Five things you need to know about the 2023 RockShox shocks<\/h4>\n- The Deluxe and Super Deluxe shocks \u2013 both in their coil- and air-sprung versions \u2013 are all new for 2023<\/li>\n
- Super Deluxe air shocks have an un-adjustable hydraulic bottom-out system, while the coil Super Deluxe shocks have an adjustable hydraulic bottom out<\/li>\n
- The all-new RC2T damper features a wide range of low- and high-speed compression adjustments<\/li>\n
- SRAM claims it has eliminated \u2018cross talk\u2019 between the low- and high-speed compression circuits, allowing them to operate individually from one another<\/li>\n
- The air-sprung versions of the Deluxe and Super Deluxe have RockShox\u2019s new DebonAir+ spring with two types of\u00a0 spring<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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The air-sprung Super Deluxe is available with two air springs, a progressive and a linear version to offer increased tuning options.<\/p>\n
Upgrading to a 2023 Super Deluxe Ultimate starts at \u00a3482 \/ $499 \/ \u20ac539 for the Ultimate DH coil and rises to \u00a3578 \/ $599 \/ \u20ac648 for the Super Deluxe Ultimate air, making them more affordable than Fox\u2019s comparable Float X2 Factory<\/a> and DHX2 Factory<\/a> rear shocks.<\/p>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The 2023 shocks are available in trunnion and standard eyelet mounting options.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n2023 RockShox Super Deluxe RC2T damper<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The low- and high-speed compression adjustments are claimed to not interfere with one another.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThe all-new RC2T damper features a host of external adjustments, building on the offerings of the previous-iteration Super Deluxe.<\/p>\n
The top-spec Super Deluxe Ultimate \u2013 in both coil- and air-sprung versions \u2013 has external low- and high-speed compression adjustment and low-speed rebound adjustment of the RC2T damper.<\/p>\n More 2023 RockShox launch stories<\/h4>\n- RockShox overhauls Pike, Lyrik and ZEB forks for 2023<\/a><\/li>\n
- RockShox Lyrik Ultimate fork review<\/a><\/li>\n
- RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate rear shock review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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RockShox claims the new damper has no \u2018cross talk\u2019 between adjustments. This means that increasing low-speed compression damping won\u2019t affect the high-speed damping or vice versa.<\/p>\n
The brand says it has done this with a new valving system, where the oil first flows through the high-speed compression circuit, and then through the low-speed circuit.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The high-speed compression adjuster has five positions.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nTo boot, the new shock\u2019s damping adjustments are so broad that at the fully closed or fully open ends of its adjustment range, it sits in the middle of the next stock tune up or down.<\/p>\n
This exceptionally broad range of adjustment should mean each adjustment of the high- or low-speed compression dials has a pronounced effect on how the shock feels. Each adjustment should make a meaningful change to damper performance.<\/p>\n
And the broadness means that one base shock tune is now even more suited to multiple bikes, where before a full re-valve would be required.<\/p>\n
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Hydraulic Bottom Out<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The HBO adjuster has five positions.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nA Hydraulic Bottom Out (HBO) system is a first for suspension brand RockShox, but has already been used on Push\u2019s ElevenSix<\/a> and EXT\u2019s Storia<\/a> shocks.<\/p>\nRockShox\u2019s HBO system uses a secondary piston that, as the shock gets close to bottom out, slides into the HBO cylinder, \u2018trapping\u2019 oil within the cylinder and building up pressure to generate bottom-out resistance.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Air-sprung Super Deluxe shocks have HBO, but it isn\u2019t adjustable.<\/span><\/figcaption> RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nIn the new Super Deluxe shocks, the HBO system is used in conjunction with a traditional rubberised bottom-out bumper.<\/p>\n
The air-sprung Super Deluxe Ultimate, Select+ and Select all feature an un-adjustable HBO system that begins to engage once the shock enters the last 25 per cent of its stroke. The Super Deluxe is also available without the HBO system.<\/p>\n
