FOX Fork CTD 29er 2013 is shot

Thewaylander

Really though Lawman your a bit biased to Fox shox .

I haven't ridden a great one is years, the air shocks have awful small bump on them, though i do find there rear shocks seem to very good

lawman

Thewaylander wrote:

Really though Lawman your a bit biased to Fox shox .

I haven't ridden a great one is years, the air shocks have awful small bump on them, though i do find there rear shocks seem to very good

Biased because I find they out-perform rockshox in most areas

You're right on the rear shocks though, they are phenomenally good!

rockmonkeysc

Their forks are very overpriced. I wouldn't say they are better or worse than Rockshox forks but they feel different.
When I bought my dual air u-turn Pikes I also looked at Floats and the closest equivalent was £350 more than the Pikes and didn't get as good reviews.

EH_Rob

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Their forks are very overpriced. I wouldn't say they are better or worse than Rockshox forks but they feel different.
When I bought my dual air u-turn Pikes I also looked at Floats and the closest equivalent was £350 more than the Pikes and didn't get as good reviews.

This. They're certainly not twice as good as Rockshox, their pricing is absolutely insane.

Thewaylander

And too be honest small bump performance has always Fox's weakness in every report and certainly in every ride i've had with them.

EH_Rob

I have no complaints with the performance of my 36s, I've been able to set them up how I want so they work for me. They're good.

But I didn't pay a grand for them or whatever it is they cost, which probably makes me less likely to complain.

Northwind

Thing about these limited adjusters, is that they're OK as long as the tune is bang on. Which it often isn't. The CTD tune on the Five, frinstance, is so wrong that MBR gave it a mark less than 10. I never thought I'd live to see it.

I reckon part of the problem is the shop bounce. If you set up a fork so that it has adequate support on the trail, it won't feel as smooth or as supple when someone bounces it in a shop, and since that's often all the testing you can give it, it's no wonder that bikes often come with low compression damping.

There's also the Mincer Factor. Now not to be rude but it's a fact that a lot of mountain bikers don't ride very hard. This is a big market segment, and they want forks that feel nice when you're cruising down a red trail. Not too surprising that the same bike, when given to someone who expects a 5 inch trailbike to do weeks in the alps or uplift days, will struggle a bit. And also, the riders who'll do that stuff are more likely to have the skills to tune their forks- so it's a double edged sword, the big market want simplicity and softness, the small market need support and want adjustability.