Originally Posted by
scottfsmith
The 2.0 has very little damping when all open. So you might need turn the knob to add more dampening if you were doing those hills with the 2.0.
This is incorrect. I just counted 9 click positions on my FutureShock 2.0. It certainly feels like you're adjusting something as you rotate the dial, but click positions 1 to 8 have the exact same amount of dampening. Click position 9 is the lockout. This matches what Specialized writes on their official Japan blog (section 21 on the page linked below).
https://www.specialized-onlinestore....log/detail/483
Google translation (edited slightly)
21. How many steps can Future Shock 2.0 be adjusted?
Adjustment is a two-stage design of open / closed. In reality, the dial turns with a click mechanism, which seems like a multi-step adjustment mechanism, but there is a reason for this. Actually, there was a three setting prototype at the development stage. However, test rider feedback showed that it wouldn't be adjusted to the middle setting during races and would be set to either full dampening or full lockout. Taking advantage of this, we made two step adjustment, but when adjusting the dial, if it is only the open / closed position, the rider does not have the feeling that they have adjusted it. For example, as you tighten a tap, you get a feeling of tightening with sensory feedback due to resistance. Therefore, Future Shock 2.0 also has a physical click feeling. This gives the rider a sense of adjustment.
As for bobbing during hard efforts, nope I hardly feel any with the FutureShock 2.0 set to dampening and feel none when its locked out.