How does the Fox 40 Float Fork perform on downhill trails. What makes it the winningest fork in World Cup racing. Is it suitable for non-professional riders. What are the key features and adjustments of the Fox 40 Float Fork.
The Legacy of the Fox 40 Float Fork
The Fox 40 Float Fork has established itself as a dominant force in the world of downhill mountain biking. Its reputation precedes it, with an impressive track record of victories in the DH World Cup circuit. In 2016 alone, riders using the Fox 40 claimed victory in all but one race, showcasing its unparalleled performance at the highest levels of competition.
Rachel Atherton’s clean sweep of the women’s class aboard a Fox 40 further solidified its status as the go-to fork for elite riders. However, the true test of this fork’s versatility lies in its performance for riders who may not be pushing the limits at World Cup speeds.
Technical Specifications and Design Features
The Fox 40 Float Fork boasts impressive specifications that cater to the demands of downhill riding:
- Travel: 203 mm
- Wheel size: 27.5″
- Stanchions: 40 mm
- Axle to crown: 594 mm
- Offset: 52 mm
- Weight: 2735g
Available for both 26″ and 27.5″ wheels, the Fox 40 is exclusively offered as a “Factory” level fork. This means every Fox 40 comes equipped with Kashima coated legs, a FIT damper, and the Float air spring, ensuring top-tier performance across the board.
Chassis Construction
The Fox 40’s chassis is a testament to thoughtful engineering. The crowns and lowers are forged and then precisely machined to remove excess material, striking a balance between weight savings and maintaining the fork’s renowned stiffness. Unlike some competitors, the Kashima coated stanchions maintain a consistent diameter throughout their length, enhancing compatibility with various frame designs.
Axle System
The wheel attaches via a standard, bolt-on 20 mm axle. This system offers several advantages:
- Replaceable fittings for cost-effective repairs
- Enhanced security compared to quick-release systems
- Reliable performance with fewer potential failure points
Air Spring Technology: The Heart of Performance
The Fox 40’s air spring, housed in the left leg, shares its fundamental design with Fox’s 34 and 36 forks. This system incorporates several key features that contribute to its exceptional performance:
Automatic Negative Chamber Equalization
A bypass port at the top of the fork’s travel automatically equalizes the negative air chamber. This innovative design results in:
- A supple initial stroke for enhanced small-bump sensitivity
- Prevention of fork top-out, ensuring smooth transitions
Linear Stroke with Tunable Progression
The large volume of the 40’s air chamber delivers an impressively linear stroke. However, riders can fine-tune the fork’s progression using volume reducers that attach to the underside of the top cap. This allows for a customizable ride feel, from linear to highly progressive, accommodating various riding styles and terrain types.
Low Operating Pressure
The Fox 40 operates at relatively low air pressures, which offers a significant advantage:
- Minimized stiction associated with tight seals
- Enhanced small-bump sensitivity and overall plushness
FIT Damper: Precision Control and Consistency
The Fox 40’s FIT damper is a cornerstone of its performance, offering a range of adjustments to dial in the perfect ride:
- Rebound adjustment
- High-speed compression adjustment
- Low-speed compression adjustment
Bladder-Based Damping System
The FIT damper utilizes a bladder system to manage oil displacement during compression. This design offers several advantages over open bath or floating piston systems:
- Minimized total oil volume, reducing overall weight
- Contained oil within the damper unit for improved cleanliness
- Reduced air contact with oil, minimizing cavitation
These features combine to produce more consistent damping characteristics and improved overall performance.
On-Trail Performance: From World Cup to Weekend Warrior
While the Fox 40’s World Cup pedigree is undeniable, its performance for non-professional riders is equally impressive. Right out of the box, the fork delivers a smooth and controlled ride, feeling like a race-ready product from the first pedal stroke.
Adjustability and Tuning
One of the Fox 40’s standout features is its high degree of adjustability. Riders can quickly and easily alter the fork’s performance characteristics through:
- Basic compression settings
- Air pressure adjustments
- Air volume tuning
This level of customization allows riders of all skill levels to optimize the fork for their specific needs and riding style.
Comparison to Competitors
While the Fox 40 Float Fork stands out in many areas, it’s important to consider how it compares to other high-end downhill forks on the market. Some key points of comparison include:
RockShox Boxxer
- The Boxxer features a Maxle Lite DH axle system, which is quicker to operate but potentially less secure than the Fox 40’s bolt-on axle
- Both forks offer high-level performance, with the choice often coming down to personal preference and brand loyalty
BOS Idylle and Marzocchi 380
- These forks feature relieved stanchions between the crowns, which can limit compatibility with some frame designs
- The Fox 40’s straight stanchions offer greater versatility in this regard
Is the Fox 40 Float Fork Right for You
Determining whether the Fox 40 Float Fork is the right choice for your downhill setup depends on several factors:
Riding Style and Skill Level
Do you primarily ride downhill or are you looking for a fork that can handle occasional bike park days. The Fox 40 excels in dedicated downhill applications but may be overkill for riders who only occasionally tackle extreme terrain.
Budget Considerations
With an MSRP of $1,699, the Fox 40 represents a significant investment. Are you willing to pay a premium for top-tier performance and adjustability. For serious downhill enthusiasts, the cost may be justified by the fork’s exceptional performance and durability.
Compatibility
Does your frame and wheel size match the Fox 40’s specifications. Ensure that your bike can accommodate this fork before making a purchase decision.
Maintenance and Long-Term Reliability
While the review period of four months doesn’t provide a comprehensive look at long-term durability, the Fox 40 Float Fork has a reputation for reliability when properly maintained. Consider the following aspects of fork care:
Regular Service Intervals
How often should you service the Fox 40 Float Fork. Fox recommends:
- Lower leg service every 30 hours of riding
- Full rebuild annually or every 100 hours of riding, whichever comes first
Kashima Coating Durability
The Kashima coating on the stanchions is known for its durability and low-friction properties. With proper care, it can maintain its performance characteristics for an extended period.
Replacement Parts Availability
Fox’s widespread popularity ensures that replacement parts and service components are readily available, making long-term ownership and maintenance more manageable.
Optimizing Performance: Tips and Tricks
To get the most out of your Fox 40 Float Fork, consider the following tips:
Sag Setting
How much sag should you run on the Fox 40. A general guideline is 25-30% of total travel, but this can be adjusted based on personal preference and riding style.
Volume Spacers
Experimenting with volume spacers can significantly alter the fork’s progression. Start with the recommended number and adjust based on your experience with bottom-out resistance and mid-stroke support.
Compression Tuning
Fine-tune your high and low-speed compression settings based on the terrain you’re riding. Steeper, more technical trails may benefit from increased low-speed compression, while high-speed compression can be adjusted to manage bigger hits and landings.
The Fox 40 Float Fork continues to set the standard for downhill mountain biking performance. Its combination of advanced technology, precise adjustability, and race-proven design make it a top choice for riders seeking the ultimate in front suspension. While its premium price point may give some pause, the Fox 40’s capabilities on the trail speak for themselves, offering a level of performance that can elevate any downhill riding experience.
Fox 40 Float Fork Review
Fox 40 Float Fork
Fox 40 Float
Travel: 203 mm
Wheel size: 27.5”
Stanchions: 40 mm
Axle to crown: 594 mm
Offset: 52 mm
Weight : 2735g
Reviewer: 5’9” 155lbs
Duration of Test: About 4 months
Locations Tested: Montana, Idaho, British Columbia
MSRP: $1,699
Intro
The Fox 40 needs no introduction – it’s been the winningest fork on the DH World Cup circuit for quite a few years running. In 2016, the winner of all but one race was riding a 40, and notably, Rachel Atherton took a clean sweep of the season aboard a 40 in the women’s class. There is absolutely no question that the 40 has the chops to win races.
