Fox Racing Shox 38 A Float 29″ Performance 180 3Pos Grip E-Bike+ Tapered Boost

High stiffness, innovative and lightweight: the 38 A FLOAT 29″ Performance 180 3PosGrip Tapered Boost from Fox Racing

All the revolutionary features of the new 36 packed into a super-strong chassis specially designed for modern, hard Enduro racing with long suspension travel: The brand new 38 is at the starting line! Whatever gets in its way, it will never tire of panting for even more speed.

The new 38 come equipped with a new quick-release lever operated patent-pending floating axle system, combining the benefit of a floating axle with the ease of a tool-free quick-release. With this system, spacing is locked in via a floating sleeve, allowing repeated front wheel removal and reinstallation while maintaining perfect fork alignment. Floating sleeve positioning comes preset from the factory so if you are unsure of how to operate the floating axle system or simply don’t want to bother with it, you can just install the front wheel and get on with your ride. Die neue Bogenform trägt diesem Umstand Rechnung, indem sie nach vorne ragt, um bei voller Kompression genügend Freiraum für das Steuerrohr zu bieten.

Modern frame designs and geometry trends require modern suspension design solutions. The arch design of the all-new 38 is designed to pair perfectly with modern Enduro and Downhill bikes. Head tube profiles have grown larger and larger, and fork offsets shorter and shorter. The new arch shape takes this need into account by jutting forward to provide ample headtube clearance at full compression.

Designed for the aggressive trail rider, the Performance Series 38 features a GRIP damper, FLOAT air spring, and super lightweight chassis. The 38 provides proven trail performance that instills confidence and control.

Features – Fox Racing 38 A FLOAT 29″ Performance 180 3Pos Grip Tapered Boost

• Improved FLOAT EVOL air spring adds plushness
• GRIP three position damper for improved control
• Innovative elliptical head tube in the fork crown area for high stiffness at minimum weight
• Pressure compensation system in the immersion tube unit
• Air and oil channels in the immersion tube unit
• Weight-optimized chassis with optimal stiffness/weight ratio and new triple clamp for more space in the head tube area
• Weight-optimised chassis offers particularly great advantages with shorter offsets
• Stiffer than 36: 31% higher stiffness for lateral forces, 9% higher brake stiffness and 20% higher torsional stiffness
• 58 mm fork crown diameter for optically even transition between voluminous steering tubes and fork crown

Product features

• Use: Enduro
• Wheel size: 29″
• Spring: Air
• Damping: GRIP 3-Position Lever
• Adjustments: Rebound, spring hardness over air pressure, GRIP 3-position compression (Open/Medium/Firm)
• Adjustments GRIP damper: Additional micro-adjust between settings
  • Low-speed rebound: 10 clicks
• Steerer: Tapered 1.5″ to 1 1/8″
• Upper Tubes: 38 mm
• Travel: 180 mm
• Offset: 51 mm
• Disc brake mount: Post Mount (PM7 – Direct Mount 180 mm)
• Maximum Rotor Size: 230 mm
• Drop out: Boost 15×110 mm Thru-Axle with QR lever
• E-Bike suitable: Yes
• Fork cown diameter: 58 mm

Material

• Steerer: Aluminum
• Crown: Aluminum
• Lowers: Magnesium
• Upper Tubes: Aluminum (Black Ano)

Color

• matte black

Weight

• approx. 2400 g

Scope of delivery

• 1 Fox Racing 38 A FLOAT 29″ Performance 180 3Pos Grip Tapered Boost (no original packaging)
• 1 Fox Racing Thru Axle with quick release lever
• 1 Cable Routing

Starnut not included!

Technologies

GRIP Damper
Inspired from moto, the new GRIP damper uses our FIT sealed cartridge technology combined with a coil-sprung, independent floating piston. GRIP allows excess oil to purge through specially designed ports at the top of the damper to maintain consistent damping and increase durability. Performance Series forks provide Open, Medium, and Firm modes with additional micro-adjust between settings.

FLOAT Airspring 
The FLOAT air spring system developed for 32, 34 and 40 is lighter and reduces the force to initiate travel, providing excellent sensitivity and small bump compliance for all riders and pressure settings. Similar to our FLOAT rear shocks, the new FLOAT system features positive and negative air springs that automatically equalize during use to give each rider the right pressure balance. The progressiveness of the spring curve can be adjusted via air volume spacers, allowing riders to fine-tune the feel of the air spring.

EVOL 
A more linear spring curve gives EVOL forks and shocks plushness off the top, extra mid-stroke support, and more tunable bottom-out progression, allowing riders to tap into the ideal pairing of front and rear-end feel. The EVOL technology from rear shocks is now integrated into all FOX forks. EVOL increases negative air spring volume, specifically positioned and sized for optimum small bump sensitivity.   

Air Volume Spacers 
The progressiveness of the FLOAT air spring curve can be adjusted via air volume spacers, allowing riders to fine-tune the feel of the air spring.

15QR (Boost)
Don’t sacrifice performance by going with a pinner skewer. We teamed up with Shimano to create an axle that is extremely light and stiff, in a tool-free design. You’ll gain a ton of confidence when you’re deep in the rocks, roots, and ruts.

• The 15QR-Lever
  • Cutout in lever reduces weight and improves functionality
  • Lighter weight forged lever
  • Lighter weight forged axle shaft
• Clockable Thread – You never have to adjust your QR skewer nut to find the perfect tension.
• 25% increase in transverse shear stiffness – A 25% increase in transverse shear stiffness means the fork legs function as a single unit, improving suspension performance and front end confidence when forces on the wheel are not even on each side.
• 15% increase in torsional stiffness – Our legendary torsional stiffness is further improved by 15% for increased rider confidence.

FOX FLOAT Air Spring