Shock Showdown Ep. 5: Is the Ohlins TTX2 Air the Ultimate MTB Shock?

[@HOV4N]

My bike has the Ohlins TTX22 coil shock. I’m interested to try the air shock compared to the coil. I feel the coil keeps the rear end planted which is good when going down steep techy terrain… but I also want a more poppy feel when doing jumps.

[@MTBndMore]

@@HOV4N sounds like the air is the one you’re looking for! Coil has a ton of traction, air especially the ttx you can really dial it in for both! For bike park days I open up the HSC and works perfect

[@Fleijah]

I have the option of changing my rockshox suspension (front & rear) with ohlins soon but the maintenance costs and difficulties frighten me

[@MTBndMore]

@@Fleijah imo, ohlins customer service is superb! They respond to emails quick and are helpful with setting up suspension. As for maintenance cost it is not a large difference in cost between servicing one and the other. Rockshox is just easier to find since they’re everywhere but a lot of shops do ohlins as well

[@Fleijah]

@MTBndMore I read somewhere that a bike mechanic said he bins ohlins suspension more than any other brand because customers decide against paying for repairs since replacement parts prices are close to product value. That scares me

[@MTBndMore]

@ I haven’t had that experience myself. But in terms of servicing, it’s not a big difference as others have made it seem. It was maybe $20 more to service vs my RS/fox? The same as servicing cane creek pretty much

[@Fleijah]

@MTBndMore that sounds a lot better. I live in Europe currently and think it might be a European problem. Ohlins is literally twice the price of ultimate RS offerings. I'll do some more research. Thanks for your input!

[@MTBndMore]

@ that’s very interesting I thought it would be the opposite considering ohlins is based in Sweden. I will say the manitou stuff imo is a close second to the ohlins. Better than RS