Fox 32 Float Rl Manual 2015
Fox bought the 34 our because Scott didn’t want a 36 on their mid travel trail bikes because, aesthetically, it looked too heavy – the 36 could, and can be made to a similar weight to the 34. Scott are a massive OEM customer, so Fox provided.
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From what i’ve been told by those in the know anyway. Fox’s damping suffered from a lack of mid travel support – too linear and blew through their travel too easily (esp in the CTD format), 2015 are better in this regard, but the performance damper especially never felt that good really, imo. Still, they’re decent forks for sure, it’s just that the equivalent RS forks feel better. The spectral is a cracking bike anyway, esp with the new longer geo – a mate is purchasing the same model as that too.
I have a carbon stumpy 29er which had the 32mm Evolution series fork in 130mm. Mine had the rubbish damper cart which failed almost immediately, had it replaced with the newer cartridge. It basically works ok, at the end of the day as mentioned above, its two tubes designed to go up and down, the basics are the same in most air forks air in one side to act as a spring, oil pushing through holes in the other side designed to slow it down, its simple stuff.
They hold air ok, so its sprung as good as any other air fork. Yes I think the damping side of things ain’t that great, trail setting should be perfect for a lot of riding, but just feels wooden and nasty, Climb/lockout is inconsistent, sometimes it locks out at the top of the stroke perfectly sometimes 10mm into the travel. Its not a deal breaker but its just feels a bit budget to be honest. I think the stiffness factor is to do with the 32mm stanchions and obviously gets worse the longer travel you go, but thats not the issue with EVO series over factory, that just the dynamics of 32mm longer travel. I have a set of factory 32mm terralogics in 100mm on my hardtail and they are brill.
I’ve got a 2014 spectral with the 32 evolution’s TALAS CTD 120-140 Stiffness wise they are ok but I have not been happy with the damping I have experimented a lot with pressure and they just blow through the travel. Descend mode is a waste of time so I run them in trail mode with about 10% sag, small bump performance is gone but at least there is some travel mor medium and big hits. I don’t know what the performance is like with the FIT cartridge, thinking of swapping for some new marzocchi 350cr but reviews are thin on the ground. The spectral is a grat bike by the way. I’ve got a 2014 spectral with the 32 evolution’s TALAS CTD 120-140 Stiffness wise they are ok but I have not been happy with the damping I have experimented a lot with pressure and they just blow through the travel. Descend mode is a waste of time so I run them in trail mode with about 10% sag, small bump performance is gone but at least there is some travel mor medium and big hits.
Fox 32 Float Rl 15qr Thru Axle 150 Mm Travel
I hired a Spectral in Mallorca this summer with the Float version of that fork and I found exactly the same, had to run them very hard to stop the front diving. Not even half as good as my old open bath Fox 32s and not in the same universe as my Pikes. Good bike otherwise!
Fox 32 Float Rl 1 30mm
Model/Year: Fox 32 Float 27.5 160mm Pros: CTD: Climb setting really makes a difference and feels just like a rigid fork, Trail setting is a happy medium, Descent setting opens up all 160mm of travel and makes the descents feel like butter. Coming from a 100mm Suntour, this fork has changed my riding ability overnight. Cons: Many reviewers in the bike mags criticize the 32 for lack of rigidity and recommend the 34, unless you are a very seasoned rider and hit the burliest of trails this won't be a con for you, but I guess it must be said.
Fox 32 Float Rl 27.5
Recommendation: I recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable fork with a ton of travel.