Review: 2016 Fox 34 Float

[Plentipotential]

Or you could go with last years deal for GBP 430.00

[Iwan Kemp]

Is that a light on the downtube of the test bike? Why?

 

It's a Fly6 HD Camera / Tail Light combo. Easiest to mount all over the bike, easy to use and takes great video. Used to track suspension set up and performance. This is what the bike looks like on the day (Other cams / lights were removed for the shot)

 

[raptor-22]

System friction has been reduced to levels only ever read about. Making the 2016 FOX 34 buttery smooth all the way through its travel.

 

 

 

 

Can you please tell us at what temperature this was ascertained?

 

Butter is not very smooth at high and low temperatures......

 

 

 

Nice review and seems to bear out what I have found with the 2016 Float 32

[Iwan Kemp]

Can you please tell us at what temperature this was ascertained?

 

Butter is not very smooth at high and low temperatures......

 

 

Wine cellar room temperature

[raptor-22]

Ok I see.

Last question. Was the fork actually ridden? It's very clean for a tested mtb fork

[Iwan Kemp]

Ok I see.

Last question. Was the fork actually ridden? It's very clean for a tested mtb fork

 

Yes. I keep my stuff clean so it'll last longer and I show the same respect and care for review gear. Nothing that'll stop the flow of kit as quick as returning something in a beaten up state. 

 

I like review pics to show the gear. Ride pics can be muddy, dirty and fun.

[JXV]

Yes. I keep my stuff clean so it'll last longer and I show the same respect and care for review gear. Nothing that'll stop the flow of kit as quick as returning something in a beaten up state.

 

I like review pics to show the gear. Ride pics can be muddy, dirty and fun.

Raptor 22 there other reviews of this new fork that mention similar improvements in the feel and riding experience.

 

Not sure why you are taking Iwan on about his review. Your 'butter' comment borders on sarcasm and the latest one suggests that the reviewer wrote the review without actually riding the fork.

Edited July 20, 2015 by JXV

[raptor-22]

I don't know. I read these reviews and they all beautifully written .Iwan reviews well but I don't know him/her .

 

All these reviews read similarly with a smattering of personal taste thrown in.

 

So sorry to offend it's just like the doping saga you know, difficult to believe the bikes are actually ridden when they look like they rolled of a showroom floor.

[raptor-22]

Ps "buttery smooth " is not a concept I am familiar with. Smooth is though but buttery smooth is such a mtb cliché.

I've read about 5 reviews on this fork with similar clichés so it just makes one suspicious

[LazyTrailRider]

Raptor-22, if you had a look at my bikes you'd most likely also think they never see dirt.

 

Iwan's stuff is always meticulously maintained. I make my living ensuring that attention is paid to detail, some of us just roll like that.

[LazyTrailRider]

Ps "buttery smooth " is not a concept I am familiar with.

 

Sounds like butter can't melt in your mouth...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Ps "buttery smooth " is not a concept I am familiar with. Smooth is though but buttery smooth is such a mtb cliché.

I've read about 5 reviews on this fork with similar clichés so it just makes one suspicious

Not only in mtb. Road riding, automotive, industrial and so many more areas, including cooking where it originAtes from. I.e. adding butter to a sauce to make it smoother and more pleasing to the palate. Hence, buttery smooth

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Raptor-22, if you had a look at my bikes you'd most likely also think they never see dirt.

 

Iwan's stuff is always meticulously maintained. I make my living ensuring that attention is paid to detail, some of us just roll like that.

Which reminds me... the long term giant needs a wash.

[raptor-22]

Not only in mtb. Road riding, automotive, industrial and so many more areas, including cooking where it originAtes from. I.e. adding butter to a sauce to make it smoother and more pleasing to the palate. Hence, buttery smooth

 

 

Maybe on SABS channels yes. Velvety is more common. This butteryness doesn't have meaning. Doesn't seem to be in any official dictionary anyway.

 

So how much more buttery is the Fox 34 over the RS Pike? Or are they both buttery? What degree of buttery determines which is better?

 

Velvety would seem to be more tangible and consistent because what type of butter is being used for the simile?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Maybe on SABS channels yes. Velvety is more common. This butteryness doesn't have meaning. Doesn't seem to be in any official dictionary anyway.

 

So how much more buttery is the Fox 34 over the RS Pike? Or are they both buttery? What degree of buttery determines which is better?

 

Velvety would seem to be more tangible and consistent because what type of butter is being used for the simile?

Are you being deliberately obtuse, or is it just an unintended consequence?

 

Apparently the 34 has the same excellent small bump compliance as the pike, but in a slightly less stiff package. You should really be comparing the 34 to the Revelation though. Pike is a direct competitor to the 36, not the 34 (well, see below... got a bit muddled with the lyrik) even though there's some cross coverage.

 

Add to this... the lyrik has changed that a bit. So yes, comparison can be 34 to pike and 36 to lyrik.

Edited July 20, 2015 by Renaissance Man

[raptor-22]

Are you being deliberately obtuse, or is it just an unintended consequence?

 

Apparently the 34 has the same excellent small bump compliance as the pike, but in a slightly less stiff package. You should really be comparing the 34 to the Revelation though. Pike is a direct competitor to the 36, not the 34 (well, see below... got a bit muddled with the lyrik) even though there's some cross coverage.

 

Add to this... the lyrik has changed that a bit. So yes, comparison can be 34 to pike and 36 to lyrik.

huh