My Oset TXP24 has air suspension front and back. I do a fair bit of trail riding and setup with it, and I'm actually really impressed with the forks. The shock mostly seems OK, I haven't played with it much, but the first one failed pretty quickly, losing pressure, which I think contributed to the inside bumper and it's support being destroyed. Oset USA, which has been especially useless said they would send me one and actually did. It's been OK since, but I would like to learn a little bit about them, maybe upgrade in the future if this one goes bad.
The shock and fork manufacturer is RST, I assume a lower-mid lever manufacturer? The size is 210 X 50, which looks to be fairly common. An Oset rebuild kit is $50, I can't find an RST kit, I assume it would be a fair bit cheaper.
What do you want to know? Air spring vs coil. Most manufacturers recommend a 50hr service on the air can. Very few people can ride stock MTB suspension components to anything approaching the limit. My opinion is that half the reason MTBs are given air front/rear is due to the ease in tuning - you can add pressure, volume spacers, ect. IME The coil products perform better, but are more expensive to setup. Air works super well for the application and 99% of riders.
ridebreakfixrepeat said:
What do you want to know?
Who makes good stuff, is RST any good, what would be a good replacement for my stock shock? Any tips on use, setup, or service?
I also race motocross and have air forks on two of my bikes so I'm familiar with the concept.
This is the bike the RST stuff is on.
Rock shox, and Fox are the two big quality names in mtb rear suspension. Ohlins is getting into it.
It's been awhile since I have seen RST on a mountain bike, but I HAVE heard of them. Mid to lower tier stuff is what I recall.
You can usually get deals on rear shocks when the newest / latest / greatest comes out and the older models are now "obsolete".
There are tons of options in air shocks. Different dampening options, lockouts, pedaling platforms, etc. You can pick and chose which options you want and that will point you towards a model.
Both Rockshox and Fox are fully rebuildable.
wvumtnbkr said:
Rock shox, and Fox are the two big quality names in mtb rear suspension. Ohlins is getting into it.
+1 on all that.
I'd add Cane Creek to the conversation. If you like clickers, they should be on your radar. Ohlins and Cane Creek are in my experience more maintenance-intensive than RS/Fox, balanced by being smaller, more responsive-to-consumers companies than RS/Fox.
Being as your Oset is self-propelled if a coil will fit in the frame/linkage, I'd do that in a heartbeat over rebuilding the stock air shock or replacing with another air shock. IME a 15-year old Fox DHX2/DHX5 or anything by CC will outperform any air shock to a noticeable extent. If a piggyback shock won't fit, CC make a coil/inline. $$$, tho :/
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-cane-creek-db-inline-coil-shock-2023.html
Keep us posted, that Oset looks like a lot of fun!