So going into this review, I knew that the 40 was a great fork, but I was more interested to see how I got along with it at a non World Cup pace. Because let’s be honest, not many of us are pushing any of our equipment to the limits that Gwin, Hart, or Atherton are.
Chassis
The 40 is available for both 26” and 27.5” wheels, and is built around the fork’s namesake 40 mm stanchions. The 40 is only available as a “Factory” level fork, meaning that every 40 has Kashima coated legs, a FIT damper, and the Float air spring.
The crowns and lowers on the 40 are forged and then relieved of excess material to save weight. Fox didn’t go overboard in whittling away metal though, which keeps the fork plenty stiff. The Kashima coated stanchions are also straight throughout their length; they don’t have a relieved portion between the crowns like the BOS Idylle or Marzocchi 380 forks. This makes the 40 more adaptable to different frames – I’ve run into issues fitting the Idylle to bikes with short headtubes.
Noah Bodman on the Fox 40 Float Fork, Whistler, BC.
The wheel is attached with a standard, bolt on 20 mm axle. The fittings are replaceable, so if you strip one or cross thread it, you’ve only made a $5 mistake, not a $200+ one.
While the 40’s bolt on axle isn’t quite as quick as Rockshox’s Maxle Lite DH that comes on the Boxxer, I prefer the axle on the 40 – it’s more secure, and there’s less to go wrong with it.
Air Spring
The 40’s air spring, housed in the left leg, shares its basic design with the Fox 34 and 36 forks. A bypass port at the top of the fork’s travel automatically equalizes the negative air chamber, which makes for a supple initial stroke and prevents the fork from topping out.
The large volume of the 40’s air chamber makes for an impressively linear stroke, which can be tuned with volume reducers that attach the the underside of the top cap. Despite its linear nature, with maximum volume reducers (7) installed the 40 becomes quite progressive. The most I ever ran was 5 in whistler, where I was looking for better bottom out resistance. It’s also worth noting that the 40 runs on relatively low pressure, which helps minimize stiction associated with tight seals.
FIT Damper
The 40’s FIT damper offers rebound as well as high and low speed compression adjustments. Both compression adjustments are found on top of the fork’s right leg, with the rebound knob at the bottom of the leg. The rebound knob is protected by a cap, which keeps it from getting gummed up with dirt, and also protects it in a crash.
The FIT damper is based around a bladder system, which keeps the oil contained within the unit. As the fork compresses, oil is displaced and needs somewhere to go. Some forks handle this with an open bath; the oil is just sloshing around inside the fork, and there’s plenty of room in there for oil displacement. Other forks use a floating piston that can move out of the way as oil is displaced.
The 40 handles that displacement with a bladder that can expand. When the fork is fully extended, the FIT bladder is “deflated.” As the fork compresses and oil is displaced, it fills the bladder like a balloon. This bladder system is generally similar to that used in Rockshox’s Charger damper.
The FIT bladder damper has a number of advantages over open bath or floating piston systems. The bladder system minimizes the total oil volume in the system (which saves weight), it keeps the oil contained within the damper unit (which keeps the oil cleaner), and it keeps the oil away from air (which minimizes cavitation). All of those things are designed to produce a better fork with more consistent damping characteristics.
The Ride
Right out of the box, the 40 feels smooth and controlled. While the fork broke in a bit over the next few rides, it felt like a nicely finished, race ready product right from the get go.
In fussing around with the fork’s settings and adjustments, it became clear pretty quickly that the 40 is very adjustable. Between the basic compression settings, the air pressure, and the air volume adjustments, it’s pretty quick and easy to dramatically alter how the fork rides.
Of course, the 40 isn’t unique in having those adjustments – a few other forks have separate high and low speed compression adjustments as well as air chamber adjustments.
But I was pretty impressed how easily and how significantly I could change the fork’s behavior. Without wading into changing oil weights or messing around inside the damper, I could tune the fork for completely different situations in under 5 minutes.
As an example, my first week or so on the fork was at Whistler, and I tend to prefer a much stiffer fork that can handle the hard hits that Whistler tends to dish out. So in Whistler, I ran the fork relatively stiff with a lot of volume reducers to handle big hits without bottoming out harshly. But back at the local bike park in Whitefish where the trails are a bit flatter and less technical, I softened the fork up, took out some volume reducers, and mostly used the high speed compression adjustment to address bigger hits. It’s a night and day difference in how the fork rides, and it was easy as pie to make the changes.
Interestingly, regardless of how I set up the compression settings on the 40, I found that the fork worked best for me with the rebound set a little slower than I would on most other forks.
Slowing down the rebound helped the fork feel a bit more planted, but it still didn’t seem prone to packing up.
Aside from the ease of adjustability, the defining characteristic of the 40 is really that the chassis is very, very stiff. I’m completely comfortable calling it the stiffest DH fork on the market.
Noah Bodman on the Fox 40 Float Fork, Whistler, BC.
Fork stiffness is something of a debate – pretty much everyone agrees that fore-aft stiffness is good, but plenty of people argue that a bit of torsional flex is actually a good thing. The argument is essentially that a reasonable amount of torsional flex allows the front wheel to track around obstacles rather than being deflected by them. The flipside of that argument is essentially that extra torsional flex makes the bike’s steering a bit less precise.
Having ridden both flexier forks and stiffer forks, my take is really that both have their benefits in certain situations. More importantly, I find that on any given trail, I’ll find situations where a stiff fork is preferable, and other situations where I think a bit more flex would be beneficial.
Due to its stiffness, the 40 is a very precise fork – it goes exactly where you point it. This is great at higher speeds, but it’s also noticeably easier to force the fork through slower technical sections – it never gets flexed off line by an errant root or rock. On the other hand, there were a few rocky minefields where I did feel like I’d get bounced off rocks that a flexier fork might have just wiggled past. On the whole, I prefer a stiffer fork to a flexier one – the situations where a stiff fork is beneficial seem to outweigh the situations where it isn’t, but I can also see how other riders might come to a different conclusion.
It’s also worth noting that, at least with upright forks, torsional stiffness and fore-aft stiffness tend to go hand in hand, and the 40’s stiffness is clearly a benefit when it comes to smashing into bumps straight on. The fork doesn’t flex much, which means the fork’s movement isn’t inhibited by flex-induced friction in the bushings. It also means that the fork retains its composure while bashing through hub-deep holes while on the brakes.
In those situations, the suspension works like it’s supposed to, whereas some flexier forks noticeably bind up and become a lot less smooth.
The point of any suspension fork is really to absorb bumps and help the front wheel maintain traction, and in that regard, the 40 does exactly what it needs to. Some forks, like the Bos Idylle feel extremely active – they use their travel very easily. In terms of smoothing out the trail, this is great, but they give up a little ground in terms of support. An extremely active fork like the Bos is a bit less composed in hard compressions and corners.
To put it another way, some forks use most of their travel, most of the time. The 40, on the other hand, uses no more of its travel than is absolutely necessary. Even with the fork set up relatively soft and without a lot of compression damping, it still feels like the 40 is very judicious in its use of travel.
That trait, combined with the 40’s stiffness makes the fork a bit less comfortable – particularly early in the season when my hands and forearms aren’t quite in shape, the 40 takes more of a toll on my body.
But that reduction in comfort comes with a significant gain in the bike’s composure – the 40 never feels wallowy or mushy – it just feels like it wants to go fast.
NEXT: Maintenance and Durability, Comparisons, Etc.
2021 Fox 40 Fork Review
While the new damper doesn’t have as wide a range of high-speed compression adjustment as the old one, it does feel notably less spiky with the HSC adjuster turned up considerably. Remember what I said before about preloading a spring — in most forks, cranking up the high-speed compression adjuster preloads the valve, which increases the force needed to get it to open in the first place, but has less effect when going from partially to fully open. I think the addition of VVC to the high-speed compression circuit is overall going to be an improvement for most riders, but folks looking for a very firm HSC tune are likely going to be left wanting a re-valve. But, of course, those same people would likely be better served by re-valving the prior generation (or most other) forks as well, instead of cranking the adjusters and dealing with the compromises that entail.
