We take a spin on Fox’s latest automatic suspension adjustment system. Fox Live Valve was the first product to bring automatic, on-the-fly suspension adjustment to mountain bikes. In 2018, when it launched, it was a wired system that relied on brands to produce bikes that could accommodate it. But now, the suspension giant has finally gone wireless with Fox Live Valve Neo. We headed out to Silverfish’s Fox Service Centre in Risca to put it to the test. How to set up your mountain bike suspension – suspension set-up explained
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As you might expect, an awful lot is going on under the hood with Fox’s latest Live Valve Neo so we’ll hand over to the news story for a deeper dive into the technology , but here’s a quick(ish) glance over what it’s all about. Although an incredibly complex bit of kit, it’s rather straightforward.
To get the biggest caveat out of the way, Live Valve Neo only adjusts the shock. Fox has chosen this route as the brand believes there’s not much efficiency to be gained to justify the extra complexity of hooking up both ends. However, there’s an awful lot of adjustment available to the user here, both through external dials on the shock itself and in Fox’s app. The latter allows for in-depth adjustment of the g-force transmitted to the wheels that’s needed […]
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