Fox Racing Shox have launched a revised 34 fork as well as their new DHX coil and Float X air shocks.
Two new forks in the form of the 34 and 34 SC, as well as a new DHX coil shock and Float X air unit come out of the Fox stable, boasting more tuneability and smoothness across the range.
Check out all-round pinner, Grow Cycling Foundation co-founder and everyone’s favourite underwear model, Eliot Jackson, giving the new dampers a run for their money in the Cali dust.
Fox 34 and 34 SC
The new Fox 34 comes in the usual array of damper configurations, with the top of the range Factory units now available with both the FIT4 or the GRIP2 damper to suit rider preference, coming in 130mm or 140mm travels. With Performance Elite at 140mm only and Performance at 120mm only.
If you want a more racy set of front sticks, then the 34 SC (Step Cast) come as Factory units with the above damper options, in 100mm or 120mm for the FIT4 damper and 120mm only for the GRIP2.
Prices start at £879 for the Fox 34 Performance, rising to £1139 for the Fox 34 Factory GRIP2.
Changes to the fork include some serious shaving to drop weight where it’s not needed and additional stiffness built in to where it is required. How riders ride their bikes these days is proof in the fact that there’s now an XC race version of the 34mm chassis in the SC forks. Lower leg bypass valves let you get ride of any unwanted pressure build up, the negative air spring in the SC versions can be fine tuned with volume tokens and the internal leg structure helps lubricate the bushes and wiper seals better too. A new arch clears the crown at full compression and takes a bigger tyre.
There’s no mention of a 27.5″ Fox 34 or 34 SC anywhere in the literature.
Fox Float X
In line with forks for people who ride harder, there’s a new piggyback air shock in the form of the Float X. Available in Factory and Performance Elite versions for £659 and £569 respectively. The Factory unit is the only version of the Float X available in a Trunnion mount. Both are available in the usual raft of metric sizes.
A larger air sleeve may limit the amount of frames the Float X can fit in, but the bonus is a lower minimum air pressure (40psi), you get a serious amount of air volume tuneability, as well as a numbered, tool-free Low Speed Compression adjuster. The two-position adjust for Firm or open has a separate lever, as well as an increased rebound range makes it more adjustable than the DPX2.
DHX
Sitting somewhere between the DHX2 and the Float X, the DHX blends the best of both to provide coil performance on the trail. You get the detented collar on the spring, just like the DHX2, a high flow main piston, as well as the same 12 click Low Speed and separate Firm mode from the Float X. Seven different sizes are available, with four Trunnion options too.
The DHX is available in Factory spec only at £629.
