The new Fox lineup is here: http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=1950&PHPSESSID=689b7620d2227f6fb96d58224d600cd8
I hope I'm the first with this "news".
Enjoy!
I hope I'm the first with this "news".
Enjoy!
Fox 2007
- Thread starter firevsh2o
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NIIICE, i think you are first here on RM with that..
Pewter finish on the 40 doesn't make it look like such a bag of ass anymore.
...and extra flexy!Zark said:
Ohh, i want this for my little bike.
I have ridden a 110 or a 120 (not sure) but it wasn't flexy as far as I can tell. At least not enough to complain about. And they will definitely be lengthening the stantions so there is more overlap. I wouldn't be worried about flex. Fox seems pretty on top of things.Zark said:
I want that 36 float. Goodbye TALAS, hello more progressive springrate!
there was a post on the 2007 Fox line up several weeks ago...i'm not sure if they've begun shipping the entire line, but we've already built a frame with an 07 DHX AIR
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bballe336 said:
lengthening the stanchions alone wont create more overlap, it will actually only increase the a-c distance and flex.
i wonder how these would fair on a dj bike, pretty hot set up if they could take the abuse...Jimmy_Pop said:Ohh, i want this for my little bike.
i dunno people run the float with good results...
bballe336 said:
overlap in this case (two static bushing design) is exactly the distance between the lowermost part of the lower bushing, and the uppermost part of the upper bushing.
if you were to drop the lower bushing, you would have more overlap, but if the design had maxed out bushing overlap from before, then you would have the stanchion ride out of the lower bushing upon full extension, so you need a longer lower casting to have more overlap, this might and might not be possible, it depends on if there was more exposed stanchion than travel or not.
so, in short terms, as long as the stanchion is hitting the bottom of the lower legs when bottoming out, the only way to get more overlap is to lengthen the lowers, and if the lowers cant be lengthened w/o having the dust seal hit the crown, then you need to lengthen the stanchions but then you will also increase the a-c.
actually, you can also lengthen the stanchions to get more overlap by making a flatter crown but normally the usefulness of that approach is negated by forks hitting downtubes when turning.
I have a 2007 Fox DHX 5.0 8.75x2.75 Installed on my Yeti DH9
It's sweet.
It's sweet.
I'm a bit disappointed that Fox is not offering a thru axle on any of their 32mm forks for '07. A 140mm QR version just does not make sense. Suppose that I will just have to get a Pike 454, although I really dig my Talas RLC 130... but it just ain't stiff enough.
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-pdawg
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-pdawg
pdawg said:
yea its weird, i mean, why not, they were out after more stiffness on the 32mm chassis and redesigned the lowers anyway, why not make a new 20mm lower and leave the current ones for 100mm?
I have been saying the same thing for like 2 years now, a 20mm version would sell so well it is almost retarded...They could basically overtake the pike market...Many people are running pikes on their trail and dj/park bikes that would love to run a fox, but they just dont have the 20mm...vitox said:
its good to see they redesigned, the vanilla R for 2007, stoked for that
hows the new dhx compare to the 05, 06 ones?bpatterson6 said:
Same as far as I can tell. Same Adjustments, Same Shock, Same Feel. Different Stickers.SBDownhillRacer said:
From what I read, the '07 DHX uses a smaller reservoir for a more progressive Spring rate (to prevent bottoming out). On my Kona, there are two mounting hole positions for linear or progressive spring rate... plus the bottom out adjust already on my '05 DHX. That's enough progressiveness for me.SBDownhillRacer said:
-pdawg
i see that man, i own 2 36 TALAS forks, i would much rather have a 20mm axel 80-100 mm vanilla or float for street/dirt stuff...34mm stanchions would be juicy as well...coma13 said:
Changleen said:
werd, ya gotz ta be smoove
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I DJ with "gasp" a 5" fork and my bro's all have the uber short and stiff Marz DJ forks (2-3" i think) and i for one don't see how that little of travel does much.
no doubt ZD. i don't DJ, but i have noticed i need less travel than i think i do since buying my pike. i was a "more travel is better" thinker for many moons. when i got the pike, it was easier to notice how travel impacted ride feel. with the pike, the damping and preload are the same, and the only thing that changes is the travel. i realized shorter travel could be better on certain trails and started running the fork in the 90mm mode more often.
