the shop. At that point we can talk about further tuning options and upgrades to maximize the potential of you bike.

You can reserve the ShockWiz by contacting us for details! 

Data storage: All data collection and analysis is performed within the ShockWiz device itself; no computation occurs within the app. The app is only a means to display the collected information and to interact with the device; such as to calibrate or to start a new session. Since the data is stored directly on the ShockWiz device it is not necessary to carry your phone during a ride. However, once you have the ShockWiz app open and connected to your device you can check the results at any time. This could be at the end of a segment, the end of a ride or in three weeks time, it doesn’t matter. Your data will be saved until a new session is started.

Tuning styles:

There is a lot of variance in how people like to ride and the different styles of bikes for different terrain and disciplines. The Tuning Styles within the ShockWiz algorithms try to account for these variances.

Some people like to use every last millimeter of travel, while others like to have a large travel buffer in reserve for any unforeseen obstacles. Additionally some riders like to have the bike be lively underneath them and be able to ‘pop’ off small mounds and kickers, where others like the wheels to be very planted to the ground and controlled.

There are quite a few things that change between Tuning Styles, but the following descriptions give an overview of the main differences.

Efficient – Focused purely on pedaling efficiency. Efficient will keep you higher in your travel and minimize pedal-induced suspension bob. Efficient produces the firmest suspension tune.

Balanced – The middle ground that provides an overall compromise between traction, suppleness and pedaling efficiency. Balanced serves as the default ShockWiz Tuning Style.

Playful – Similar to Balanced but with a more lively feel to give the bike ‘pop’.

Aggressive – Focused on a supple and active ride, caring very little about pedal-induced suspension bob. Aggressive makes sure you use all of your travel and produces the softest suspension tune.

You can always pick and choose what you like from each Tuning Style. Eg: Tune the Baseline pressure and ramp from one Tuning Style and then switch Tuning Styles to tune the dampers.

Tuning order

Tuning suspension is about balancing forces. When one force dominates bad things happen. The adjustments in forks and rear shocks exist to balance the forces that are propelling and retarding the suspension’s motion – so tires stay planted on the ground and you are faster, safer and more comfortable.

To get the best results from ShockWiz, we recommend tuning in the same order that the suggestions are shown in the app. This is because some changes affect others. Rebound, for example, should follow Air Spring Ramp because a different combination of Baseline Air Pressure and Air Spring Ramp will have a different Rebound requirement.

Going further, Baseline Air Pressure and Air Spring Ramp are a tuning pair that should be done together. Then Rebound and High Speed Compression should be done together. Finally, Low Speed Compression and Bottom Out Resistance should be done individually.

There is an exception to the order. If one of the tuning pairs has a red indicator and the other has green and/or yellow, the one with red should be corrected first.