Components - Suspension

The X-Fusion Trace 36 HLR undercuts the competition in the long-travel, high performance 29er fork game...

It was a long and circuitous route to coil-sprung happiness - but when it arrived it was was more plush than 70s shag....

Many beautiful and well-loved bikes could be on the verge of extinction - all because the industry has abandoned forks with 1 1/8" steerer tubes...

Coil lovers rejoice, more updates from the yellow corner…

Fox update the 36 with the new GRIP2 damper and release a new 34 Step-Cast fork, while Marzocchi shows the new and impressive Z1 and 58 forks...

RockShox launches two new forks with 29er compatibility for the DH crowd.

Vorsprung expand their custom tuning program from the rear shock to the front, with Fractive compatibility for Fox FIT4 forks.

Performance gains as well as durability and service ease are among the claims Trek is making about Thru-Shaft shocks from Fox and RockShox...

The suspension master seems to appreciate the way Knolly has approached virtually every aspect of the Warden's kinematics...

The Mattoc Pro is more adjustable than the competition, offers solid performance and sells for hundreds of dollars less...

Custom tuned suspension goes a step further in Vorsprung's eyes. Get in deep with all of the new tech for their Tractive Tune Valving and more Luftkappes, because there can never be enough.

Coil Forks are as hot as Gwin's brakes at the Val Di Sole finish - but are we chasing something that no longer meets our needs...

A look at the installation process of a Push ACS3 coil conversion for the 2015-2018 Fox 36 Float or Talas...

Coil sprung forks, Boost adaptors for your old hubs, and drop-in fork tunes.

Unique details that stand out in a sea of similar products and services.

The system Marin and Polygon are using is so unlike other bikes that people mistake it for an e-bike - so let's take a look under the hood...

Trek has borrowed technology from Moto GP to eliminate the internal floating piston in rear shocks and (they claim) reduce hysteresis (lag)...

Suspension setup gets more complicated as suspension gets more sophisticated - thankfully we have Andre to rescue us...

A full breakdown of Manitou's premium 29+ fork as Andrew prepares to compare it to the basic Comp model on the Trek Stache.

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Most suspension bike builders will tell you how and why their system is best. Andre breaks right through the marketing BS to give you the answer...

Andre examines the subtleties of leverage ratio and how an air or coil shock performs on bikes with differing progressivity...

Andre digs into what impact the negative air spring, and in particular its volume, has on your suspension performance...

11 Months, 3 Bikes, 1 Fork Review. Conclusion: The Trace HLR has the adjustments, features, and ride quality of significantly more expensive forks.