The small American manufacturer Push Suspension and its tuning kits for suspension forks have been well known since 2003. Now the small forge from Colorado is launching its first in-house developed product on the market.
The lightweight Elevensix steel spring damper is intended to solve a well-known conflict of objectives: perfect performance up and down. Until now, you always had to make a choice when it came to dampers. You either had maximum downhill performance but a suspension that was too soft for long climbs or vice versa. A switchable platform could only inadequately solve the problem and was never really more than a lazy compromise.
With the Elevensix, you are essentially bolting two shocks onto your bike in one. The 800 gram lightweight shock is equipped with a two-way system that allows completely independent settings and is operated via a simple lever. This allows the damper to be set firm for climbs. If you flip the lever, this chamber is completely closed and the second is opened. This allows you to select a particularly plush setup for descents. Both ways offer independent low-speed and high-speed compression damping. An extra-large reservoir is also designed to prevent the shock from overheating on long descents.
The Elevensix can be optimally adjusted to the rider's weight using a selection of 15 springs, which are graduated in 25-pound increments. There is a polymer bearing on the adjustment ring of the spring, which prevents the spring from becoming tense during compression. This should make the shock even more responsive.
Another special feature of the Elevensix is that the shock is customised and tuned for each bike. In the end, it fits perfectly with the kinematics of the respective rear triangle. According to the manufacturer, no shock leaves the factory without having been extensively tested on the respective model. So far, the Elevensix is available for around 45 different bikes, mainly from the Evil and Santa Cruz brands. More models are currently in the works. A list of the available models can be found on the manufacturer's website: www.pushindustries.com
The individual parts are not only assembled in the factory in Colorado, Push Suspension manufactures all the components of the Elevensix in-house. Of course, so much effort has its price: you have to shell out USD 1200 for this little piece of cream.
More information can be found on the Push Suspension website.
Stefan Frey
Editor
