My GX build Ibis HD4 came with a Fox 36 Performance fork which has the Grip Damper in it, it’s a great damper but I felt like the Grip2 damper would give me more tunability. The Grip Damper is a single lever that controls both low-speed compression (LSC) and high-speed compression (HSC) together. It works well enough but I always felt like with it open, the HSC felt okay but the LSC felt too soft and once you started closing it up enough to get the LSC better, the HSC started getting harsh.
For a quick reference, compression is referencing the shaft speed and not ground speed. For example, you do not have to be going fast in order to have high-speed compression (HSC) damping come into play nor do you need to going slow to have low-speed compression come into play. An example of high-speed compression (HSC) is chop and chatter in the trail or hitting a curb straight on. Any bump that compresses the fork or shock quickly.
An example of LSC is pedal bob or pumping through rollers. Right from the start, I wasn’t happy with it but after installing the Push ACS3 Coil Kit in the fork, the lack of support in LSC became even more obvious. I only made it a couple of rides before I ordered the Grip 2 Damper in hopes of rectifying the mushy feeling.
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