With the lighter but non quick-release Kabolt-X, the axle end is free to float inside the fork leg, to ensure perfect alignment, you compress the fork 50% and tighten the 6 mm pinch bolt. Engineers invest countless hours poring over every ounce of material in an effort to optimize this critical ratio. Nonetheless, demonstrating that you can teach an old dog new tricks, he continues to hold his own against the wild and fearless youth. According to FOX, the new round arch is not a design element, it was created using FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to measure the way the forces travel through the structure of the fork. Factory Series products feature slippery smooth, ultra-durable Genuine Kashima Coat.Performance Series forks retain the same black anodized 7000 series aluminum upper tubes as Performance Elite, except paired with a GRIP damper.All 34 forks have adjustable air spring pressure and rebound adjust.Learn how to quickly set sag, air spring pressure, compression adjustments, rebound adjust, additional tuning options and more.The recommended settings in this tuning guide are designed to be a starting point, in order to get you out on your first ride in as few steps as possible.To best maintain the performance and durability of your product under normal use, FOX recommends that you have regular fork and shock maintenance performed according to the service intervals.Fox Factory Inc. uses cookies to improve your browsing experience on our website. Before testing, we found it hard to position the need for a FOX 38 in the enduro sector, the FOX 36 platform is well proven and is hardly undergunned. As you rotate the dial, the leaf spring arms rotate around a support that ‘spirals’ outward, the more the spring travels around the spiral the more the leverage curve reduces. 34 is the ultimate trail companion. Our new arch shape takes this need into account by jutting forward to provide ample headtube clearance at full compression. New FOX 36 2021 at a glance. This means that the new 38’s, and the 36’s, are now certified for use with Chassis stiffness is only one half of the equation, what is also important with any fork is that the fork legs maintain a good alignment. For more details about the cookies we use and how you can amend your preferences, please read our Check any box to start exploring available configurations: FOX redefines ride dynamics for ATVs, mountain bikes, motocross, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, trucks, and UTVs. Initial test rides with this setup were impressive, the fork feels very stable and it’s a good general setup for DH tracks and tracks with lots of support for full compression hits. Externally, you cannot miss the two air bleeder valves on the back of the FOX 38 lowers, internally, behind these valves small channels allow air to migrate through the fork as it compresses and extends, opening up new volumes. FOX is not aiming to be the stiffest, but the most comfortable. Trevor loves adventure. 00. Unlike most forks (including the 36) where the spring piston runs down the inside diameter of the fork stanchions, FOX now uses a floating machined air sleeve. Moving to the steeper and more technical Tweed Valley enduro tracks, we ended up on an optimised setup using a slightly higher 95 psi in the air spring (The small 2 psi increase was bracketed down from 98Psi which felt too firm) for support, but less HSC and LSC (12 and 6 clicks from fully closed respectively), which improved small bump compliance for maximum grip on the slick, rooty trails while still remaining supportive.One of the main changes to the FOX 38 GRIP2 damper is the shift to VVC on the high speed compression side. E-Bike specific f GRIP2 achieves with the twist of a knob what typically requires the time consuming and complicated task of completely disassembling and reassembling the fork.EVOL technology increases negative air spring volume, optimizing small bump sensitivity. Featuring an EVOL air spring, choice of dampers, and a lightweight yet robust chassis, you can count on 34 to get up and down the mountain, every time.âFactoryâ says it all â feature-packed and designed to exceed the demands of our Factory-level riders.
If you use lifts a lot, or travel to higher trails, the air bleeders allow you to equalise the internal pressure to the atmospheric pressure at the press of a button, so the fork will always feel the same, no matter the elevation.The GRIP2 damper has also seen big changes in design (which will also feature on the new 2021 FOX 36) with the VVC (variable valve control) technology now being included on the high-speed compression side too. Under hard braking with a big 225 mm rotor, the front axle is more stable with less for/aft flutter.
New chassis, with lower leg bleeders, new air/oil channels and new arch shape. How much of this is to do with the increased chassis stiffness, the ‘floating’ air spring sleeve or the new KaboltX pinch bolt design that keeps the legs running straight is unknown, but the FOX 38 delivers super smooth performance, no matter the angle or stress on the fork. Steering inputs are sharper and easier, feeling like your bars are a touch wider. While we’re not recommending that everyone trades in their now skinny-ass FOX 36 for a FOX 38, if you ride bike parks or proper downhill tracks then the FOX 38 is a better choice.And now for the big question that will be asked by riders looking for big-hit performance, the battle of the 38’s, FOX 38 vs RockShox ZEB? Head tube profiles have grown larger and larger, and fork offsets shorter and shorter.