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Fox 34 SL goes up to 130mm travel, accepts 2.5in tyres, boasts increased bushing overlap and weighs under 1,500g.
Posted : 20/03/2025 4:00 pm
Tom83 reacted
Stupid question for the Fox experts - will it be possible to reduce travel on these to 100mm?
(Old but much loved bike with max 100mm travel and the fork is on its way out…)
Posted : 20/03/2025 6:15 pm
Fox is redefining what’s possible for short-travel mountain bikes with the introduction of the all-new 34 SL.
*glances over shoulder to 35mm SID equipped bike*. 
Nice to see fox catch-up on this segment at least.
Posted : 20/03/2025 8:15 pm
^^The 34 stepcast has been around a long time, it's the 130mm that is pushing the boundaries for 1500grams.
I'm a big fan of the 130/120 29ers and still a closet weight weenie so this will be on my radar (when a bargain pops up)
Posted : 20/03/2025 8:48 pm
For hardtail and bikes like a Flaremax this looks absolutely spot on. Might have to get saving!
Posted : 21/03/2025 8:18 am
Unconvinced. The SC 32 was a twangy mess & I remain unsure how a SC 34 with 130mm is going to perform. I’ve a SID 35 running 120mm & that really seems the sweet spot for a short travel fork.
Posted : 21/03/2025 9:09 am
Unconvinced. The SC 32 was a twangy mess & I remain unsure how a SC 34 with 130mm is going to perform. I’ve a SID 35 running 120mm & that really seems the sweet spot for a short travel fork.
I thought the 34SC was relatively solid, and way back when X-Fusion did a 34mm stanchion 100mm fork.
My need for this is due to lack of skill rather than shredding the XC gnar though...
Posted : 21/03/2025 9:46 am
Maybe the SC34 was - I genuinely don't know. I do know the SID 35 120mm AND the SID 32 100mm were both better than the SC32 100mm. Hence my concern that this new even longer SC34 will be a bit noodly..Unconvinced. The SC 32 was a twangy mess & I remain unsure how a SC 34 with 130mm is going to perform. I’ve a SID 35 running 120mm & that really seems the sweet spot for a short travel fork.
I thought the 34SC was relatively solid, and way back when X-Fusion did a 34mm stanchion 100mm fork.
My need for this is due to lack of skill rather than shredding the XC gnar though...
Posted : 21/03/2025 9:56 am
new even longer SC34
It’s not a new SC though is it? Thought they were touting it as a new stiffer chassis with additional bushing overlap and not step cast so room for a proper damper and spring. I’ve seen a couple of first ride reviews and noodles are not mentioned
Posted : 21/03/2025 10:01 am
ratherbeintobago reacted
I'm not gonna buy one but it'd be nice to stick one on one of those Chisel FS frames as a downcountry sled.
Posted : 21/03/2025 11:16 am
*glances over shoulder to 35mm SID equipped bike*.
If my SID 35mm could have been changed to 130mm travel (like this Fox can) I'd have kept it.
question for the Fox experts - will it be possible to reduce travel on these to 100mm?
From the Silverfish and Fox PR, it looks like 110mm is the minimum.
It’s not a new SC though is it?
They're not calling this one an SC, but it looks to still be stepped in some lesser way.
Posted : 21/03/2025 12:01 pm
ratherbeintobago reacted
Interesting to see what a computer comes up with design wise, like that fork arch.
I was going to complain about the price and perhaps hold up a Manitou R8 as an example of a light 34mm fork for sensible money. Unfortunately I see Ison have just taken over distribution and put prices into orbit faster than a Saturn V. No wonder there are so many SIDs around.
Posted : 22/03/2025 12:46 am
Yes I think so and sadly yes (though I think they provide OEM spacer tabs now).
Posted : 22/03/2025 7:36 pm
Cheers! Plan evolving but being a cheapskate I don’t want to buy a new wheel. MRP Better Boost adaptor and the spacers and job’s a good ‘un.
Posted : 22/03/2025 7:51 pm
