Read the new issue of ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine now. The channels also reduce pressure buildup in the lower part of the fork, which can inhibit the fork from reaching full travel.
Once, he was in love with competition and raced in the early years of the EWS, but now, at 41-years-old, he no longer has anything to prove. There’s no question that the compression circuit is very supportive, and we were able to run less LSC than normal to maximise small bump sensitivity (though not fully open as the HSC needs some LSC to activate the shim stacks) while balancing the end of stroke progression with the HSC to avoid hard bottom outs.
Prices range from $949 - $1199 depending on the damper and stanchion coating. Factory Series products feature slippery smooth, ultra-durable Genuine Kashima Coat.Performance Elite forks retain the same adjustments, features, dampers, weight, and 7000 series aluminum upper tubes as Factory Series, but have black anodized stanchions instead of 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. We were surprised to find we could hold higher lines through fast off-camber roots without the bike losing traction. 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. Now with an 8 position VVC high speed compression adjuster, the decreased range simplifies fork setup. The advantages of the FOX 38 are most obvious when the fork is loaded heavily from one side, the air spring remains very sensitive with no binding. FOX have revised the GRIP2 damper, adding VVC (Variable Valve Control) to the High Speed Compression circuit. Out Of Stock. Engineers invest countless hours poring over every ounce of material in an effort to optimize this critical ratio. FOX 38 Factory Suspension Fork - 29", 170mm, 15QR x 110mm, 44mm Offset, Pistachio, GRIP 2. 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. For 2021, weâve taken GRIP2 to the next level by adding our patented VVC technology to the high-speed compression circuit.VVC is a proprietary variable valve control system that allows for external fine-tuning of suspension performance. What we sell is what they race. Explore 38 E-Bike Forks | FOX Fox Factory Inc. uses cookies to improve your browsing experience on our website. Floating sleeve positioning comes preset from the factory so if you are unsure of how to operate the floating axle system or simply donât want to bother with it, you can just install the front wheel and get on with your ride.Available optionally is the new Kabolt-X, a lightweight bolt-on floating axle exclusively for the all-new 36 and 38 that not only shaves grams but also increases torsional stiffness via its sleeveless, single-sided pinch bolt design. Anyone coming off a FOX 36 will be surprised at the high pressure they need in the FOX 38 air spring.
Swapping the fork between bikes isolated the noise to the fork. The more the fork compresses, the more pressure increases. 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. Love it or hate it, this is what the FOX engineers say is the best possible design to get maximum strength in the chassis. Trevor loves adventure. EVOLâs linear spring curve delivers plushness off the top, extra mid-stroke support, and more tunable bottom-out progression.The benefits of EVOL are further enhanced by our new Lower Leg channels and Bleeders, which both function to reduce air pressure captured in the lower legs, allowing the EVOL air spring to operate freely without unintended interference.âFactoryâ says it all â feature-packed and designed to exceed the demands of our Factory-level riders. There’s no point in manufacturing to a high tolerance if the dimensions of your front hub are narrower or wider than the standard requires, splaying or pinching your fork legs and reducing the effectiveness of the fork.