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FOX Racing Shox
36 Float 29 160 3Pos-Adj FIT4 Boost Fork (51mm Rake) - 2017

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Float Boosted.

Two years ago, FOX Racing Shox completely overhauled the chassis, shock, and damper of its 36 Float line. Those changes have since become general across the Float line, and they're intact and unaltered on the 2017, 51mm Rake 36 Float 29 160 3Pos-Adj FIT4 Boost Fork with one exception. The chassis itself, already stiffer than its predecessor, receives the added Boost of 110mm axle spacing.


The Boost axle is also kicked out with 51mm of rake, which decreases the bike's trail for less "dead" space between the steering axis and the hub. The design offsets 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.


Compared to the prior model, the new 36 Float's crown and lowers were redesigned to be lighter, lower, and stiffer, resulting in a shorter axle-to-crown measurements across the board, so that the decreased trail is the only alteration of the bike's front-end geometry. The stiffness boost makes slugging up climbs that much easier and, more importantly, keeps tracking on point while cleaning lines. The fork also gets a newly formulated, higher-viscosity proprietary fork oil, which makes for more responsive rebound during consecutive hits.


The new Float air spring also enjoys significant revision, with FOX seeing off the old negative coil spring in favor a dual-chamber air spring. This neat trick of metal-to-air alchemy may be the single biggest contributor to the fork's weight loss, and when it's paired with the reduced number of smoother seals, it means the fork requires less force to initiate travel. The quick initiation can be offset by volume spacers to make the fork ramp-up harder.


The fork's other arm houses the fourth generation of the FOX Isolated Technology (FIT4) damper. For FIT4, FOX uses an air-tight bladder, as opposed to a more common open bath system, so it's more resistant to debris contamination and stays smoother and more consistent between maintenance intervals. The damper itself replaces FOX's old Climb, Trail, Descend settings with an Open setting — where we find ourselves spending most of our time — a firmed-up Medium setting, and a locked-out Firm setting that may only see use for fire road transitions and while sailing to the trailhead. The ramp-up curve can also be adjusted with internal spacers.


Travel
160 mm
Stanchion Material
Kashima-coated aluminum
Lower Material
magnesium
Wheel Size
29 in
Steer Tube Diameter
1-1/8 - 1-1/2 in
Stanchion Diameter
36 mm
Spring Type
Float Air
Damper
FIT4
Lockout
yes
Axle
110 mm Boost QR thru-axle
Max Rotor Size
203 mm
Brake Compatibility
post mount
Recommended Use
mountain bike, all-mountain, enduro
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year

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