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For all but smooth pavement or fire
road climbing, we recommend run-
ning the RP23 in the Descend setting.
The increased low speed compression
damping that Trail and Climb settings
provide cut out much of the small
bump sensitivity that our bikes are so
well known for.
Adjusting Rebound
The RP23 has adjustable rebound
damping. It’s adjusted by turning the
red dial on the inside of the CTD lever
(or ProPedal adjust lever on older
RP23s). Generally you want it as
fast as you can set it without getting
bounced off the saddle after a bump
or drop (like riding off a curb in the
saddle.) If the rebound setting is too
slow the shock will be partially com-
pressed when you hit the next bump
resulting in “packing down”. Too fast
and the bike will bounce you up in the
air after bumps and drops. Adjust to
your preference.
ProPedal
This is a damping system used by Fox to
Rear Shock Setup
minimize unwanted suspension bob. The
dw–link suspension is good at minimiz-
ing suspension bob but there are situa-
tions where you might want to use some
ProPedal. It is turned on or off with the
simple movement of the easily accessible
blue lever at the top of the shock. You
can run the shock open or engage the
ProPedal settings on any of the shocks.
2011 and Earlier RP23 (non-Kashima)
Note: We don’t usually run
ProPedal on our bikes except in
rare circumstances like riding on the
road. Choose the ProPedal level 1,
2 or 3 by pulling out and turning
the outer blue knob on top of the
lever. If you want to experiment with
ProPedal though, a good all around
setting is #1. If you are riding on
the road or doing a lot of out of the
saddle climbing, the #2 or #3 posi-
tions work well.
On the Fly RP23 ProPedal controls
Position 1: blue lever towards the
drive side=shock open,
no ProPedal.
Position 2: blue lever toward the
non–drive side=ProPedal level
based on dial setting 1–3.
Kashima RP23
The 2012 Kashima shocks have
Adaptive Logic, and work differently
than the prior RP23's. Set the lever
to the left, and you have the firmest
ProPedal setting. To the right is 0
(open) or ProPedal 1 or 2. The other
settings are the same as prior RP23s.
