EXT

Suspension

EXT

Hand-tuned Italian suspension with racing DNA.

Founded
2011
HQ
Vicenza, Italy
Made in
Italy
Ownership
Investor group (majority stake, 2025)
At a glance
Category
Suspension
Speciality
MTB suspension — coil shocks & forks
Range
Storia · e-Storia · ERA fork · Aria
Country
Italy
Founded
2011
Ownership
Investor group (majority stake, 2025)
Website
Overview

Who are EXT?

EXT (Extreme Racing Shox) is an Italian suspension manufacturer based near Vicenza, founded by mechanical engineer Franco Fratton, whose career included motorsport suspension work in Formula 1, World Rally and MotoGP. The company entered the mountain-bike market in the mid-2010s and tunes each unit individually to the rider's bike, weight and riding style.

Its range centres on high-performance coil and air rear shocks and enduro/downhill forks, including the Storia coil shock, the e-bike-specific e-Storia, the ERA fork and the Aria platform.

What they make

The range

Storia

Signature coil rear shock, individually tuned.

e-Storia

Coil shock developed for e-MTBs.

ERA fork

High-end enduro/DH fork.

Service

Custom tuning and rider setup.

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