As I alluded to before, the reduced-offset options on the 2021 40 are a big step in the right direction, but I wish that the 27.5” fork (which I’ve been using) got some even shorter options. The shortest offset available, 44 mm, is about as low as I can imagine wanting on the 29” fork, but my preference would be to go shorter still for 27.5” wheels. Bear in mind that 44 mm is the long offset option for the 27.5”-wheeled Fox 36 and 38.
Unfortunately, the 44mm-offset crowns weren’t available for our testing, but I was still able to experiment with going shorter than the stock 48 mm, first by using a set of crowns off the prior-generation fork (which nets 41 mm total offset) and then also by using the Mojo MORC 40 crowns that I mentioned earlier, which produce either 38 or 33 mm of offset, depending on which position they’re run in. I’ll grant that 33 mm of offset is ridiculous. With that little offset, the steering becomes floppy, and straightening the bars back out on the exit of a corner becomes a chore.
I don’t have a clear preference between running the Fox 40 at 38 or 41 mm of offset, but that’s more in the range I’d like to be in, and unquestionably find an offset figure in that ballpark to be an improvement over the stock 48 mm option. Running the offset significantly shorter than the stock 48 mm calms the steering down considerably at speed, and makes the bike feel more stable without feeling unduly sluggish. For a fork that’s specifically meant to be run on very long, very slack bikes that are predominantly focused on going downhill very quickly, I strongly feel that a relatively short offset feels more in keeping with the handling characteristics of these sorts of bikes.
[And again, our Fork Offset 101 article goes into much greater depth on the subject if you’re curious about more specifics.]
I wish Fox had taken an approach a bit more similar to what RockShox does with the Boxxer — their competitor to the 40 — which comes in 36 and 46 mm offset for the 27.5” fork, and 46 and 56 mm for the 29er.
This is accomplished with just two total sets of crowns. The 29er lowers have 10 mm more offset than the 27.5” ones, and thus the same “short” and “long” offset crowns produce different offsets for the different wheel sizes. It’s great that Fox decided to offer four different crowns for those inclined to experiment with offset, but the range of offsets that they provide would be more usable on the 27.5” fork if it were shifted shorter. Increasing the offset in the 29” fork’s lowers (which are already a separate part anyway) and then shortening the crown offsets to match would keep the same offset range for the 29er fork, while shortening the 27.5” one into what I would consider a more usable range. I find it very hard to imagine that anyone wants a 56mm-offset 27.5” DH fork, but I’d certainly welcome shorter than 44 mm myself.
Apart from the greater offset than I’d prefer though, the new 40 is an excellent fork. While the changes Fox has applied to the 2021 model don’t hugely change the on-trail performance compared to the prior model, a number of refinements have proven to be subtle improvements, and the end product is impressive.
2012 FOX 40 FIT RC2 – Sick Lines – mountain bike reviews, news, videos
Words: Jason Nixon
2012 FOX 40 FIT RC2 (click to enlarge)
When it comes time to purchase a downhill mountain bike fork, most people have Fox’s 40 on their short list. For 2012 Fox has made quite a few tweaks to their 40 RC2 fork that should help bump it up your list if you’re in the market for a new fork.
MSRP:
$1600.00 USD
Featuring 8in (203mm) of travel out of the box, the Fox 40 FIT RC2 is FOX’s premiere downhill fork offering. Axle to crown measurement is 571mm at 8in of travel. Available in white or black diamond (as pictured here).
Purple and Green springs included with installed Blue Titanium spring (click to enlarge
Out of the box, the Fox 40 FIT RC2 fork comes with the fork as well as two springs in addition to a blue stock TI spring already installed. A 4 bolt style boxxer direct mount stem can be bolted to the crown or you can use a conventional 1 1/8″ stem.
FOX 40 preload adjuster (click to enlarge)
The stock spring is Titanium (Blue) and is suggested for riders roughly 150-180lbs. A purple steel spring is included for riders 120-150lbs as well as a green spring for 180-210lb riders. Additional springs are available to purchase for even lighter riders (black) or heavier riders (yellow). A preload knob is located on top of the left leg that allows you to dial in the preload externally.
If you’re looking or a quick rundown on the Fox 40 RC2, check out the video with Jim Noonan to learn the highlights of what they improved on.
Video:
In 2011, they added Kashima to their stanchions to improve the performance and debris shedding. 2012 sees an even more improved Kashima coating.
Learn about Kashima in the video
2012 sees a darker Kashima finish, coated in Japan, that is quite a bit more darker gold in nature.
In addition to Kashima, they’ve also updated seals with new SKF seals that help reduce the stiction as well as improving on the FIT damper.
2012 Fox 40 Kashima (click to enlarge)
SKF Fork Seals
Fox has been working with SKF in Italy to develop new fork seals that are smoother and offer less friction. FOX wanted to improve the feel and performance of their products even more (much like what they did with Kashima coating last year). Lower friction for better performance and response. This new partnership has led to some great developments for Fox in their seal technology. These new SKF seals will be on all the 2012 forks from FOX all the way down to even their Evolution line. The seals are also able to be installed on any of FOX’s previous forks if you want some of the benefits of the 2012 line.
Combine these new seals with Kashima coat and we feel riders get a much better product.
The FIT damper has seen some revisions to improve the functionality.
With the FIT design, it allows damping fluid to remain clean and isolated. This helps improve reliabilty as well as performance. In 2011 the compression adjusters moved to the top of the stanchion on the 40 RC2 and the rebound to the bottom of the right leg. This has carried over to 2012 again.
FOX 40 lowers and rebound protective knob (click to enlarge)
Rebound knob accessible once cover is removed (click to enlarge)
Fox 40 RC2 crown (click to enlarge)
The location of the hi and low speed compression adjusters on top of the stanchion allow for easy adjustment on the trail. Previous FOX 40’s had the compression on the lower part of the leg which wasn’t as handy for trail side tuning.
Learn more about the FIT Damper in the video below:
In previous year’s the Fox 40 RC2 external compression adjustments didn’t feel quite as wide as the range of adjustment in our 2012 Fox 40 RC2. Each dial still offers smooth actuation out of the box and gives feedback in a positive click.
Fox 40 FIT RC2 compression dials (click to enlarge)
The axle is a simple system of pinch bolts on both sides with an axle. It works well enough and leaves no question to proper installation at the end of the day. I found the axle removal can be a little awkward at times to remove as the axle doesn’t have a lip to help grab onto on removal.
On some bikes, the lower FOX crown itself can come into contact with some frame down tubes. While I think bike manufacturers should ensure compatibility with the fork, Fox’s lower crown could be revised to help alleviate this as well. While on the topic of possible improvments , the fork bumpers i’ve found can twist especially after they’ve been used a bit. It would be nice to see these bumpers improved more so that they stay in place better on bikes that don’t utilize integrated bumpers.
The Fox 40 still utilizes a IS mount for the brake. A 160mm front IS adapter is used to work with a 203mm rotor. If you’re looking to run a smaller rotor, you can’t at this time.
FOX40 FIT RC2 on Devinci Wilson (click to enlarge)
The 2012 Fox 40 offers a good range of damping and the additional improvements to the Kashima coating and SKF seals make it an even better fork in our experience. The chassis is stiff and helps hold lines in the roughest of conditions.
We installed our Fox 40 on our Devinci Wilson that we reviewed awhile back and have framed some thoughts as well on the fork for you all.
