With the same axletocrown height as a dual crown dh fork, this. The 36 160 comes in three flavors, the talas, float and van, specifically. A holding company, fox factory holding, was established in 1978. If you like versatility from your ride then youre going to love the fox racing 36 talas factory fit4 160mm boost fork. The steertube is very short and thats why i had to replace it. Up for sale is a like new 20 fox racing shox talas 36 fit rc2 180. Install the new spring by dropping it into the upper tube, then torque the top cap to 220 inlb 24. It replaced a factory series 2014 fox 34 float ctd 160, which would make for a great backtoback comparison. Maintaining your fork is key to good performance on the trail. They all feature foxs excellent toolfree 20mm thruaxle design and the option of. Offering improved rigidity and traction for allmountain riding and enduro racing in a new lighter chassis. Talas air spring with adjustable travel, van coil spring and float air spring. Fox have thrown a lot of firepower at the 2015 36, and it really is an entirely new fork.
Well, fox decided to send down a brand new 2012 fox 40 fit rc2 for us. The fox factory float 36 fit4 has a selfequalizing air chamber just like the rc2 rather than a separate main air and coil negative spring. Fox racing shox 36 k float fit factory series rc2 26 inch 160mm mtb fork kashima stanchions 2016 itll be the rc2, dont believe they do the fit4 in 26. Fox classifies their 36 fork in the allmountain genre, and travel offerings differ slightly between the 650b option 150, 160, or 170mm and the 29er version 150 or 160mm. In 1974, bob fox ran a small business distributing suspension components for motocross bikes with his brother geoff. This saves weight, and means the negative pressure is automatically balanced for all rider weights. Interestingly, the 36 160 gets the fit rlc damper only in the vanilla steel spring option, while the 36 180 gets the topend rc2 damper with both low and highspeed compression damping across all three versions.
When he turned 16, he moved to canada where the started racing downhill. The 160 models have been lightened and are now called 36 light. But i opted for a fox 36 van 180 for a decreased head tube angle. The fork travel can be reduced by changing up the shim height on the. Fox factory 36 talas, get the talas 180, it is one of the best. Lyrik new at that price is probably a no brainer and i am a fox guy factory float 40 rc2 on one bike and 36 van on the other. Kashima coated or anodized upper tubes, 118 straight or 1. How to service the lower legs on your fox fit suspension fork duration. Fox racing shox fork oil volumes select fork bike tech tools. The fit rc2 version of the fox 36 float comes with low and high speed compression and rebound adjustments that can be adjusted on the fly externally. Proven at enduro world series level, the fox shox 36 float 26 180mm fork sets a new benchmark in trail performance at all levels. If you are going float 36, get the rc2 damper imo not the fit4. Purchased a 2015 fox 36 rc2 160mm 650b at the end of feb 2015.
Fox 36 forks for 2011 the fox 36 has two versions, a 160mm all mountain and a 180mm freeride fork. This, mixed with a convertible 15 x 100 20 x 110 axle kit make the fox 36 fit float fork the most adjustable fork in. Although the fox 36 fit fork that comes on the mondraker dune rr is good, its just nothing compared to the 36 rc2 float that chris built for my old foxy and also has the qr15 mm axle, rather than a proper bolt through set up. I rode it about 5 times on my santa cruz nomad carbon. This video guides you through the procedure to change travel. The elite options are offered for foxs 34, 36, and 40 fork families. These are oe spec forks and will ship without the original box, but will include a user manual no other extras are included. Rlc will be offered on both the 36 160 float and talas. The 36 rc2 is an incredible fork and it just might be good enough to steal away some of pikes sales. Fox 36 rc2 dust wiper and bath oil service youtube. Not happy to concede its wellearned market share, the company has completely revamped its heavyduty 36mmstanchion lineup for 2015, and the 2015 fox 36 talas 27.
There are some scratches to the lowers, particularly to the stickers. Goodbye cycle prefers paypal or credit payments over the phone. Fox 36 open bath cartridge kit avalanche downhill racing. Fox continue to set the fitandforget longtravel control benchmark in both air float and coil van formats. We offer over 50,000 products, 20 years of experience, fast shipping, a trusted shop and personalised service via chat, e.
The fox 36 rc2 is a fork built for discerning riders who are picky about their suspension. Excellent both cosmetically and mechanically with only a couple of small marks weight. Fox 36 cartridge installation and setup manual rev a 19 mb. Save fox 40 rc2 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Bushings inside your lowers can be tight sometimes but they can be honedresized, to provide just the right fit for stanchions. Using foxs proprietary fit4 3position damper, youll be able to fine tune this fork for maximum traction and bumpeating no matter what conditions you encounter. On the left, the longer travel 36 gets split into two versions, the carryover 36 rc2 we tested with the standard fit cartridge and slightly updated tuning, and the new 36 fit4 that gets the same damper updates as the 34. Or we should say forks, plural, because there are variants galore, in 26, 27. A slight change to the talas, it now uses two steps instead of three.
Mojo suspension fox suspension tuning factory jackson. Contact your local dealer or fox racing shox for further inspection and repair. Fox racing 36 talas factory fit4 160mm boost fork 27. For older fox 36 20052010 float, talas, van models with rebound adjuster on top of fork, this will be used to adapt to our. Bas van steenbergen was born in the united states but quickly moved to holland where he began racing motocross and bmx. The top of their single crown fork range is the 180mm travel 36 180, available in all three fox flavours. Transferred fork to a new frame and started to adjust the low speed compression, after a few clicks the low speed compression knob will no longer turn. Fox had some very stiff competition recently in the suspension world no pun intended. In 1977, the company split into what became fox racing and fox head, inc.
On the spring side of things, a standard titanium coil blue for 150180lb comes installed, and two. Fox 36 forks for 2011 the fox 36 has two versions, a 160 mm all mountain and a 180 mm freeride fork. This video guides you through the process of changing your bath oil and dust. You can adjust the travel of the 2015 fox 36 float fork in 10mm increments. For more information, check out the fox owners manual. Fox 36 float 29 factory rc2 boost 140mm suspension fork my17. The 36 180mm series comes in all the normal variants you are already familiar with from fox.
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