We designed our new downhill fork, the 40, to be the lightest and strongest downhill fork made.
Weight: sub 7 lbs/ 3.2 Kg
Travel: 8 inches/203 mm internally adjustable to 6 inches/ 150 mm
Adjustments: External Rebound, External Dual Adjust Compression – High/Low, Spring Pre-load, Titanium Spring
Downhill-Freeride
Submitted by
buntayp
a Downhiller
from Kathmandu Nepal
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2010
Strengths: Over all it is a great Fork....my first ever FOX all my past were Marz. I like the stiffness and a the ability to tune it to my settings....NICE
Weaknesses: Too complicated for me at least at the beginning....to many knobs....to get the right setting...
Favorite Trail: Hattiban, Manakamana, Shivapuri, Green Panel (Pokhara), Stupa
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: from a Friend
Similar Products Used: Bomber 888, Boxxer race
Bike Setup: 2011 Commencal Supreme world champion, Fork FOX 40, rear shocks FOX RC 4, Shimano Saint components , race face DH crank, SRAM XO Cassette, Thompson Stem, AVID Code Brakes, Mavic EX 729 Rims, Kenda Nevegal 2.5 Front tires, Maxxis Ardent 2.4 rear....FUNN Fat Boy handle bars, commencal grips
Submitted by
mark patterson
a Downhiller
from Livingston
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2009
Strengths: Light,Stiff
Weaknesses: Maintenance
Bottom Line:
Very good overall fork. Setting up can be a pain to get right as I've tried loads of set ups and ended up using this one. Purple Spring 120 - 150Lbs Rider weight with no preload, 6 clicks from slow on the rebound, 1 click of low speed from fully open and 3 clicks of high speed compresson again from fully open. This is the best set up I can find allthough some say you should be running a lot of LSC I dont like it.
Submitted by
Yellow Mollow
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2008
Strengths: Ultimate performance only if tuned by YR, from www.velocycle.com
Weaknesses: Stanchions wears out in three months because of not well designed wiper seals.
Bottom Line:
My original fork was worned out pretty fast just with normal DH riding. Why?, because Fox seals are not well designed. They permit the crud to enter the fork too easily, making the stanchions to wear prematurely.
I bought another fork, & YR from www.velocycle.com applied the YR's efficiency upgrades to it. Now its been three years I'm riding the same fork without any maintenance! YR made my fork to work like its supposed to, not like those 6 digit crooks from Fox! I made a basic oil change recently to discover that I did not need any, oil being perfectly clean... YR's efficiency upgrades made so much of a difference to the 40, I am knocked out! & it only cost me 100 ca$ for more than 500 usd worth of aftersale maintenance recommended from the owner's manual... Value rating is for Fox usa. Overall rating is because of YR's rebuild on my fork!
Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from Blue Mountains, N.S.W, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007
Strengths: very active, maintains momentum very well, allows you to plow through rocks whilst still providing heaps of grip, structuraly the fork is very stiff, good at high speeds.
Weaknesses: Noisy! spring cluncks around inside, not very progressive, will bottom out on moderate size flat landings.
Bottom Line:
When working well this fork is incredible. It will track the ground so well that I find I forget that it is there and can just concentrate on riding. To appreciate this fork you need to have a good ride on it as it feels preety ordinary when you give it a quick push up and down. Unfortunately I cant say it is twice as good as my Boxxers though they cost twice the money. Buy this fork if you want a great DH fork, freeriders need not apply.
Strengths: hugh stan's.you adjust everything{excepet a black girls attitude!}ITS MADE BY FOX!. LETS SEE, A COMPANY THAT MAKES NOTHING BUT SHOCKS!DUH!
Weaknesses: well?the springs are a little soft for my weight.225lbs.so i hade to buy stiffer springs for another 250.00.oh well.when your traveling down a mountain side at highway speeds and you hit that 20ft drop,you be happy you spent that extra cash!
Similar Products Used: not waste your cash on a marzocchi!
