34 Float 29 130 3Pos-Adj FIT4 Fork (51mm Rake) - 2016
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For many cyclists, the main impediment that 29ers face on technical trails and climbs is the extra wheel flop they engender at low speeds. If you're in favor of the confidence of 29ers rolling at speed on XC trails but would like some of the low-speed nimbleness of 26-inch wheels, then FOX Racing Shox's 34 Float 29 130 3Pos-Adj Fit4 Fork with 51mm of rake may be the missing link you're looking for.
A fork with 51mm of rake decreases the bike's trail, which results in less "dead" space between the steering axis and the hub. The design is an attempt to offset the floppy, low-speed steering issues that arise from the longer trails produced by taller wheels and slack geometries, so handling stays 26er-sharp at all speeds, whether climbing, ripping, or navigating switchbacks and tricky terrain.
Instead of the Climb, Trail, and Descend settings of CTD, the new 3-position Fit4 system toggles between the more descriptive Firm, Medium, and Open settings. While this change may read like an exercise in semantics, it actually entails a radical realignment of the 34 Float's capabilities to make sure the fork rides high for quick, controlled recovery during everything from big, square hits to the kind of successive, small impacts that 29ers thrive on.
The most welcome change is that Fit4 migrates the adjustable sub settings from CTD's median Trail mode to the new Open setting. Open encompasses the range once divided between Descend and Trail in order to take full advantage of the fork's tendency to ride high, combining better small-bump compliance with more confident tracking across successive impacts and rough terrain. The Medium setting is much firmer now, handling duties ranging from rooty trails to climbing, and the Firm setting is now largely relegated to fast hardpack and fire road transitions.
FOX's tinkering wasn't just confined to the damper, though, as the Float air spring now omits the negative coil in favor of a self-equalizing air assembly. This is similar to the air spring chamber system that made the re-worked 36 series such a success, and its omission of a steel coil is a key contributor to the overall claimed weight loss of 297 grams — quite a feat when you consider that the 34 Float 29 also got stiffer for 2016.
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
- Recommended Use
- trail, cross-country
- Claimed Weight
- 1,769 g
- Brake Compatibility
- post mount
- Max Rotor Size
- 200 mm
- Axle
- 15 mm quick-release
- Lockout
- yes
- Damper
- Fit4
- Spring Type
- Float Air
- Stanchion Diameter
- 34 mm
- Wheel Size
- 29 in
- Lower Material
- magnesium
- Stanchion Material
- Kashima-coated aluminum
- Travel
- 130 mm
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