The Ultimate Downhill Fork? | RockShox BoXXer Deep Dive & First Ride
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2023
- The RockShox BoXXer has been making waves in the downhill MTB world since the first iteration appeared on racetracks over 25 years ago. With more UCI Downhill World Cups and World Championships being won on the BoXXer than any other fork, the all-new 2024 RockShox BoXXer has a lot to live up to! They've started strongly with 2 of the 4 2023 UCI Downhill World Championships titles being won on the new fork, but what makes them so good? Doddy decided to take a closer look at them, as well as fitting a set to Neil's Nukeproof Dissent DH bike so he could put them through their paces!
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This is the detailed video I was waiting for about the new Boxxer. Thanks so much Doddy. I can´t wait to get the new Vivid video from you guys!
Doddy you rock! Cheers from my bike cave in Mexico (Valle de Bravo) ... actually one that you liked a lot a couple of years ago. Eventually it transformed from my personal bike cave into our showroom for Antidote Bikes Distributor in Mexico. To be honest, your vids have been the greatest inspiration... Thanks!
Doddy nailed it! Absolutely top shelf production. Well done! Seeing the history build up to this newest model was interesting. I believe I had an earlier Boxxer on my 2003 Azonic Gravity but it may have been Marzocchi Shiver, but cannot find any old pics to know. Memory has faded a bit.
Sweet fork. Strange Alvin and the Chipmunks song during Neil's ride.
Awesome content! 🔥 Doddy is my favourite GMBN presenter!
Most professional by miles.
He is leaving
$3673.00NZD, I'm running out of limbs to sell😂
Keep bringing dh content!
Loving Doddy’s tech videos with a bit of history👌
Great video, Doddy, as always! Little remark though: DLC actually means Diamond Like Carbon, due to the diamond-like molecular structure of the carbon coating.
Gotta love getting shafted on price in the UK.
That's just mountain biking in general 🤣
Taken back control. Made our own laws. Immigrants out. Something something etc etc.
You voted for it, now you pay the price.
Nothing to do with Brexit we've always got ripped off on everything in the UK. Huge difference between US price v UK price especially when you factor in exchange rate.
@@Alan-75they voted way before Brexit by keeping the ineffective system focused on banking instead of real sector.
damn, the video production quality 🔥
always enjoy the enthusiasm Doddy that's how I know it's great tech
looks so beautiful ,i have boxxer 2021 its also awesome
I still have my original Boxxer that I got hand delivered from Rock Shox to our bike shop back when they were still in Santa Cruz.We were the first non pros to get them, before you could get one retail. A Massive six inches of travel! And Judy DH and DHO before that.
This fork makes me wanna build up a dh frame
Wooo Wwweee !! That is a beauty, give me !
I remember just like if it was yesterday when this thing was launched.
The thing is I was jealous 😂
Neil is a weapon on those weapons 😍 might have to build a DH 😅😂
The decals reminds me of the old boxxer before 2010
wow cool fork
#doddy and Anna. A question as old as mountain biking itself. Mixed wheel width for better grip. Is it better to run wider tires in the front. Say 2.6F / 2.4R? Or is it just confirmation bias?
Im guessing that you have also new Vivid on that bike. As far as I know Rockshox is the only manufacturer that has sag marking on their shocks and forks and that shock has those. It also has no graphics on it. I hope we get some kind of review of that shock in the future.
Hey can you turn the bleeder ports how do you use them as fox ones are push button how do these ones work ????
NO had one on my CF Demo8 When I Bought It and Ya 35mm forks dont CUT IT Sorry did one ride Swapped For a 2017 Mar 380 TI 😎 Proper DH Fork 😁
Great content, thank you! I have one of these in size 27.5 and I want to switch to 29.
I couldn’t find any official info, but from my research, you can absolutely do this because the lower legs between 27.5 and 29 are exactly the same, apart from the 27.5 having the axle part a bit higher up the leg to accomodate for the smaller wheel size. Anyone has any info on this?