Fox 40 RC2 (click to enlarge)
I personally like how Fox has continually updated the 40 series essentially building upon a good blueprint. The 40 offers good damping adjustment to sit in its travel without sitting to low in its travel. It holds up well in corners and maintains a good ride height as well. Some spring noise was noticed but not a deal breaker by any means. The Fox 40 also offers more turning radius than a boXXer in comparison so while it might seem like a small point, it helps maneuver the bike in tight terrain if you compare the Fox against other forks back to back.
Hybrid Air setup on the Session 9.9
Trek’s Session 9.9 has a revised Fox 40 that includes what they’re calling Hybrid air that I think could be beneficial for future FOX users but isn’t available at this time for consumers who don’t purchase a new Session. Fox 40 RC2 Hybrid air is a system that Trek worked on with Fox that allows the user to add air to adjust the spring rate in greater precision in conjunction with the titanium coil inside.
Weights:
- Our 2012 Fox 40 FIT RC2 weighed in at 3245.2g
Conclusion:
Overall the Fox 40 RC2 has proven to be a reliable fork for us. It’s a stiff fork, stays up well in its travel, and has a wide range of adjustability. It isn’t the lightest fork out there but certainly isn’t excessively heavy when you consider that it is a coil fork. The FOX 40 FIT RC2 offers a lot of small improvements for 2012 that translate into a very solid overall fork. Put it on your list of forks to try out if you haven’t already.
2012 Fox 40 FIT RC2 (click to enlarge)
Fox 40 Mini Pealess Whistle
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- 3-chamber pealess design. Sound power: 109dB
- The Fox 40 Mini whistle is a smaller, more compact, and shriller version of the Classic Whistle
- Wet or dry, this dependable, durable lifeguard whistle provides unmatched safety
- The Fox 40 has no pea to collect dirt and bacteria
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The Fox 40 Mini Whistle comes in a variety of colors to match any style and design of uniform. You can also get different colors for different lifeguards so they know which whistle is theirs. Best of all, without the pea that many whistles contain, this one will stay cleaner and dry more quickly, leading to fewer concerns about bacteria.
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Best MTB forks (Double Crown and Single Crown Options Included)
When talking about mountain bike forks, there are two main groups that forks can fall into: single and double crown forks. Double crown forks attach both above and below the head tube, hence the name double crown.
Single crowns mount only below the headtube, meaning that they can be made far lighter, are more manoeuvrable but are less stiff. In general, double crown forks are limited to downhill bikes due to their weight and subsequent difficulty to manoeuvre and pedal. Single crown forks have a much wider application, across disciplines from cross-country to enduro with varying sizes for each purpose.
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For this article, by ‘best’ I’ll look at travel, thickness of the stanchions and price of most major brands’ top-of-the-range forks.
Double Crown Fork
RockShox Fork BoXXer Ultimate Charger2.1 RC2 – 27.5″ Boost 20×110 200mm Red, 36 Offset DebonAir (ZipTie Fender, 2 Btm Tokens, Star nut & Maxle Stealth) C2
Source: planetcyclery.com
First up is the RockShox BoXXer, coming in at $1699. The BoXXer is RockShox’ largest and most rugged fork. It accommodates both 27.5 and 29 inch wheels and comes with 180, 190 or 200 millimetres of vertical travel.
The stanchions have a 35mm diameter, which isn’t as large as those on some competitors’ models. It has external adjustment for both high and low speed compression and uses a token system to manage ramp-up. It weighs just over two and a half kilos on the 27.5”, 200mm model.
The RockShox Maxima Plush fluid claims to silence annoying damper noise, and the new Charger 2.
1 damper claims to “reduce hand fatigue and fight unwanted friction”.
MRP Bartlett Dual Crown Air Fork (Black) (27.5″) (15 x 110mm) (49mm Offset) (180mm)
Source: nashbar.com
Next is the MRP Bartlett fork, coming in at $1212.99. The Bartlett can accommodate a 27.5 or 29 inch wheel just like the BoXXer, but is only available at 170, 180 and 190 millimetre travel. Subsequently, it weighs ~100g less than the BoXXer, at just under two and a half kilos in the 27.5”, 190mm configuration.
The stanchions are 35mm however only low speed compression can be adjusted externally. Ramp up is controlled externally however, not with tokens that have to be added inside the fork.
The MRP Bartlett can accommodate a 180 millimetre brake rotor and comes with all of the parts required to reduce or increase the travel, as the fork is designed not only for downhill but instead using the “dual-crown design [to] provide space efficiency over a single-crown” which they claim allows for a longer travel despite having a shorter axle to crown length than a single crown fork.
Fox 40 Float Factory GRIP2 2021 Fork
Source: winstanleysbikes.co.uk
Next is the FOX 40 Float fork. Fox’ largest fork comes in at nearly £1900, which is over $2600 dollars. The fork boasts 203mm of travel and 40mm stanchions. The fork also weighs around 2.8 kilograms, which is far heavier than the prior two forks.
High and low speed compression can be adjusted externally as well as both high and low speed rebound, which is a feature often grouped into one on other manufacturers’ forks.
The fox fork is far heavier than other brands, but is larger than other forks, whilst sporting the ability to fit a massive 230 millimetre brake rotor where others may fall shorter of that.
Emerald – DVO Suspension
Source: dvosuspension.com
Next is the DVO suspension Emerald inverted double crown fork. The DVO uses an uncommon approach by placing the station at the bottom of the fork, rather than having it at the top like other manufacturers.
The fork boasts 203mm just like the FOX 40 but has 36mm stanchions, larger than the BoXXer but smaller than the Fox 40.
The DVO Emerald also has a unique tuning system, where the negative spring can be preloaded to provide ramp up separately from the air pressure in the fork. For example, a light rider can run low pressure but reduce the ‘OTT’ (off the top) adjustment to keep the fork from sagging or reduce it to have a more linear travel. The DVO is also listed as costing ~$1500 – $2250, however I have found it to cost £1040 ($1450)
Conclusion
Overall, there are two major competitors in double crown fork production: RockShox with the BoXXer and Fox with the 40 Float. Both are top of the range, high performance forks, with the Fox 40 taking home the first UCI world cup women’s race with Camille Balanche at Leogang this year, and the BoXXer taking home the men’s race with Troy Brosnan. Overall, I would personally be inclined to buy the RockShox BoXXer due to its weight savings and cost savings, being almost $1000 less than the Fox 40 whilst evidently still being a very competitive fork.
Single Crown Fork
Fox Racing 38 Float Performance Elite Fork – 27.5
Source: evo.com
The First fork is the Fox 38 float, with its main draw being its massive 38mm stanchions, much larger than most double crown downhill forks. These wide stanchions give it a very stiff feel and give it a beefy look.
The 170mm travel makes it perfect for rough trails whilst not being cumbersome like a longer alternative or a double crown fork. It weighs just under 2200 grams and can accommodate huge 3 inch tyres and 230mm rotors.
The fox 38 has a lot of external adjustment, with high and low speed compression and high and low speed rebound too. This gives the rider greater control over the fork to give the perfect feel.
The fork is very smooth, aided by the floating axles and that aforementioned stiffness holding the fork straight through its travel. The fork is available on evo.com for $1,149, the most expensive fork on the site.
RockShox ZEB Ultimate Charger 2.1 RC2 Fork – 27.5″
Source: evo.com
The second fork is the Fox 38s direct competitor, released in response to Fox’s new fork: the RockShox ZEB ultimate. The fork is available from 160 – 190mm in 10mm increments. The forks also have an e-bike specific model called just the ZEB.
It uses 38mm stanchions just like the Fox, giving it amazing stiffness. It is over 20% stiffer than their other flagship fork, the Lyrik. It has additional negative air volume, which makes it resemble a downhill fork in it’s feel. It comes in both 27.5 and 29 inch sizes and is available for $999, $150 less than Fox’s counterpart.
