{"id":3270,"date":"2013-12-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:10:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T23:10:31","slug":"vital-mtb-reviews-the-cane-creek-db-air-cx-rear-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2013\/12\/vital-mtb-reviews-the-cane-creek-db-air-cx-rear-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital MTB Reviews the Cane Creek DB Air CX Rear Shock"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/max_DBair_CS_First_Pic_316882.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3272\" alt=\"max_DBair_CS_First_Pic_316882\" src=\"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/max_DBair_CS_First_Pic_316882.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/max_DBair_CS_First_Pic_316882.jpg 780w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/max_DBair_CS_First_Pic_316882-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/max_DBair_CS_First_Pic_316882-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a>2014 DBair CS Shock Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight: 509 grams (weight varies by size)<\/li>\n<li>Damping: Twin-tube independent compression and rebound in two high-speed and four low-speed damping circuits<\/li>\n<li>Adjustments: High speed compression, Low speed compression, High speed rebound, Low speed rebound, Air spring rate, Climb Switch on\/off<\/li>\n<li>Shaft Material: Induction-hardened 4130 steel<\/li>\n<li>Shaft Diameter: 8mm<\/li>\n<li>Finish: Anodized and laser-etched<\/li>\n<li>Mounting Interface: Norglide bushing 1\/2&#8243; Universal Axle<\/li>\n<li>Can Size: Standard (All Lengths) or Extra Volume (200, 215, 222, 240)<\/li>\n<li>Lengths:190 x 50mm (7.5\u201d x 2.0\u201d), 200 x 50mm (7.87\u201d x 2.0\u201d), 200 x 57mm (7.87 x 2.25\u201d), 215 x 63mm (8.5\u201d x 2.5\u201d), 222 x 63mm (8.75\u201d x 2.5\u201d), 222 x 70mm (8.75\u201d x 2.75\u201d), 240 x 76mm (9.5\u201d x 3.0\u201d), 267 x 90mm (10.5\u201d x 3.5\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>MSRP: $695 USD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How Does It Work?<\/h3>\n<p>Twin Tube Technology circulates oil continuously through the damping valving to achieve highly controllable, independent damping for both compression and rebound strokes. This unique design moves oil through externally adjustable valving instead of the main piston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/p.vitalmtb.com\/photos\/stories\/2013\/11\/22\/max_DTrumpore_CCDB_Graphic_153635.jpg?1385107363\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/p.vitalmtb.com\/photos\/stories\/2013\/11\/22\/full_DTrumpore_CCDB_Graphic_153635.jpg?1385107363\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CS is a selectable climbing mode on Double Barrel shocks that allows the rider to retain the advantages of a fully-suspended bike while climbing, without unwanted suspension motion. CS is not your conventional pedal-platform as it adjusts both low speed compression and low speed rebound at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The Climb Switch changes the low speed damping of Double Barrel shocks in one simple switch, to optimize suspension dynamics during climbing. It does this by activating a set of internal \u2018climbing circuits\u2019 that are accessed when CS is engaged. Cane Creek tunes these &#8220;climbing circuits&#8221; specifically for the demands of off-road climbing to achieve improved pedaling efficiently with less unwarranted chassis movement while retaining an active suspension platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/p.vitalmtb.com\/photos\/stories\/2013\/11\/22\/max_DTrumpore_CCDB_Review_2709.jpg?1385107482\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/p.vitalmtb.com\/photos\/stories\/2013\/11\/22\/full_DTrumpore_CCDB_Review_2709.jpg?1385107482\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Initial Impressions<\/h3>\n<p>Having already spent <a href=\"\/\/www.vitalmtb.com\/photos\/features\/First-Look-2014-Cane-Creek-DBair-Climb-Switch-Shock,5987\/Slideshow,0\/bturman,109\" target=\"_blank\">a day testing the DBair CS back in July<\/a>, I had a fairly good idea of what I was getting my hands on, and the top notch craftsmanship of Cane Creek products really needs no elaborating &#8211; pulling one of these shocks out of the box is always a pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>As with all Cane Creek shocks it shipped valved and tuned specifically for the intended bike, in this case my 2013 Giant Reign-X. Cane Creek attempts to take much of the initial setup hassle out of the picture for the end consumer by shipping each shock with a tuning guide and a base setting card that is specific to each individual frame. They claim that each shock is set to the proper base setting from the factory for you, so in theory all you need to do is bolt it on and ride with maybe only a small amount of adjustment to taste. Of course I checked to see if my shock was indeed set to the intended settings, which it turned out to be. Time to hit the trail.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/p.vitalmtb.com\/photos\/stories\/2013\/11\/22\/full_DTrumpore_CCDB_Review_12_187304.jpg?1385108487\" width=\"780\" height=\"517\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s The Bottom Line?<\/h3>\n<p>Without a doubt I can say this shock is on par with the best out there, and a definite upgrade to any bike. On many modern 5 to 7-inch trail bikes it is hard or impossible to climb efficiently without some kind of climbing assist function, and the DBair CS provides this better than anything I have ever ridden. You get all the benefits of a climb setting without any of the drawbacks. I will say that if you are going to drop $695 on this shock and you are still riding an older and\/or mid-range fork, you might want to consider an upgrade to the front end as well to really take advantage of how good the DBair&#8217;s damping is.<\/p>\n<p>Setup is a breeze, so don&#8217;t be scared away by all those adjustments. Cane Creek has done their homework, and while this appears to be the most complex shock on the market, it is one of the only shocks that practically comes set up and custom tuned out of the box.<\/p>\n<p>Read the whole review at <a href=\"\/\/www.vitalmtb.com\/product\/guide\/Rear-Shocks,35\/Cane-Creek\/DBair-CS,12809\" target=\"_blank\">vitalmtb.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 DBair CS Shock Highlights Weight: 509 grams (weight varies by size) Damping: Twin-tube independent compression and rebound in two high-speed and four low-speed damping circuits Adjustments: High speed compression, Low speed compression, High speed rebound, Low speed rebound, Air&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[535,251,501,534],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3270"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5661,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270\/revisions\/5661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}