Comments on: Newswire: Fox Warns Against Modifying Its Forks

By: maximumradness

maximumradness — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:45:37 +0000

i am soooo waiting for the 36 talas in a 29er.
best fork i have ever run and versatile enuf for all my bikes!
now where’s that six inch free ride 29er i ordered?
i really like the bcd 29er downhill bike, but that arch looked pretty flimsy….
maybe a white bros. will do?….

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:44:43 +0000

Well, it’s about damn time.

Their reasoning is correct, too. Too many Joe Blow/Plumber weekend warrior types out there will “customize” their forks and then all of a sudden, it’s a “warranty”. Yeah, sure. Whatevah!

I’m glad Fox did this. It will save all of us shop guys a lot of time and save us from having to let the customer know that their full of crap….

By: Shiny Flu

Shiny Flu — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:39:56 +0000

After loosing out in the case in England with the old QR Design, it makes complete sense that they’re openly warning people.

If anything though, maybe Fox will release a 36-esque fork for a 29er? (pure speculation).

By: marc b

marc b — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:11:47 +0000

Really? They don’t want you shaving their forks’ arches to run parts for which they were never designed? What do *they* know? The bastards…

BTW: An F29 will fit a 650 wheel just fine (and safely). Won’t handle great, though.