You can adjust high and low speed compression, however rebound is concentrated to one adjustment. The fork accepts tokens to adjust ramp up (when the fork stiffens throughout its travel.) The fork weighs almost 2300 grams, so 100g more than the fox 38. It can accept 3.2” tyres, and a year more warranty than the Fox 38.
Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Coil Fork – 27.5″
Source: evo.com
Next up is the Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Coil fork. The Marzocchi Bomber shares some of the main chassis with the fox 36, so has stanchions 2mm thinner than the 38 and the ZEB. It boasts a Fox Grip damper but with is coil sprung instead.
If you want a coil spring, this is one of the highest end options. The coil system is suited best for high travel forks as it provides a perfectly smooth travel throughout it’s entire travel. The disadvantage of a coil fork is that the spring must be replaced to truly tune it to the rider’s weight unlike an air fork that you can just pump up or reduce the pressure in.
Using internal spacers, the fork travel can be changed by the rider. As far as external adjustment, you can adjust preload, rebound and it has air assist to control ramp up and to help the fork to stop bottoming out.
The fork is very heavy compared to the other two so far, coming in at over two and a half kilos actually weighing more than the MRP Bartlett, a double crown fork.
Coil forks do tend to weigh more, but for those who like the specific feel, the Marzocchi is arguably the highest end option. Coil forks in general are cheaper due to their simplicity and the Marzocchi is no exception, coming in at $779.99 on Evo.com
MRP Ribbon Suspension Fork 27.5 160mm 110×15
Source: planetcyclery.com
The MRP Ribbon is a 160mm fork, with its main selling point being its incredible adjustability. MRP actually developed their ramp up control cartridge back in 2017, and the Ribbon has this same control.
The Ribbon also has both positive and negative air chambers, giving great control over the fork’s performance. It has a pressure relief valve, which keeps the fork performing the same at high altitude and when being ridden especially aggressively.
The fork can only accept 2.3 inch tyres, which is smaller than the other forks, with 27.5” wheel size where the others could accommodate 29” too. The MRP Ribbon also uses their distinctive arch design which may at first look back-to-front, but actually is designed that way so as not to collect mud off the front wheel which can collect making annoying noises whilst adding unnecessary weight to the fork.
Conclusion
In the single crown category, I would personally prefer the RockShox ZEB as it has the advantages of a long travel, 38mm stanchion single crown fork, but for $150 less than Fox’ alternative fork.
Although I think that Fox or Marzocchi have better styling than RockShox and will turn more heads, the value for money on the RockShox ZEB is undeniably better than the Fox 38. It also has more travel by 10mm and at 190mm in a single crown configuration, it definitely is unique.
Overall, if we’re talking in pure downhill performance, I think that the disparity in performance between the FOX 40 and the RockShox BoXXer is so minute that either could be considered the ultimate in downhill racing, but for the average consumer, I think that the BoXXer is just more appealing from the view that it costs almost $1000 less than the Fox 40. Both have been shown to be able to perform incredibly, both taking wins regularly at the world cup downhill.
As far as overall performance, with climbing and downhill in mind, again the Fox 40 and RockShox ZEB are too close to call. The prices are broadly comparable, with the ZEB being cheaper, separated by only a 15% price difference and the ZEB also being slightly longer but at the cost a 5% difference in weight (with the Fox 40 being lighter).
Tim Hunt is an amateur mountain biker from the Surrey Hills area of England. He has been riding and building for many years in and around the Surrey Hills and loves fast and techy descents!
Fox 2021 Forks and Shocks
- Fox’s 2021 line features an all new fork with 38mm chassis that slots between the 36 and the dual-crown 40.
- All forks feature a new rounded arch, bleeder valves, and other updates.
- EVOL air springs are revised, as is the GRIP 2 damper.
- All new Float X2 and DHX2 shocks.
Fox has a new fork, and major updates to its popular 36 trail fork, dual-crown 40, and X3 and DHX rear shocks.
Our samples only just arrived, so the information is based on our initial impressions and garage inspection—we’ll offer a review after a few more rides. Most models should be available in stores this week.
New Fork Technologies
Fox’s 40 and 36 get all new chassis, features, and tech for 2021. Then there’s the new model, the 38, which fits between the two. Here’s what’s new-new.
Rounded Arch
This is the most visible change to the forks. The new design sits further forward than on older forks, increasing available space between the arch and the headtube when the fork is at bottom out. It’s also rounded instead of squared, with the new shape providing a better stiffness-to-weight ratio, according to Fox.
Bleeder Valves
The second thing you’ll notice about the new Fox forks are the nubbins jutting out from the back of the lowers. These are bleeder valves—press them and you’ll equalize the pressure inside the lower leg with the pressure outside.
Why? The air volume inside a fork’s lower legs is effectively an air spring. Changes in weather, temperature, and altitude can cause a pressure differential between the air in the fork’s lowers and outside air pressure. If there’s a large enough difference, the fork’s air spring curve can change dramatically, altering the performance and, potentially, shortening its travel.
According to Fox’s global brand manager, Sean Estes, you should use the bleeders “all the time,” but especially if you’re doing a ride or shuttle with large elevation changes.
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Lower Leg Channels
Another new feature is inside a new ridge that runs from the wiper seal to about the mid-point of the lowers. This ridge is formed by a channel inside the lowers that serves a couple of purposes. It increases the available air volume inside the lowers, which limits how much air pressure in the lowers increases as the fork compresses—a condition that can alter the fork’s overall spring curve and limit travel.
This benefit is tied into the bleeder valves describe above.
Another benefit, says Fox, is that the channels allow the oil baths contained in the fork’s lower legs to constantly circulate to the top of the lowers, keeping all the important bits well-lubricated.
Updated EVOL Air Spring
Rounding out a trilogy of spring updates, the 2021 EVOL air spring has more negative-air volume compared to the 2020 EVOL air spring. According to Estes, “The benefit for the user is improved sensitivity near top out and improved mid-stroke support.”
New tech for GRIP 2
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Updated GRIP 2 Damper
For 2021, Fox added its VVC (Variable Valve Control) system to the compression side of the circuit (it was already present on the rebound side of GRIP 2’s damper). This external adjustment offers the kind of shim-stack tuning that usually requires tearing a damper apart, or so Fox claims. Fox’s GRIP 2 explainer video below describes VVC’s function on the rebound side (starting about 1:25)—the design and function of VVC is the same on the compression side.
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Quick-Release Floating Axle
This feature is designed to keep the fork legs aligned at all points in the travel, reducing binding and friction. A sliding sleeve on the drive side dropout compensates for front hub tolerance drift so the fork legs are always perfectly square instead of pinched in (if the hub’s too short) or bowed out (too wide).
You set the sliding sleeve’s position and axle clamping force once, then the system works like the Fox’s well-known QR axle. You can remove and install the wheel as much as you want without fiddling with the sleeve. You’ll only need to reset the sleeve if you get a new wheel.
If you want to save a few grams and run a bolt-on axle, you’ll need to reset the floating sleeve’s position every time you install the wheel.
The process is fairly straightforward: Open the sleeve’s pinch bolt, install the front wheel, properly torque the axle, cycle the fork a few times, then torque the sleeve’s pinch bolt. Is doing that every time you install the wheel worth a few grams savings for a lighter bolt-on axle? Not to me, but it’s up to you.
The Forks
The Fox 38 in limited edition color
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Fox 38
Price $949 to $1,199
Wheel size 27.5 and 29
Offset 37, 44, 51mm
Travel 160 to 180mm
Axle 15x110mm, QR or bolt on
Weight starting at 2,180g
As its name clearly implies, this all new single-crown fork has 38mm stanchions. Fox makes the fork in 160 to 180mm travel options for riders who want a more robust fork than Fox’s 36. The 38 is “31-percent stiffer transverse shear, 17-percent stiffer fore/aft and 38-percent torsionally stiffer than 36,” says Fox.
