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In this episode Josh & Dane chat with DVO Suspension’s Master Tuner Ronnie Dillon. Ronnie has been working on the design, test, manufacture, and tuning of mountain bike suspension products for over 25 years.

DVO is a high-end suspension brand offering innovative trail, enduro, and downhill mountain bike shocks and forks. Their products are known for plushness and small bump compliance.

This episode features the following topics about Ronnie and DVO…

• history and Marzocchi roots
• Taiwan operations
• prioritizing customer relations and engagement
• historical product features like Off The Top (OTT)
• new products like Jade X Prime & Topaz Prime
• overcoming past challenges like sticky bushings and setup complexity
• partnering with WP for the new GasGas eBike suspension
• driving innovation by hiring engineering talent outside of the bike industry
• some hints at things to come (new products in development)

Links

DVO Suspension
https://dvosuspension.com/

DVO Taiwanese Factory Tour – Mo and Hannah
https://youtu.be/AJWA9C_X0-I?si=crMUD3Jfvp0ueVgZ

GasGas eBikes (featuring a custom DVO suspension design)
https://www.gasgas.com/bicycles/en-us/bikes.html

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