On the coil-sprung Ultimate, Select+ and Select versions of the Super Deluxe, the HBO has five positions of adjustment, where the rider can tune how much HBO the shock provides. Unlike the air shock, the coil version provides HBO in the 20 per cent of the shock\u2019s stroke.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The coil version of the Super Deluxe has an adjustable hydraulic bottom out.<\/span><\/figcaption> RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nCompared to tuning bottom-out resistance using volume-reducer spacers in air shocks, HBO doesn\u2019t affect the shock\u2019s spring rate like reducing the air-spring volume does. HBO essentially increases the compression damping for the last portion of the travel.<\/p>\n
Riders running an air-sprung shock may find they\u2019re able to reduce the number of volume-reducer spacers on their bike, because the HBO system is able to compensate for the reduction in spring rate.<\/p>\n
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe DebonAir+ air spring<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> RockShox\u2019s 2023 Super Deluxe has two different air springs to offer loads of adjustability.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nAdding to the tunability of the Super Deluxe is the DebonAir+ air spring. RockShox\u2019s latest air spring has two different types: a progressive and a linear version.<\/p>\n
The progressive version is like the MegNeg spring that has a larger negative air volume than the linear one, claimed to create a \u201cmore playful and dynamic air spring\u201d. It\u2019s best suited to frames with linear \u2013 or less progressive \u2013 leverage rates.<\/p>\n
Frames with more progressive leverage rates are better suited to the Linear air spring because the kinematic creates bottom-out resistance so the spring doesn\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> This Super Deluxe has the linear air spring fitted.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThe two spring types are interchangeable on all of RockShox\u2019s 2023 air-sprung shocks, but aren\u2019t backwards compatible with previous models. It\u2019s the same story for the volume-reducer spacers, which are all-new for the 2023 line-up and aren\u2019t backwards compatible.<\/p>\n
But there are now negative and positive air-spring spacers, further extending the possibilities of fine tuning.<\/p>\n
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe models, specifications and prices<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The coil version of the Super Deluxe features adjustable hydraulic bottom out.<\/span><\/figcaption> Mick Kirkman \/ RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nBoth the air-sprung and coil-sprung versions of the 2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate and the coil-sprung version of the Super Deluxe Ultimate DH are the only models available as aftermarket upgrades. However, other versions will be fitted on full-build bikes.<\/p>\n
The Super Deluxe Ultimate DH air, which uses the same RC2 damper as the Ultimate version but doesn\u2019t have a lockout or threshold lever, is among those shocks only available as original equipment.<\/p>\n
Other models include the Select+, which only has rebound and threshold adjustment (RT), and the Select model, only featuring rebound adjustment (R).<\/p>\n
According to RockShox, RC and R rear shocks can be upgraded to the RC2T version, but the upgrade involves replacing the reservoir and will require a bleed and service.<\/p>\n
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate<\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> 2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate.<\/span><\/figcaption> RockShox<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n- Damper: RC2T<\/li>\n
- Hydraulic Bottom Out: Fixed position, optional<\/li>\n
- Air spring: DebonAir+ linear or progressive<\/li>\n
- Price: \u00a3578 \/ $599 \/ \u20ac648<\/li>\n<\/ul>
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate<\/h3>\n
<\/p><\/div> <\/section>
The air-sprung Super Deluxe is available with two air springs, a progressive and a linear version to offer increased tuning options.<\/p>\n
