Originally Posted by
Random11
After you've tried it out, report back on how it affects ride quality. I have a Diverge and have had no problems with the Future Shock, and like the way the bike rides. I have no inclination to replace it. But I have no idea how much of the ride quality is due to the Future Shock because I've never ridden without it. I'd be interested in hearing how much of a difference it makes from someone who's ridden the same bike with and without it.
I liked the FS with narrower (say 32mm ish) tires for smoothing out hits, but with 38s (40psi rear, 35psi front) it felt unnecessary and even counterproductive when climbing, etc. Definitely have some more testing to do.
Originally Posted by
Chandne
I have several bikes and I certainly prefer the smoother front-end of the Specialized on most rides and the damped Future Shock 2.0 (not the 1.0 which I dislike) is the primary reason I look at those bikes. I also have a shock stem on the gravel bike and I still prefer the Future Shock, if comparing the two. At one point I was thinking that Specialized would provide a lockout like the option pictured above but there may not be much demand.
Lockout would have been practical. Maybe in a future future shock?
