2011 fox forks

jay12

just found some pics of the new 2011 fox range.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/fox-shox-2011-preview.html

finally they have 180mm forks. also they looks so nice

The Northern Monkey

2011?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :shock:

D-Cyph3r

Mmmmmmmmm, Fox forks from the future. *drool*

supersonic

The Fox 36 FIT looks impressively light. Wonder what RS have up their sleeve?

The Northern Monkey

supersonic wrote:

The Fox 36 FIT looks impressively light. Wonder what RS have up their sleeve?

Something better and cheaper probably

jay12

supersonic wrote:

The Fox 36 FIT looks impressively light. Wonder what RS have up their sleeve?

i agree. can't wait to see their new range

nicklouse

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... ogic-37694

with vids of one fork being tested and getting muddy.

supersonic

The ever progressing march of travel.

Lyrics to 180? You bet. SIDS with a 15mm QR and 120mm? Of course. Everything just moves on and up, then they will have to introduce another race XC fork ;-)

lawman

considering my next bike will probably have fox forks and shocks, i for one am reallly likin the look of the 2011 stuff the decals look the dog danglies, and no doubt performance will incredible 8) obviously not cheap, but hey ho, you pay for what you get

supersonic

Nah, you generally pay too much for fox ;-)

lawman

supersonic wrote:

Nah, you generally pay too much for fox ;-)

they are very expensive, but only compared to rockshox imo, DT and now BOS are the super expensive forks

lawman

speaking of 2011 stuff ............

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rocky-moun ... eview.html

if this thing rides as good as it looks, the zesty may have some competition

jay12

lawman wrote:

speaking of 2011 stuff ............

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rocky-moun ... eview.html

if this thing rides as good as it looks, the zesty may have some competition

i saw that too. looks amazing

lawman

im likin the look of the geo tbh, 66.5 degree head angle, straight up 75 degree seat angle, looks good, shame it isnt nearer 28lbs really

xtreem

I thought 2350g were super light for a 180mm fork.
Untill, I saw the Lyrik Solo Air which is 2187g for a 170mm fork. :shock:

SDK2007

The Lyrik Solo Air is potentially my next fork, m just waiting to see what next year brings before I press the button.

Loving the Kashima Coating on the Fox forks.

llamafarmer

SDK2007 wrote:

Loving the Kashima Coating on the Fox forks.

+1 it looks the nuts 8)

whyamihere

lawman wrote:

speaking of 2011 stuff ............

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rocky-moun ... eview.html

if this thing rides as good as it looks, the zesty may have some competition

It looks like a heavily pregnant cow.

Northwind

The new fork looks ace. Hands up anyone who'll trust the new coating before it's had at least a couple of years of real world testing and feedback in the hands of owners? Nobody? Hmm.

Surf-Matt

RS - Audi/VAG
Fox - BMW

The Big Cheese

.... yep Fox are overpriced with no out and out performance advantages

P-Jay

Surf-Matt wrote:

RS - Audi/VAG
Fox - BMW

Nah I think it goes further than mere poor packaging and expensive badges.

Someone above mentioned about the ever increasing march of travel. I think the 180 36's are just meant to be a cometitor to Totems I.E. 7" 'Freeride' forks rather than the new standard. They still make/sell 160's like they always have done.

Anonymous

very nice looking forks, no doubt they will perform flawlessly and servicing will be second to none in the uk with mojo.

however.

they are gonna be so pricey it will make your head spin!! i think my aftermarket fork choice will remain rock-shox.

SDK2007

Northwind wrote:

The new fork looks ace. Hands up anyone who'll trust the new coating before it's had at least a couple of years of real world testing and feedback in the hands of owners? Nobody? Hmm.

It's been tested by DH riders since 2008.

Surf-Matt

The Big Cheese wrote:

.... yep Fox are overpriced with no out and out performance advantages

Rockshox are mostly overpriced, handle averagely but marketed as something special when they are just expensive RSTs...

Fox are made to "handle" from the outset but do attract the irritating label snob just like any quality brand

Anonymous

Surf-Matt wrote:

The Big Cheese wrote:

.... yep Fox are overpriced with no out and out performance advantages

Rockshox are mostly overpriced, handle averagely but marketed as something special when they are just expensive RSTs...

Fox are made to "handle" from the outset but do attract the irritating label snob just like any quality brand

im not certain thats true there matt. might have been once upon a time, but not now.

Thewaylander

Lol Matt defninately not that and i run fox.

Rock shox used to be that back in the 90's. I think all forks are much of a muchness. Fox are pricy as after market but do come on alot of bikes. main reason i love Fox is the service center is ten from my house..

Surf-Matt

I was colouring the truth a little just to be feisty...

bobpzero

whyamihere wrote:

lawman wrote:

speaking of 2011 stuff ............

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rocky-moun ... eview.html

if this thing rides as good as it looks, the zesty may have some competition

It looks like a heavily pregnant cow.

cant see the comparison tho its that curve on the downtube to the bb, imo just looks weird something i could never get used to but it probably serves a purpose for the geometry setup of the rear sus.

oh love the dark goldy stanchions on the fox forks

lawman

just read on the place that shall not be named that the grapics on the OE forks will be toned down compared the OEM forks looks like im gonna have to a decal kit then

Northwind

SDK2007 wrote:

It's been tested by DH riders since 2008.

Yup, that's one of the reasons I'm suspicious... DH use is completely unlike trail use. You can't test a product in a high-impact low-duration situation then assume it'll work perfectly in a lower impact long duration situation.

(Honda did just this with their VF, they torture tested the engines on racetracks and on the bench and said "OK, after 5000 miles of hell they're perfect, good enough for road use" then it turned out that after 10000 miles of mild use the cams melted and destroyed the top ends)