Upgrading to a 2023 Super Deluxe Ultimate starts at \u00a3482 \/ $499 \/ \u20ac539 for the Ultimate DH coil and rises to \u00a3578 \/ $599 \/ \u20ac648 for the Super Deluxe Ultimate air, making them more affordable than Fox\u2019s comparable Float X2 Factory<\/a> and DHX2 Factory<\/a> rear shocks.<\/p>\n The all-new RC2T damper features a host of external adjustments, building on the offerings of the previous-iteration Super Deluxe.<\/p>\n The top-spec Super Deluxe Ultimate \u2013 in both coil- and air-sprung versions \u2013 has external low- and high-speed compression adjustment and low-speed rebound adjustment of the RC2T damper.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> RockShox claims the new damper has no \u2018cross talk\u2019 between adjustments. This means that increasing low-speed compression damping won\u2019t affect the high-speed damping or vice versa.<\/p>\n The brand says it has done this with a new valving system, where the oil first flows through the high-speed compression circuit, and then through the low-speed circuit.<\/p>\n To boot, the new shock\u2019s damping adjustments are so broad that at the fully closed or fully open ends of its adjustment range, it sits in the middle of the next stock tune up or down.<\/p>\n This exceptionally broad range of adjustment should mean each adjustment of the high- or low-speed compression dials has a pronounced effect on how the shock feels. Each adjustment should make a meaningful change to damper performance.<\/p>\n And the broadness means that one base shock tune is now even more suited to multiple bikes, where before a full re-valve would be required.<\/p>\n A Hydraulic Bottom Out (HBO) system is a first for suspension brand RockShox, but has already been used on Push\u2019s ElevenSix<\/a> and EXT\u2019s Storia<\/a> shocks.<\/p>\n RockShox\u2019s HBO system uses a secondary piston that, as the shock gets close to bottom out, slides into the HBO cylinder, \u2018trapping\u2019 oil within the cylinder and building up pressure to generate bottom-out resistance.<\/p>\n In the new Super Deluxe shocks, the HBO system is used in conjunction with a traditional rubberised bottom-out bumper.<\/p>\n The air-sprung Super Deluxe Ultimate, Select+ and Select all feature an un-adjustable HBO system that begins to engage once the shock enters the last 25 per cent of its stroke. The Super Deluxe is also available without the HBO system.<\/p>\n On the coil-sprung Ultimate, Select+ and Select versions of the Super Deluxe, the HBO has five positions of adjustment, where the rider can tune how much HBO the shock provides. Unlike the air shock, the coil version provides HBO in the 20 per cent of the shock\u2019s stroke.<\/p>\n Compared to tuning bottom-out resistance using volume-reducer spacers in air shocks, HBO doesn\u2019t affect the shock\u2019s spring rate like reducing the air-spring volume does. HBO essentially increases the compression damping for the last portion of the travel.<\/p>\n Riders running an air-sprung shock may find they\u2019re able to reduce the number of volume-reducer spacers on their bike, because the HBO system is able to compensate for the reduction in spring rate.<\/p>\n Adding to the tunability of the Super Deluxe is the DebonAir+ air spring. RockShox\u2019s latest air spring has two different types: a progressive and a linear version.<\/p>\n The progressive version is like the MegNeg spring that has a larger negative air volume than the linear one, claimed to create a \u201cmore playful and dynamic air spring\u201d. It\u2019s best suited to frames with linear \u2013 or less progressive \u2013 leverage rates.<\/p>\n Frames with more progressive leverage rates are better suited to the Linear air spring because the kinematic creates bottom-out resistance so the spring doesn\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n The two spring types are interchangeable on all of RockShox\u2019s 2023 air-sprung shocks, but aren\u2019t backwards compatible with previous models. It\u2019s the same story for the volume-reducer spacers, which are all-new for the 2023 line-up and aren\u2019t backwards compatible.<\/p>\n But there are now negative and positive air-spring spacers, further extending the possibilities of fine tuning.<\/p>\n Both the air-sprung and coil-sprung versions of the 2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate and the coil-sprung version of the Super Deluxe Ultimate DH are the only models available as aftermarket upgrades. However, other versions will be fitted on full-build bikes.<\/p>\n The Super Deluxe Ultimate DH air, which uses the same RC2 damper as the Ultimate version but doesn\u2019t have a lockout or threshold lever, is among those shocks only available as original equipment.<\/p>\n Other models include the Select+, which only has rebound and threshold adjustment (RT), and the Select model, only featuring rebound adjustment (R).<\/p>\n According to RockShox, RC and R rear shocks can be upgraded to the RC2T version, but the upgrade involves replacing the reservoir and will require a bleed and service.<\/p>\n![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/2023-RockShox-Super-Deluxe-Ultimate-shocks-105e114.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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