Bike Setup: giant faith 2,fox rc2,fox 5.0,hayes nine's,intense tires,
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Submitted by
Michael Lopez
a Downhiller
from El Centro, CA
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2007
Strengths: Gee, where do I begin? tons of adjustability, rediculously plush, has that traditional fox shox feel to it, eats up everything! Oh, and their integrated brake mount takes a 6 inch international standard brake mount that fits most XC forks.. nothing special.. in fact its cheaper then most 20mm brake adapters.
Weaknesses: due to the raging lust for fox forks, its very expensive.. even after being made two years ago! Still, its definately worth the money though. More of a race Dh fork then a freeride fork.
Bottom Line:
Not a bad fork at all! I wouldn't call it a giant hurl above the current crop of DH forks, but I can see why its argumentetively the best fork ( on the curcuit) I was a little hesitant to run it through and go all out do to how expencive it is. but eventually I did, and its taken everything I've thrown at it, made me a faster rider, and (at least on the track or trails) made me more confident! The stock ti spring is way too soft in it.. they need to swap the spring rate to a firmer spring for their 07 and 08 forks. I really like the low speed feature on this fork.. tramendous gains in pedal sprinting as well as proper compression due to hard braking.,.. hardly ever use the high speed.. just have is set at factory.
HOWEVER!!! If your a pure adrenaline junky with little regard for your life and have a low budget, go with the Marzocchi 888's. I would believe them to be a little bit stronger, and it won't brake your bank if you for some odd reason thrash it beyond ridable capability (i.e. crash into a tree/ bolder, fall off the side of a mountain, etc..
Took a little time to dial in and understand fully, but when they are dialed, staggering is the word. takes huge pounding whilst still giving huge feed back on terain, almost to the point they're tiring to ride at first till you get used to it. I am very glad I got them and wouldn't change my descision, but if you like to ride through stuff without feeling everything and with a little give these aren't the forks for you. But if you want masses of feedback through the bars, you can't do better. For me they are perfect, but don't get caught up buying them for show, coz I reckon you'll regret it as a friend of mine has.
Weaknesses: not very durable, bottom out control only adjustable by special fox mechanic
Bottom Line:
After almost a year mine started to loose rebound. I send it for maintenance and they told that the main shaft was worn due to a loose bushing inside. This lead to leaking oil. For a product with such a high price the quality is disappointing.
Strengths: very smooth and stable, light and very adjustable also comes with two top crowns, three springs(i run the medium)and a great manual and its FOX
Weaknesses: the ti nitrate stansion covering starts to show streaks from wearing down and the strenght of it sometimes makes me doubt my frame
Bottom Line:
this fork has all the adjustments that any other fork will and shows no flex what so ever and just looks plain badass so buy it.
Submitted by
Rob Miller
a Downhiller
from New York
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2006
Strengths: Great fork..Smooth and runs very well..clean and defentally the fork to have. Defentally worth the money
Weaknesses: Spring is a bit light
Bottom Line:
Thsi fork is great worth the money preforms well. You might have to get a different spring. Stock is a bit light but other than that it works very well. If you dont know anything about suspension have a shop help you or just get the R it is a bit tricky but if your a good reader you can figure it out.
Bike Setup: Turner Highline, Sram XO, Saint, DeeMax, Fox40RC2
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Submitted by
Gary McIntyre
a Downhiller
from Newcastle
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2006
Strengths: Super light weight for their size, fantastic confidence inspiring performance, Razor sharp steering precision, reliability, THEY MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER!!
Weaknesses: The soft and medium springs provided are way too soft. Perhaps not as strong as they look. They take while to set up correctly..
Bottom Line:
It took a long time for Fox to finally get around to building a downhill fork, but it was well worth the wait. These things ooze quality. It can take a while to get them set up just right (due to the massive range of adjustment.), but once set, they are unbelievable! They will encourage you into doing things that you never thought possible, and they'll find grip where they have no right to do so. They are expensive to buy, but they are worth every penny and I believe for what they offer, they are actually a bargain. I have raced, used and abused these for over 18 months throught the best and worst that the Alps, Scotland and Whistler could throw at them and apart from switching to a harder spring and the long initial set up, they are as they left the box. They will hammer though the maddest terrain with precision but that said, they will reward riders who use a little finese with a riding experience that is unparalleled espescially when used with a DHX. Ride them and you'll know what I mean.. They make you ride better, what more could you ask for.
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