Prototype FOX RAD DH Air Shock
FOX has been developing a new coil sprung DH shock for some time now, with it being fitted to a number of top pros' bikes near the end of last season and continuing through this year, but it appears as though the company is also looking to combine that same damper technology with an air spring in the future. Pinkbike member Adrian Lee snapped the above photo of FOX Suspension Engineering Technician Ariel Lindsley's Santa Cruz Nomad in the lift line during Crankworx. The prototype air sprung shock seems to employ the same four-way adjustable damper that was spotted on the coil sprung version, allowing riders to tune low-speed and high-speed compression and rebound separately from each other - this isn't possible on any of FOX's production shocks at this point, and the position of the four dials, along with the small shaft size on the coil spring model, point towards it utilizing a twin-tube damper design.
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"Where can we subtly leave it so EVERYONE sees it?"
"How about the lift station?"
"Brilliant, everyone goes past there!"
Just imagine if FOX *didn't* innovate - there would just as much meaningless whinging.
This looks legit, maybe. I will never buy any Fox again without trying it first though and never be a Fox Guinea pig first gen buyer.
Ive been raped enough.
I do like my Air 40 only decent Fox out they're currently that Ive ridden, not ridden the new 36 yet, hope its not like the POS stock tuned, damped Float X compared it recently to a Monarch Plus, CCDBa and Vector XF, comparing it was an insult to the other shocks, the XF Vector so far ahead it just amazes me we still pay so much for average tuned crap.
Fox I still haven't forgiven you either for raping me on my Digital shock pump, it was the second best Fox after my RAD 40 till the $1.50 CR22 battery died and it cant be replaced without pooping the pump.
$150 screwed pump sits in garage as a reminder.
My current boxxer has been absolute trash from day 1 though and I don't really feel like dropping 1000$+ on a new fork so I deal with it. Needless to say, I'm not much of a fan of RS anymore either. Lemons happen but it is always hard to trust a company after a bad experience. I was thinking of getting a RV1 since they're not too expensive and people who ride them seem to like them.
Much as I love my 36 RC2 Float, the way Fox' pricing has gone; I'll be looking elsewehere when the time comes to replace.
They need to get real and look around, there is lots of competition now.