Kitsuma Coil Silver

The Cane Creek Shock Range, Explained
Shock Comparison

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Shock Guide
Cane Creek’s shocks are arranged along a spectrum of lightweight performance to maximum downhill capability.

You can think of the breakdown as a sliding scale of how much you value climbing vs. descending.

IL shocks are the smallest and lightest offering. These shocks are made to fit short travel (Downcountry & Trail) bikes and are a great choice if you want to expand the downhill chops or open up the suspension tuning possibilities of your lightweight and efficient bike.

Tigon is the middle child and ultimate goldilocks shock. It combines what's good about air and coil shocks and is designed to expand what you can accomplish with trail and enduro bikes.

Lastly, Kitsuma is our most gravity-focused shock that's primarily designed for going down hill FAST. It's the heaviest shock in the lineup, but has the most oil volume in the damper giving it crazy control and power to stand up to the longest, fastest, and roughest of descents.

Air IL

Short Travel, Big Performance

  • Lightest weight Cane Creek shock.
  • For rider that values going up as much as going down.  
  • Offers better damping and smoother suspension performance than other inline air shocks. 
  • Great when you've run out of adjustment or are underwhelmed with stock XC shocks. 
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Coil IL

Short Travel, Big Performance

  • Lightest fully adjustable coil shock on the market.
  • Gives short travel bikes serious downhill chops. 
  • Coil spring gives better grip and traction than air springs. 
  • Great for riders who want to have one bike that does it all.  
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Tigon

The Air-Charged Coil Shock

  • Combines the sensitivity of a coil shock with the tunable, ramping support of an air spring. 
  • Offers ground-tracking grip of coil shock for bikes that are otherwise considered 'not compatible'.  
  • Air-shock 'backbone' makes Tigon great for e-bikes and clevis mount applications.  
  • Great for trail and enduro riders that prioritize jumping, dropping, and riding bold new lines.   
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Kitsuma Air

Faster with the Turn of a Dial

  • Max downhill performance in an air shock format.  
  • High -volume air can offers incredible sensitivity while being lightweight and offering tunable progression.   
  • 4-way damping adjustment, entirely tunable by hand, makes dialing in your damper settings faster and easier. No tools - no counting clicks.  
  • For long travel Enduro and DH bikes that prioritize descending.
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Kitsuma Air

Kitsuma Coil

Faster with the Turn of a Dial

  • Our most downhill-oritented shock.  
  • Coil spring offers best grip, heat management, and suspension sensitivity.  
  • 4-way damping adjustment, entirely tunable by hand, makes dialing in your damper settings faster and easier. No tools - no counting clicks.  
  • For long travel Enduro and DH bikes that prioritize descending.
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Kitsuma Coil - Cane Creek Cycling Components
Kitsuma Adjustment

SUSPENSION THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

Usually, shocks that come stock on bikes are internally tuned by the manufacturer to accommodate their preferences and their idea of the "average" rider that will use the bike. With a Cane Creek shock, you have the ability to dial in exactly how it feels. You will not be limited by a prescribed tune that was chosen by someone else - for someone else.

All Cane Creek shocks use a twin tube damper that flows a higher volume of oil in a fully circulating path through external adjusters. This circulation gives you the ability to access wide-ranging damper settings without the need for internal valving changes. It increases the tunability of the shock, allowing you to have better success setting up your shock for your bike and your specific manner of riding. The increased oil volume and twin tube circulation also helps our shocks remain consistently sensitive over the course of a long and demanding descent.

Shock Mono-Tube VS Twin Tube

4-Way Independant Adjustment

Don't ride someone else's setup - dial in what works for you

Our shocks' twin tube design offers unrestricted range of tuning that goes beyond the boundaries of what stock shocks allow you to achieve. Each adjuster independently controls each phase of damping without crossover effects. Adjustments that would require a traditional shock to be internally re-valved can be performed on the trail - allowing you to custom tune your own shock right out of the box. It's the difference between having free will, and having your shock tune dictated to you by someone else who doesn't know how you ride.

Suspension is personal - and Cane Creek shocks allow you to make it that way.

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FAQ

Our top questions about shocks...

What's my shock size?

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Shock sizes are described by two relevant dimensions, eye-to-eye length and stroke.

The eye-to-eye is the distance between the center of the two mounting points at the ends of the shock. The stroke refers to the actual travel amount, or how much the shock compresses.

The shock size for your bike is most likely listed in the spec list on the manufacturer's website.

What is shock hardware?

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Shock hardware refers to the small axles and spacers that are needed to make the standardized eyelets on rear shocks fit into the mounting points on your frame. The width of these mounting points and the shock mounting bolts themselves vary from frame to frame.

To find your exact shock hardware dimensions, you can look it up in the spec list on your bike manufacturer's site, or measure it yourself following the instructions here.

How do I adjust all the settings on my Cane Creek shock?

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Check out our basic tuning guide here.

We are currently developing a new app to walk you through the exact process. Tuning app coming fall 2025.

In the meantime, if you have questions about shock setup and tuning, please call us at +1 (828) 641-9560 and talk to one of our support reps!

How do I service my shock?

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Servicing a Cane Creek shock has never been easier. We have 40 certified service centers around the world and 15 within the United States. Each of these locations can provide full factory service and warranty support. We also have a growing number of local shops that can perform varying degrees of service.

We publish detailed service instructions here and offer rebuild kits for all of our shocks.

To discover a service center near you or to schedule factory-direct service at our facility, click here.

What's the cost of ownership of a Cane Creek shock?

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Like most suspension, our shocks require service every 100 riding hours (or annually) to stay in top performance shape. Our shocks are designed for long-term durability and doing this regular maintenance will keep your shock in top shape for many years. Full factory rebuilds range from $160 - $220 depending on the shock.

What's the warranty?

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IL shocks offer a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase to the original owner. Second gen. Kitsuma and all Tigon shocks offer a 2 year warranty to the original owner.

We've got a dedicated warranty submission portal here, and you can also reach out to support@canecreek.com at any time if you have concerns. We're riders who also have issues with the other products we ride and we're here to support you.