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Today, Cane Creek is excited to announce the second generation of their Kitsuma shock. Kitsuma is a burly ‘gravity-first’ shock that’s built for long travel trail, enduro, and downhill mountain bikes. It’s ideally positioned for riders for whom getting down the hill fast is the top priority. Kitsuma gives riders maximum grip, a supremely planted feel, and allows them to ultimately go faster thanks to a more personalized tune. In addition to these ride enhancing benefits, it’s the only 4-way adjustable shock that’s entirely tunable by hand – making it easier to move through the setup process and get back to doing what riders want – ripping down the trail.
Getting the best out of any shock requires a decent amount of tuning, and the second generation Kitsuma makes that tuning easier and more immediate with the aid of updated dials on all 4 damper adjustments. Each dial now offers a large range of adjustment contained in a single 360* turn with marks that denote each position of the adjuster. Reading one’s shock settings is now as easy as reading the hands on a clock.
No hunting for tools, and no ‘counting clicks.’ A simple glance at the shock tells the rider exactly how it’s set up and how it’s responding to the trail.
This means less time tinkering and more time riding.
KITSUMA: SECOND GENERATION UPDATES
⚫ More intuitive tuning ⇆ Single-turn dials on all adjustments with laser-etched position marks
⚫ Precise feel ⇆ Easy-turn dials with machined grooves
⚫ Greater Control on big hits & hard compressions ⇆ Higher maximum high speed rebound (HSR) damping force
⚫ More plush feel ⇆ Lower minimum high speed compression (HSC) damping force
⚫ Even more reliability ⇆ Updated valve seats and damper tube materials
⚫ New look ⇆ Refined graphics plus new colorway options
The behavior and performance of conventional shocks are often preset internally by bike manufacturers, suspension shops, or aftermarket suspension tuners. These internal presets, commonly referred to as ‘custom tunes,’ can be limiting. Like any choice or decision, preset shock tunes inherently represent a compromise and are solely based on one human’s opinion versus another’s. Kitsuma G2 (like all Cane Creek shocks) uses a twin tube damper that offers highly customizable performance on the outside of the shock. This allows riders to make immediate, wide-ranging, and meaningful changes to their shock tune without the costly and time-consuming process of sending the shock off to be disassembled and re-valved. Relative to the rest of Cane Creek’s shock line, Kitsuma’s twin tube damper moves the most oil through the external adjusters, giving the rider the most freedom to select the ride that they need to suit their environment, ride style, and personal preferences.
For the first time ever, Kitsuma is available in two colorways: a classic black livery with small gold accents or the all new, eye-catching Kitsuma Silver which gets a full suite of brightly anodized silver parts. Kitsuma Silver will be available in select sizes and in a limited quantity, available at launch.
Availability
The Cane Creek Kitsuma is available in both coil and air in metric lengths ranging from 185mm to 250mm. They are available immediately through Cane Creek retailers, distributors or factory-direct in North America through Cane Creek Cycling Components
NEW, Lower Price Point
With this next generation of Kitsuma, Cane Creek made the decision to lower the price on their downhill oriented shock and make it more affordable than the outgoing model.
The first generation of DB Kitsuma Air was $779.99 and DB Kitsuma Coil was $729.99. The Second Generation of Kitsuma Air is $699.99 and Kitsuma Coil (not including coil spring) is $649.99.