Not surprisingly, it’s heavier than the 36. Comparing claimed weights of both forks in their lightest build (27.5”, FIT4 damper), a 38 weighs about 215 grams more than a 36 (2,180g VS 1,965g).
Other than chassis diameter, the 38 has one other crucial difference from the 36: the inside of the steerer is elliptical in the steerer’s taper zone (the exterior remains round). This puts more material fore/aft for greater stiffness in this plane but relieves material side to side to save weight.
Because of the larger legs, the 38’s air spring is slightly different than the 36. Instead of using the fork’s leg as the spring chamber, the 38 has an air cartridge inside the leg and runs a smaller diameter air piston. Fox did this to create a spring curve Fox’s engineers desired—there would be too much air volume if the leg was used as the air chamber—but it does mean riders will use higher air pressures in the 38 than in the 36.
The 2021 Fox 36 in limited edition color
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Fox 36
Price $849 to $1,099
Wheel size 27.
5 and 29
Offset 37, 44, 51mm
Travel 150 to 160mm
Axle 15x110mm, QR or bolt on
Weight starting at 1,965g
Though it isn’t an all new fork like the 38, the 2021 36 was completely overhauled. According to Estes, the only carryover parts are the air-valve cap, and an o-ring. The new 36 gets the new arch, bleeder valves, lower leg channels, revised EVOL air spring, and revised GRIP 2 damper.
Fox 40
Price $1,749
Wheel size 27.5 and 29
Offset 48, 52, 56mm
Travel 203mm
Axle 20×110 bolt on
Weight starting at 2,816g
Like the 36, the new 40 gets the new arch, bleeder valves, lower leg channels, revised EVOL air spring, and revised GRIP 2 damper. There’s also a small naming change: in 2020, the 29er downhill fork was called the 49.
For 2021, the fork is called 40 no matter the wheel size.
2021 New Shock Details
The 2021 Float X2
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Float X2
Price $639 to $669
Fox’s heavy-duty air shock also got completely redesigned. A host of changes make the damper do more work, so the spring can do what it does best. There’s a new main piston that offers more oil flow, and Fox’s VVC gets added to the high-speed rebound circuit. The latter change required the shock’s developers to move the external high-speed rebound adjuster to the lower eyelet. There’s also a new microcellular urethane bottom-out bumper that feels more progressive. That combo—of the updated damper and new bumper—means riders should need fewer air-volume reducers compared to a 2020 X2, says Estes.
The climb-mode/firm-mode selector now has its own circuit—it used to be part of the low-speed compression circuit—which allowed Fox’s team to make the firm mode, when engaged, firmer.
A new air seal reduces overall friction.
The 2021 X2’s piggyback reservoir is shorter than the 2020 model, which should improve frame compatibility.
When asked how the 2021 X2 feels compared to the 2020 X2, Estes said that, “The new Float X2 is smoother across the board, more progressive in the end stroke with better bottom out resistance, and more precisely tunable with VVC on the high speed rebound circuit.”
The 2021 DHX2 shock
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DHX2
Price $619 to $649 (spring not included)
The coil-sprung DHX2 gets the damper changes found in the Float X2, the new MCU bottom out bumper, and the shorter piggyback reservoir. One change specific to the DHX2 is a new steel outer body. “This allows for faster pressure responses to shaft motion leading to less hysteresis,” says Fox. Another update to the coil-spring sock is spring collar with detents that should keep it from working loose.
Matt Phillips
Senior Test Editor, Bicycling
Matt has been testing bikes and all forms of cycling gear since 1995.
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Wileyfox Swift – a cunning fox in a hen house of budget smartphones or a chicken in a fox’s skin?
Before proceeding with the review, I will tell my story of acquaintance with this smartphone and about the JD.
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I found out about Wileyfox Swift by chance, somewhere in the news feed I read a note. As soon as I tried to contact Wileyfox to get a review device, it was unsuccessful.One got the feeling that it was some kind of “paper” company. Then more and more information gradually surfaced. The Russian representative office of Fly, which has some kind of direct connection with the brand, also did not consider it necessary to respond to my appeal. And then JD.com Russia announces that it will supply Russian consumers with this smartphone for $ 89 ($ 109 and a standard coupon for $ 20) with SPSR express delivery and a Russian guarantee. A series of “orders” is launched on YouTube channels with a large number of subscribers.JD officially announces the start of the pre-order, as it turned out to be fictitious, i.e. it’s just like Facebook’s Like. JD has officially announced that there will be enough smartphones for everyone.
JD has officially announced that everyone who pre-orders will receive it. JD has not officially announced that the number of smartphones will be limited. By the day of sales, the counter of pre-orders had reached 10,000. And the devices, as it turned out later, had only 1,000 in the first batch. JD knew this, but kept silent and continued to accept pre-orders and do PR.And so on September 29 at 10.00 the sale begins. People rushed to the site to buy a smartphone for $ 89. And thousands of other people calmly went about their business, knowing that they would buy a smartphone during the day, because they made a pre-order, and JD officially guaranteed them everything. Around 11.00, sales stop. JD states that the batch is sold out. Wait for further information. Those. JD has not previously stated that this is only the first limited edition. They perfectly saw the pre-order counter, but did not report anything, they decided to look at the “meat grinder”.But JD very quickly began to delete messages on her social networks and ban users who asked uncomfortable questions.
So much negativity on all kinds of forums, which poured out like a river on JD.com, I probably have never seen. But they partially corrected the situation, saying one day later that again there will be enough “smartphones” for everyone, come on October 8th. The problem is that JD.com’s actions do not fall under the jurisdiction of Russian law. With this approach, the lot of JD.com in Russia will be lace panties and promotions with very low prices for smartphones.Yes, trade in lace panties, respect consumers, and you will be loved.
Knowing in advance how “Chinese” stocks work on different platforms, how it works with the help of false marketing JD.com (there have already been cases before), I put my smartphone in the basket and bought it back at 10.10 am. I bought it for review only. I have no complaints against JD regarding the purchase and delivery process itself. PayPal protection and SPSR delivery in 7 days is great. But marketing built on lies and creating artificial hype is terrible.
As for the introductory tone, I think you get the idea – this will be an honest review. If you read my other reviews, you will understand that I do not do others.
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Specifications
We will consider the specifications declared by the manufacturer in comparison with its classmate in the price category Meizu M2 based on the competing MT6735 platform.
| Wileyfox Swift | Meizu M2 | |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 (1.2 GHz) | MediaTek MT6735 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 (1.3 GHz) |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 306 | ARM Mali-T720 |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| ROM | 16 GB, expandable with microSD card up to 32 GB | 16 GB, expandable with microSD card up to 128 GB |
| Display | 5 ″ IPS 1280×720, full lamination, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 5 ″ IPS 1280×720, full lamination, AGC Dragontrail glass |
| Main camera | 13 MP, Samsung sensor, dual LED flash | 13 MP, Samsung sensor, single LED flash |
| Front camera | 5 MP 9002 2 | 5 MP |
| Mobile networks | FDD LTE (800/1800/2600 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA + (900/2100 MHz), GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) | TD-LTE (1900/2300/2600 MHz), FDD LTE (1800/1900/2600 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA + (850/900/1900/2100 MHz), GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1800 MHz) |
| SIM | 2 micro-SIM, one radio module | 2 nano-SIM, one radio module |
| Interfaces | 802. 11 b / g / n (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, USB 2.0 | 802.11 a / b / g / n (2.4 / 5.0 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, USB 2.0 with OTG support |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
| Sensors | light sensor, gravity sensor, IR distance sensor, digital compass, gyroscope | light sensor, gravity sensor, IR distance sensor, digital compass, Hall sensor , gyroscope |
| Battery | 2500 mAh (removable) | 2500 mAh (non-removable) |
| OS | Cyanogen OS 12.1 (Android 5.1.1) | Flyme 4.5 (Android 5.1) |
| Size and weight | 141.2 × 71 × 9.37 mm, 135 g | 140.1 × 68.9 × 8.7 mm, 131 g |
Package Contents
The smartphone is delivered in a compact bright orange box. Included: smartphone itself, battery, USB cable, manual, warranty card.
