Fox podium forks

[ozzybmx]

Has anyone who got the Gen2 or Gen3 seals had any more leaks?

My Podium bought in April this year has gen3 seals. Theres not even a oil dust ring at full travel. Dry as a bone.

On my Dorado, I was always careful not to spray the lowers with a hose when washing the bike as the slight oil residue on the stanchions gets washed on to the brake rotors, then onto the pads, making the front brake squeal.

 

[GoneRogue]

Where are these gen 3 seals?
I’ve only seen gen 2 which is fox part number 803-04-708.

 

[Pizzman]

No leaks since new on mine. Black diamonds and big air every ride.
I still think it’s magical on the trails.

 

[2supple]

Any riders ~175lbs (or more) on the Podium? Curious if the fork flex took any time to get used to. I definitely prefer a 38 over a 36 so the flex is my biggest fear on the Podium.

 

[ozzybmx]

Any riders ~175lbs (or more) on the Podium? Curious if the fork flex took any time to get used to. I definitely prefer a 38 over a 36 so the flex is my biggest fear on the Podium.

Yeah 90kg nekked so over 200lb ready to ride.

The flex is torsional flex (which I cant feel anyway), not stiffness. Some reviewers reckon it tracks better, so a deflection off a root or rock on the trail does not throw you off line.
Whereas stiffness, where the Podium is stiffer than a 38 is the lack of that noodley feel as you hit chunk on say a 34 or a 36 vs the 38.

I never thought I would say it but Fox have worked some magic in this fork... and Fox forks and I have not had a great history up until now.

In the past I have done Push spring conversions, Luftkappe, re shim, service once a month, even bought a full set of burnishing tools... expensive forks that do not reflect the price with performance have gave me the shizz forever. This Podium has broke that mould.

Dont get caught up in the fork setting either, many have said stock weight/pressure/clicks are basically spot on. I am 1 click further to a lighter weight on the settings and haven't touched it again. Have a look back at post #143 on the previous page, I'm still in the 80psi settings.

TLDR: If my bike was stolen tomorrow, first upgrade to the new bike would be a Podium.

 

[TonTonUB]

more or less out of topic, or transverse .
Fox podium start at 2695 grams (on Fox website). Single crown
the Dorado pro is 2970 grams (on manitou website). Dual crown

One being single crown, the other dual crown, they share the inverted design.

Wich would you choose, in the end, and why ?


edit :

And I’m even more curious to read feedback from someone who has tested both (and to know the type of riding or terrain involved).

Thanks.

 

[Pizzman]

more or less out of topic, or transverse .
Fox podium start at 2695 grams (on Fox website). Single crown
the Dorado pro is 2970 grams (on manitou website). Dual crown

One being single crown, the other dual crown, they share the inverted design.

Wich would you choose, in the end, and why ?


edit :

And I’m even more curious to read feedback from someone who has tested both (and to know the type of riding or terrain involved).

Thanks.

Dual Crown if you only descend fast and rough. Not every bike can accept dual crown. There is a possibility of losing some minor turn radius as DC have frame stops. Bad for tight slow trails. Good for precise, fast downhill.

Single crown for most people is just fine. A bit more flex can be fine, possibly even make riding more enjoyable for some.

I ride everywhere with SC. I’m on the fast side of fast. Therefore it seems DC is unnecessary for me. I have 0 issues on double black, steep, big drop, PNW descents with the Podium.

I would use DC if I only rode the bike DH. Or raced DH.

I have no experience on that Dorado fork…. But lots on other DC/USD setups.

 

[ozzybmx]

Fox podium start at 2695 grams (on Fox website). Single crown
the Dorado pro is 2970 grams (on manitou website). Dual crown

One being single crown, the other dual crown, they share the inverted design.

Wich would you choose, in the end, and why ?

And I’m even more curious to read feedback from someone who has tested both (and to know the type of riding or terrain involved).

Well that's a coincidence. My Ibis Oso has a 203mm Dorado Expert on it, though a few slight differences between it and the Pro model.

Ridden on trails for nearly 2 years it a bloody good fork and the main reason I went for a USD single crown.

The Expert version is about 3300g so its no lightweight, the Pro version is about 3000g but not 'ebike compatible'... why I'm not sure, maybe Google can tell you, might be the carbon stanchions but its good enough for UCI DHers to ride and hit 70ft RedBull hardline gaps ???

The dual crown is definitely restrictive but even tight uphill switchbacks are easily done with a bit of thought, with the rubber bumpers fitted and a fat carbon head tube on the Ibis, I had maybe had 45°-50° of steering in each direction. This takes a bit of getting used to.

The other thing is if your frame is rated for a dual crown. The Ibis standard is 155mm/170mm, then with a longer stroke rear shock it gets 170mm rear and in my case 203mm front. It does say its rated for a dual crown fork at 180mm max... oops.

Both forks are very plush and excellent forks, I would give the advantage to the Podium for the single crown and weight. With both you will need a 20mm axle boost front wheel. The Dorado also needs a DH stem and 1.5 to 1 1/8 reducer for straight steerer.
The advantage of the Dorado is you can go to 180mm/190mm/203mm whereas the Podium is 170mm max.

Heres a picture of the big boy, its a monster of a bike.