From the Top: Bob Fox

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Fox Factory founder Bob Fox holds the air-sprung shock that launched his company in the early '70's. The motocross bike behind him is the 500cc Maico that Bob raced while he was making prototype shocks in a friend's garage.

 

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The raw truth - why most of us are reluctant to flesh our ideas into tangible things - is that in the end, the knowledge gained through the creative process teaches us that we could have done it better. It is a bitter pill that must be swallowed in secret, because advertising the faults of our newborn accomplishments would surely damn them to failure. It is for this reason that the truly creative push forward and rarely peer over their shoulders to admire their handiwork.

- Anonymous

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Radically different from anything we'll see in the mountain bike world, Fox's long-stroke off-road racing shocks displace a huge volume of suspension fluid, so they utilize a number of bypass tubes welded to the outside of the damper tube. The bypass circuits are placed at different levels in order to make the damper position-sensitive. Each tube has its own adjustable valving. The two-stage spring is mounted to the suspension separately from the damper assembly. RC photo

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Mike Schultz talks to guests at the Fox Museum opening night beside his moto. Schultz lost most of his leg to a sledding accident and, after designing a Fox -suspended prostheses, returned to action sports. The leg is aluminum and carbon fiber, with a number of air-sprung articulating joints that recreate the feedback and feel of the lost appendage. Colin Meagher photo

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