No headphones or charger included.
The economy must be economical. You can use absolutely any USB charger that you have in stock.If you want to buy a new charger for your smartphone, then in the Charging section I will tell you about the current consumption, and you can choose the optimal charger yourself.
There is a warranty card in Russian without a list of service centers.
A quick note about the USB connector and USB cable. The connector is slightly recessed into the body of the device, because of this, a regular micro-USB cable may not connect very tightly. You need a cable with a long “tongue” micro-USB. This is exactly what comes in the kit.
The factory film and technical film are already glued to the smartphone screen.If you want to keep the film on the screen, then the technical film must be removed carefully, otherwise you will remove it along with the factory film. I don’t need any tapes for tests, I removed everything.
Appearance and usability
Outwardly, the smartphone does not stand out in any way.
Doesn’t produce any “wow” effect. It sits well in the hand, but the feeling that there is something superfluous in the hand is present. There are no creaks or crunches, the back cover fits snugly.
The front panel is made of protected glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3.The plastic side protrudes a fraction of a millimeter above the surface of the screen. Above is a round cutout for the speaker. The smartphone has no hardware touch buttons, only a software navigation panel.
Removable back cover, plastic. Matte to the touch. A bit like the back of the Oneplus One smartphone. Surprisingly, traces remain on the surface. It needs to be wiped periodically, otherwise it does not look very pleasant.
At the back there is a dual LED flash and a peephole camera lens.Looking ahead, I will say that in the role of a flashlight it works just fine – a real searchlight. What glass the camera peephole is made of is not stated. The camera eye is not recessed into the rim or housing.
If you do not use a case, then be prepared to collect scratches on the eye.
At the top: headphone jack and a hole for one of the microphones.
At the bottom: micro-USB connector, holes for speaker and microphone. In fact, there is only one speaker (mono sound), it is on the right.There is a microphone on the left. About the micro-USB connector, I have already clarified that it is recessed into the case more than usual.
On the right side: power button and volume rocker. They are pressed resiliently with a click. Tactilely well felt.
There is a slot in the bottom right corner for easy removal of the rear cover. Inside: battery compartment, two micro-SIM slots, microSD card slot.
There are a number of other smartphones on the market with similar designs and specifications.They are included in the Android One program. There is information that this is a reference design of the device from Qualcomm.
Software
The smartphone uses Cyanogen OS 12.
1 based on Android 5.1.1. I prepared a review of Cyanogen OS in advance – Introducing Cyanogen OS. I believe that the presence of Cyanogen OS in a smartphone is a significant advantage among budget smartphones.
Nightly OS builds for the Wileyfox Swift smartphone have already appeared on the CyanogenMod website.Firstly, this means that the device has great chances to provide itself with the most modern Android operating system for several years ahead, even after the release of Cyanogen OS updates ends (the contract between Cyanogen and Wileyfox ends). This is a very strong point of this smartphone. Secondly, this means that the device can be unlocked by the bootloader. For ordinary consumers, it may not be of any use, but for advanced users who like to “mock” their smartphones, this is a great gift.
Do you need root? It couldn’t be easier (but you are responsible for maintaining the warranty yourself). Turn on “Allow OS bootloader unlocking” in the developer menu. Go to the bootloader and execute the “fastboot oem unlock” command.
Ready. You can install third-party recovery, third-party firmware and add root rights ..
Screen
The screen has a size of 5 inches. Matrix type – IPS. Resolution – 1280×720, full lamination. Above is Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protective glass.
The touch screen raises no objections. Works out 10 simultaneous touches.
Additionally, I checked for the presence of phantom clicks, which, according to reviews, are sometimes present in a similar (externally) Turkish General Mobile 4G device. No phantom clicks were detected.
Unfortunately, the smartphone does not support double-tap wake-up. Although Cyanogen OS has this support, it is removed in this case.
The adaptive dimming does not work very well.There is some kind of inhibition of the brightness change, the changes are not always the same as we would like. The margin of brightness is large. In the back sun, the screen performs well, everything is clearly visible. I noticed that this smartphone does not have a function for increasing saturation in bright light, although Cyanogen OS supports this function.
Oleophobic coating is definitely there and very good. Two easy passages with a cloth and the screen turns into a mirror.
The manufacturer in the specifications declares support for a mode of operation with gloves.I didn’t find anything in the settings, and the touchscreen didn’t respond in woolen gloves.
The viewing angles are good, the drop in brightness is not very significant. But the hue changes (to blue and yellow), and not just a drop in the black level, when approaching the diagonal is not very good.
All images were taken with the same exposure and white balance from different angles.
For black and white backgrounds, I raised the exposure for all shots so that there was contrast with the blacks on the display.
In general, the screen is very good for this class of devices.
Display
There is a colored indicator in the upper left corner above the screen. You can customize its color for different events.
The indicator is not perfect. The LED is recessed significantly below the screen and shines very “sharply” and not softly. When viewed from an angle, everything is fine. It hurts the eyes when viewed directly. This would not be a problem if the indicator did not light up when the screen was on and the charger was connected.When working with a smartphone, it is annoying. It is impossible to separately turn off the charging indication when the display is on, only the entire charging indication as a whole.
Positioning
Location determination works flawlessly. GPS and Glonass satellites are visible. In 30 seconds, the smartphone saw 18 satellites in the yard, the error varied from 6 to 30 meters.
Everything is fine, but if we compare, for example, with Meizu M2 (I took it from my daughter for comparison), which I already reviewed, in the same place he found satellites during a cold start in 5 seconds, saw 20 satellites , and the error varied from 2 to 10 meters.
The smartphone contains a digital compass for navigation programs.
Telephone and communications
The smartphone supports two micro-SIM cards. Russian LTE bands are supported. Any SIM-card can work with LTE / 3G, but the second one automatically works with GSM. In the settings there is a separate menu “SIM Management”, where you can assign which card will be used for mobile data, and which for outgoing calls, SMS. Sorry for the screenshot, I took it when I removed all the SIM cards.
While working with the MTS and Megfon operators, I did not have any problems, the work of the LTE network did not cause any complaints. In the courtyard of the house, the speed was sufficient for comfortable viewing of web pages and YouTube videos.
Cyanogen OS has built-in Dialer Next calling software with True Caller integration. You can read more about the program for calls in my review of Cyanogen OS.
The smartphone has two microphones.
Noise cancellation works fine. The interlocutor always heard my speech clearly and clearly.Even in a strong wind, the interlocutor did not have any extraneous sounds. The earpiece is loud enough, there is no discomfort in noisy places. But the external speaker does not have a volume reserve, for some it may not be enough for a melody. Moreover, rattling is felt with some melodies at maximum volume. The power of the vibration motor flawlessly.
Wi-Fi module supports 802.11 b / g / n 2.4GHz. The speed 3 meters from the base station through a reinforced concrete wall is not a record, but quite comfortable for work:
With Bluetooth everything is simple.I connected a Samsung HM1700 headset, it works.
Sound
I’m not an audiophile or a music lover, I’m sorry. I can’t objectively assess the sound quality in headphones.
I found the sound good in the Sony in-ear headphones. The system has a common AudioFX equalizer, if you need to somehow adjust the sound.
I, as an ordinary consumer, enjoyed watching one episode of the series and listened to a couple of music tracks. I was not dissatisfied. There was no headphone volume reserve.In the metro, for example, difficulties can arise because of this.
