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Fox Racing Shox is a brand of offroad-racing suspension components founded by Geoff Fox's brother, Bob Fox. Fox Racing Shox was originally owned by Moto-X Fox. In 1977 Bob's division split out as a separate company called Fox Factory. [2] A Fox Head store at the Hayuelos Mall in Bogotá, Colombia. In July 2006, Fox Racing decided to change its ...
In 1974, Bob Fox ran a small business distributing suspension components for motocross bikes with his brother Geoff. In 1977, [1] the company split into what became Fox Racing (later Fox Head Inc.) under Geoff Fox, and Bob Fox's Fox Racing Shox parts production company, Fox Factory. A holding company, Fox Factory Holding, was established in ...
He developed heat sinks for Koni shock absorbers to lower oil temperatures and then in 1974 he designed a shock absorber for the company that became Fox Racing Shox. He then established his own company Dynamic Enterprises which became Simons Inc. developing pneumatic upgrade kits for suspension forks.
SVT fitted the Raptor with Fox Racing internal bypass shocks with external reservoirs, [3] allowing for 11.2 inches of front suspension travel, and 12.1 inches in the rear. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] To accommodate the long-travel suspension design, the rear leaf springs and the front upper and lower A-arms were redesigned, with SVT widening the track by ...
Suspension and damping duties are handled by one or two shock absorbers per wheel, usually consisting of one coil-over and one by-pass shock. [11] Fox Racing Shox, [12] Bilstein, [13] and King Shocks [14] are popular among competitors. Tires are typically 39 inches (99 cm) tall or larger on 17-inch (43 cm) lightweight alloy wheels.
Forks designed for XC racing are typically lighter, less robust and have less suspension travel than those designed for rougher terrain and more extreme conditions. Popular makers of suspension forks include Cannondale, Fox, SR Suntour, Manitou, Marzocchi, and RockShox. [7]