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News | Automated Suspension Tuning For Riders From ShockWiz

12.06.2015
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So you’ve been down the trail time and time again yet whatever adjustments you make, there’s just something not right. Well, coming from a KickStarter campaign and arriving in 2016 (if funding is fully backed) the fully automated suspension tuning system from ShockWiz is set to perfect everything and take the guesswork out of your tuning!

While you ride, ShockWiz performs thousands of calculations to analyze your riding and finds anything undesirable with your set-up, then telling you how to mix it up via your Apple or Android phone. It pretty much offers professional style tuning time and time again, perfecting your runs and getting you closer to that KOM you’ve been putting on your Christmas list for God knows how long…

Getting the perfect balance. ShockWiz calibrates what your shocks should be set at and depletes any wrong tuning setup for optimum efficiency
Getting the perfect balance. ShockWiz calibrates what your shocks should be set at and depletes any wrong tuning setup for optimum efficiency
Barely noticeable. The ShockWiz is tiny and can be hidden discretely.
Barely noticeable. The ShockWiz is tiny and can be hidden discretely.

Aimed at anyone who has an air-sprung mountain bike and wants to get the most from their riding experience, it boasts a better experience on the bike, more enjoyment from your riding without having to worry about improper set up, improved times and gives you a bit of an edge over your riding buddies/opposition.

How it works:

The jargon used to explain this pretty impressive bit of kit is anything but simple, so we’ve decided to go ahead and attempt it (bare with us, this may get a little confusing):

A high accuracy sensor samples the pressure in the shock or fork 100 times per second. By knowing the parameters of the spring (calculated from the calibration sequence), the pressure is converted into a percentage of travel. Using the percentage of travel, various algorithms process the travel data and look for ‘events’ such as large compression inputs. By analysing these events, ShockWiz can detect characteristics such as pogo, pack down or bobbing, and class their severity. If an undesirable characteristic is severe enough, or is persistently happening, then it will determine the suspension adjustment required to fix it and display this output via the smartphone app.

Well, that wasn’t too hard, but an even simpler explanation is that the ShockWiz samples your ride style and then detects what’s wrong with it.

From $285 for one ShockWiz, it's not too big an investment if you're race or KOM obsessed.
From $285 for one ShockWiz, it’s not too big an investment if you’re race or KOM obsessed.

Weighing in at only 45g, you’re barely going to notice this on your forks if you place it correctly.

Weight: 45g
Price: Starting at $259 for one ShockWiz, to $3899 for a Meet the Team in Perth package.
Estimated Delivery: January 2016 (if fully backed)

For more info, visit: ShockWiz

Words: Andrew Richardson Photos: Courtesy of ShockWiz

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