Just goes to show the price's of things back when the tripple Judy XLC were a thing i bought them new for sure around £250 or £350 was 2001/2 long time ago but loved them they were amazing at the time! Graphite grey and a brozeish upper tube i just looked a set up i remember them being alot bigger at the time compared to looking at these but they were awesome id love to try these new Boxxers but at 2k i won't
Awesome video. Spoilt by music over the top of the bike going downhill. Wanted to any noise from the front forks.
I honestly thought the C-generation crowns looked great. The stanchion markings is a great feature, though.
This fork is so sexy, i will put it on my trail bike. 😊
Damn that intense M1 brings back memories
My next build will get the Boxxer Ultimate rc2.1. My Problem is the pricing
I want that new boxxer so bad...
Open bath still feels better than any cartridge system
I agree, my 2021 lyrik feels really smooth off the top
GCN needs to do a poll... I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of people don't refer to a single fork as a "pair" 😉
THE DON
It's really nice but I'm still waiting for a modern Marzocchi Super Monster
Sorry but can i reduce the travel on the fork?
13:53 that would almost make me sad, the sound of the suspension feels like a part of MTBing to me now
why the hell are there no coil forks anymore? they say coil shocks in the rear are for more traction, and that does not apply to the front of the bike? you need more or equal traction front to rear.
If you can ride a Zeeb at 190 mm of travel that’s about a pound and a half lighter, what’s the real advantage ?
it will break earlier than Boxxer and you might also be denied warranty, also you can't fit Zeb into straight 1,1/8" headtube.
pinkbike has very in deep review of this schock
Id convert to coils
Nice and affordable
What’s going on with the ‘ultimate’ sticker on the non-drive side, surely that’s upside down!
Somehow I get triggered to hear "the first/oldest/etc" especially when there are specific conditions apply. But hey, Boxxer is at least older than Marzocchi Bomber. However there is a catch though, as always with ultimative statements: Judy predates Boxxer, but had gaps in production, SID got available for public together with Boxxer and still in production too...
He did say production downhill for though, the Judy and Sid are XC forks.
oh actually he said production fork later on
Would love to buy it, but I can’t because there’s no fucking way you can find it online and they don’t sell it in person so
Years and years to change to 38mm...
Sponsored by Rockshox 😂
How come there so heavy. I'll stick to a proper dh fork. Manitou
the dorado is still the best fork of all the dh forks around, by far!
@@henryhartkor5580 you could get it tuned and it will be around the same price and be a lot better. Fox and rock shock are just trying to milk you for your money. Saying they made the forks better and all they did was put in a rubber o ring
It's over €500 (or 30%) more expensive in euros compared to USD (a bit under €1750 after exchanging).
yes -_-
well, good luck buying it for dollars in US and not including travel expences. Or ordering and not paying import fees. So much of a global economy😠
Pffft, try living over here on the other side of the globe. My Local bike shop has these for $3673.00NZD. You guy's have no idea what expensive means...
@@subohmcircus that's exactly 2k Euros, 300 cheaper than the price these forks are at German big retailers.
Why did they get Neil to ride it? Was he ever a DH racer? ;)
Yes,he was 👍
A very good one I might add
I thought he did enduro
@@DavidFoundCo I think it was XC.
@@HelplmAlive nah I think it was trials
Will watch later but I’m skeptical that they won’t give an honest review. They always seem to pull their punches instead of being honest.
Nearly $2k usd for it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Fox 40 is like 2200 so it's not that crazy. Pretty much market value.
@@WorkLessRideMore you can get Ohlins forks for a R1 motorcycle thst goes nearly 200mph for $2600 brand new. Bicycle part prices are outrageous for what you get.
An r1 would do the same top speed without any forks at all. Completely irrelevant. Forks on a road race bike have a much easier life and are only 120mm ish
@@Bally46 easier life? Lol. The forces the tire exerts alone are massive on the forks at high speeds.
@@WorkLessRideMore fox 40 is around 1800 in u.s. boxxer is around the same and ohlins dh38 is around 2300
How much! 🤯 bike industry basically telling everyone to bend over and take it. Extortionate prices.
I need it
These forks are so expensive I wish I could try these and some Fox 40s back to back before dropping $1800 on either.