I am building up my first ever XC Fully as I get more into racing off road than on the road. My old Orbea HT is lovely and delivered me to a podium this season but upgrades are always nice.
Now to my real question : I can more or less only get a shock with on the shock lockout at the moment (shock will be mounted under the toptube) . Do you think that this will we fine for racing?
I am looking at getting a Sidluxe Shock at the moment to go with my Sid fork.
Which bike/frame? Some bikes need the lockout more than others. I would say I had an Anthem for 10 years that I didn’t lock out for anything on the rear shock. I’d occasionally reach down to the fork lockout if I remembered and the climb was long, and smooth, enough to warrant it.
Yeah I think the Oiz uses a proprietary (or near proprietary) ‘i-line’ shock (40 or 45mm stroke) for cable routing reasons. The default is locked-out with this shock, the remote opens it. They occasionally come up on eBay.
It’s bike dependent. I’ve only put a remote lock on one of my bikes, it was a very active design and really needed the support from the middle mode. On undulating terrain, I found reaching for the switch to be too cumbersome. On my current bike, there is just no need, as there is adequate support in the open position in most situations. Spend some time with the bike on terrain you enjoy and decide from there.