Hi
I've recently got a new pair of Fox Float 32 CTD 140mm forks, which I was expecting to be amazing, but they feel absolutely terrible. Hoping someone might be able to help.
I've stuck these on a Cotic soul, this is my do everything hardtail, and my riding is more towards AM/DH/singletrack rather than XC. I previously had a set of 125mm Marzocchi Z1 drop offs from approx 2004, and the Fox's feel far inferior to the old forks.
The problem is that they're really harsh on small bumps. I tried to address this by taking air out. If you do this then they now feel good on small bumps, but I blow through all the travel way too easily. Essentially they only seem to feel progressive when you give them loads of air. I'm hoping that they've not bedded in yet, but its been 6 rides already.
My current opinion is that I shouldn't have gone for air forks, although that seems to be the trend at the moment in most forks ive seen.
Has anyone had a similar experience with these?
Thanks
Jeremy
I had similar issues with my 2012 160 Talas forks.
I spoke to the lovely people at Mojo.
They told me to send them in and they stripped them down and serviced them under warranty.
When they came back they were sweet.
Getting the right amount of air takes a bit of time and playing around with too.
It's the shite new, very linear air spring they've put in them. To make them feel right you need to take off the spring side top cap, and add extra float fluid on top of the piston. This reduces the size of the air spring and makes it more progressive, meaning that you can now make them smooth on small bumps and not blow through the travel on big hits.
I do the opposite in my 36 Floats.
Review mentioning it here:
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/components/forks-suspension/product/review-fox-fox-32-float-140-fit-ctd-wtrail-adjust-13-46660
Hiya Jez
Looks like getonyoubike might have the answer, I recon you could send it to mojo to get that done though.
Disappointing fox seams to have dropped the ball on these, review suggests they are worth persisting with though.
Air volume spacers. Or just dump in another pillow pack of float fluid as suggested above. Would however agree how it takes time to get exactly the right pressure and rebound/compression settings.
ive got the 2012 140mm floats and they never felt that great but after some advice from mojo ive recently started playing around with the low speed compression and rebound and got it spot on.
I also have some 125mm f-series forks on another bike and they felt great straight away after id sorted the sag out due to the fact they have less adjustment.
Yeah,
has it correct. I've a set of the 2013 Fox 140mm CTD Remote Talas on my Hummer and they blow through the travel really easy to the point that i run 25psi more air pressure than Fox Recommends for my rider weight. According to the FOX rider weight/air pressure guide i should run 65 psi for my 150lbs weight but i run 90psi which is recommended for a rider weight of 200lbs as otherwise they can pack down to the crown, even riding about the town they will drop through the travel.getonyourbike
As of yet I've still to put 10cc -20cc of oil in my air spring side but i've done that for customers forks in the shop and it seems to work well, they can then drop the air pressure to a more suitable level. Experiment with 5cc at a time as you may need less dependant on your riding style etc.
[i]The problem is that they're really harsh on small bumps[/i]
let some air out of your tyres.
140mm forks, and you declare yourself an AM/DH sort of guy, and you're worried about small bumps?
Wow.
There's no need to be a cock.nickc - Member
let some air out of your tyres.140mm forks, and you declare yourself an AM/DH sort of guy, and you're worried about small bumps?
Wow.
Thanks for all the help on this.
I'll have a go at adding the extra fluid - that definitely seems to be worth a go.