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serial number nerds...

detailed pics of prototype mondraker that greg williamson will race in place of ronan

Personally, I found the carbon rental too stiff. I also hear that some riders would rather the aluminum bar bend in a crash situation versus carbon could just snap. At least they can finish the run with a bent bar versus broken. Some Great info from a handlebar comparison that bike rumor did. https://bikerumor.com/does-handlebar-compliance-make-a-difference-facti…

Also, Fox is going to get back to us with an answer to the unsprung weight question, which I'm excited to hear: Question: What's the difference in unsprung mass between a 38 and a Podium (lowers, axles, lubricating oil, and the spring and damper piston rods)? Answer: Engineering is pulling together a roll up on this one. I will do my best to get you something ASAP.

Just finished listening to the PB podcast and found it a bit funny that Dario said this fork needed a lot of time for set up and fine tuning. Kind of the opposite take away from the Robot's feedback of - get the air in it and the general guidelines and its really good. Not that you weren't tinkering and fine tuning @TEAMROBOT , it was just how Dario emphasized the need for set up time and my takeaway from your Big Bear video was - do the general set up and send it, you'll be happy. shrug Also, this...

Maybe! He was on the Podium last round he raced (I think) which is why this caught my eye. I can't imagine he didn't have a setup that was close to his 38 so the only thing I could think is... 1) Fox made him give it back because it was pre-production and is caught between forks (Podium on its way for him? I can't imagine there are a gazillion athlete versions out there yet). 2) Performance gains were too tiny for the weight penalty. His bike is already beefcake with his tire/insert combo 3) He loves to fuck with...

I can't help but find it interesting that Richie is back on the 38 for the latest EDR https://www.instagram.com/p/DLXROdKsGBr/?hl=en Am I missing something?

Felt this needed an echo to show that Fox is still Fox, inverted or not. You think the forks they sent Vital, PB, and all the other media outlets are like this. 😉

Diaz on the new Fox Podium https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLY2DidRYBF/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

It has color matching properties.

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I want a podium just to slap on a set of these and relive my 2002 childhood dreams

Hope shows a new stem at Eurobike which unfortunately will not go into production

I'm going with fender integration. And/or bike rack protection. It has depth, yet is hollow.

Wondering the same... Maybe a mud guard will attach there?

tuning compliance with a plastic insert? fascinating.

more photos of the prototype zeb. from the photog - Ella Conolly, Dan Booker and Jesse Melamed were the ones to run it here on the first practice day in Canazei. There is a cover on the left bottom side, maybe some new dials….new lowers and new bridge, so looks like a brand new fork not just some upgrade. It looks like all of them run it in 170mm travel

When the Kashima boyz realized they can match their factory suspension

Okay big conspiracy time. The podium fork has been made for a long time. Fox was waiting for the traditional design of their forks to plateau in innovation and sales before “being the first”. It weighs so much on purpose because their next gen of the fork (which is already made and designed) will be bigger news than the second coming of Jesus. Then after that it will be even bigger with slight updates to the damper that work for USD forks even better, and EVEN LESS WEIGHT. But if they released the fork as perfect on day 1, what...

Ah, I see you’re also a man of culture…