Öhlins Racing is expanding its footprint in the short-travel trail category with the launch of the brand’s latest MTB fork – a 140mm version of the Öhlins RXF34 m.2.
Chatting with representatives from five different suspension manufacturers about setup, preferred kinimatics, and technologies in other two-wheeled sports.
It seems clear that a significant number of Pinkbike users have had creaking fork issues, so we reached out to representatives from the major suspension manufacturers and tuning companies.
Öhlins has launched their own series of home service videos alongside a new range of spare parts kits to make it easier for riders to service their own suspension.
Jason Chamberlain from Specialized and Torkel Sintorn from Ohlins discuss how data has been used to help design better bikes, how it’s used today by people like Loic Bruni to get their bike set up for ultimate performance, and where data acquisition might be heading in the future.
Ohlins have released a stop ride / stop sale safety recall on the RFX 36 29/27.5 and RXF 34 air fork spec'ed on the 2017 Stumpjumper, Enduro and Fuse and the 2018 Stumpjumper, Enduro and Turbo Levo. UPDATED with comment from Ohlins & Specialized.
We caught up with key members of the Öhlins' mountain bike department to find out how they approach suspension, where the market is heading and what you can expect from the Swedish company in the future.
Here's why Specialized's Loic Bruni and Jared Graves, along with the rest of their World Cup DH and EWS roster, will be racing on Öhlins suspension this year.