The external speaker has no volume reserve. He is alone. There is a kick effect, partially corrected by an equalizer. Rattles at maximum volume are encountered. Due to the fact that the speaker is located at the end, the volume does not decrease when the device is lying on the table.
Camera
The camera can be described with a picture:
In fact, not everything is so bad :).
All photos and videos in their original form can be downloaded from the link.Take a look and evaluate for yourself. I’m just going to express my opinion.
Camera2 API not supported. Those. in third-party programs, arbitrary control of exposure, saving RAW, etc. is not available. The standard program does not have the ability to adjust exposure (although the program has such support, on a number of other smartphones with CyanogenMod it is), i.
e. in fact, there is no manual mode.
Video during the day outdoors
The manufacturer claims that the smartphone supports 1080p60 (High frame rate) and 1080p60 (Slow motion) recording.I absolutely adore the 1080p60 (HFR) recording mode in top smartphones and cameras. The fluidity and dynamic sharpness are excellent. Whenever there is a choice of 2160p30 or 1080p60, I always choose the latter. In fact, it turned out that the smartphone supports 720p60 (HFR and Slow motion). But in practice, it turned out that there, God forbid, 480p. Deception? Undoubtedly.
Video quality is poor during the day – low sharpness, software stabilization is not supported, jerky exposure. Moreover, when shooting video, there are problems with focusing (which are not present when shooting photos).Knocks in the video – this is me trying to focus with my finger on the objects of interest to me.
The smartphone recorded 1080p30 video at a bit rate of 20 Mbps. The average number of frames per second is 30.
Video 720p60 (of course, there is no 720p there) the smartphone recorded with a bitrate of 14 Mbps. The average number of frames per second is 60.
Video at night (artificial lighting)
I shot without a tripod. The smartphone recorded 1080p30 video at 20 Mbps.The average frame rate per second is 10! Holy, holy … I have no cultural words for you to describe the quality of the video. Just forget that this smartphone can shoot video in low light.
Photos in the afternoon on the street
And here everything is pretty decent. Average sharpness throughout the frame. Distant shots with details. The dynamic range is not bad for a smartphone. Unobtrusive software processing. The black level is sometimes underestimated, because of this, some colors are oversaturated, but in principle they are transmitted naturally without bias.
It cannot cope with portrait shots, the texture of the skin is blurred. For budget smartphones, the result is excellent. In general, among smartphones it is above average.
Macro
Copes well with macro photography. But sometimes it can be difficult to focus. Liked the bokeh. It is not creamy here, but with its own peculiar pattern.
Indoor photography (artificial lighting)
White balance starts to get naughty.Shumodav works neatly, trying to preserve details. Color noise is not fully suppressed.
Photos at night outdoors (artificial lighting)
I took a bunch of pictures, but I will show only one “normal” one. It was shot in the “Night Scene” mode. It is better to never take pictures with this smartphone in low light.
Front camera outdoors during the day
Front camera without autofocus.
Skin tone fades to red.Sharpness is low.
Indoor front camera (artificial lighting)
Strong digital processing artifacts come out. Automation tries to maintain sharpness. It won’t do.
Video playback
One of the most common video formats among Russian consumers is as follows: MKV container, H.264 video, AC-3 audio.
For the test, we will use 2 files:
- MKV container, 1080p24 H.264 (8-bit, 11 Mbps), AC-3 audio, DTS audio.
- MKV container, video 1080p24 HEVC / H.265 (8 bit, 8 Mbps), AAC audio
We will play the video in a standard player (through the Gallery) and in one of the most popular MX Player. The standard player does not allow switching audio tracks, therefore, separate files with one track were additionally created for it.
| H.264 | H.265 / HEVC | AC-3 | DTS | AAC | |
| OEM player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MX Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No problem, everything is perfect.
Support for the most popular formats is built into the system.
Internal storage, work with microSD cards, USB OTG
On a fresh system, 10 GB is free on the internal storage.
OS supports exFAT file system, i.e. You can safely use cards up to 128 GB, although the manufacturer claims a limit of up to 32 GB (most likely to avoid licensing fees from Microsoft). For the test, I will be using a Sandisk Ultra 32Gb UHS-I card. Real linear read speed via USB 3.0 card reader is 40 MB / s, linear write speed 12 MB / s.
Let’s see the internal speed of working with ROM and microSD. Although this information is not practical, you need to know it for the next step.
I was surprised by the speed of the ROM. If the read speed at a stretch can be considered normal for a budget smartphone, then the write speed of 12 MB / s is an incredibly low speed. Apparently, the smartphone has a very cheap flash memory. The microSD read speed is also disappointing.Maybe the budget SoC has some limitations in the controller, or maybe there is a software reason in the OS.
Now let’s check what is really important in practice – the speed of writing files to the device from the computer and from the device to the computer. In the system, devices are mounted using the MTP protocol.
A 2.8 GB file is written from the computer to the internal memory in 4 minutes, i.e. 12 MB / s – at the limit of the ROM write speed. But from a computer to an SD card, a 3 GB file takes 14 minutes 30 seconds, i.e.e. 3.1 MB / s! This is some kind of anti-record. Lovers of watching movies and TV shows on a smartphone need to think very carefully before purchasing this smartphone.
USB OTG device does not support. Although the manufacturer claims so, I checked it anyway. You cannot connect a USB flash drive to it.
Productivity
There will be no miracles. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is a budget SoC that’s found in hundreds of smartphone models. The Wileyfox Swift smartphone on Snapdragon 410 does not stand out in performance among classmates.
For a long time he has not been able to compete with budget solutions from Mediatek. Its power is enough for many tasks – it provides comfortable work. But, for example, you shouldn’t expect a high frame rate from it in modern games. All tests were run in maximum performance mode.
AnTuTu & Geekbench 3
| Wileyfox Swift (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410) | MEIZU M2 (MediaTek MT6735) | |
| 23990 | 27047 | |
| Geeckbench 3 | 488/1491 | 616/1714 |
3DMark and GFXBench
| Meizu M2 (MediaTek MT6735) | ||
| 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited | 4355 | 4951 |
| GFXBenchmark T-Rex | 9.7 fps | 14 fps |
| GFXBenchpmark Offscreen | ||
| GFXBenchpmark Offscreen | 5. 2 fps | 8.5 fps |
Browser performance test
Chrome browser was used.
9 A, from 85% to 100% there was a gradual decrease in the current. There can be no talk of any fast charging. In 30 minutes, the smartphone was charged up to 20%. Up to 43% in 1 hour. It took 2 hours and 40 minutes to fully charge the smartphone.If the full charge time can be considered normal with a stretch, then 20% in 30 minutes is very little for a modern smartphone. The photo shows the full charge time of 2 hours 50 minutes due to the fact that at the end of charging I got a call on my smartphone and I had to use it a little (so 10 minutes can be discarded).
9 A.
If you start from the price of $ 89 (while coupons on JD are valid), then this is a fox. If you focus on the full cost of $ 109, then this is the most ordinary chicken, it does not carry golden eggs.
First: the end of the cyclicality of the number of lemmings in Northern Europe. Since 1994, there have been no more regular outbreaks of numbers there.Lemmings live under the snow in winter, without crawling to the surface, feed on plants preserved under the snow, and breed there at the end of winter. This helps them survive. Frequent winter warming and high humidity lead to the fact that the snow becomes hard, no free space is formed under its thickness, lemmings do not have enough space for passages and chambers for giving birth to cubs, and there is not enough food. The same thing happens with the cycles of the European vole populations; since the 1980s, the cyclical dynamics began to be disrupted, and there are no outbreaks of numbers.Perhaps this is also related to climate change.
In 1984, zoologists Paul Hersteinsson and David MacDonald suggested that the northern border of the red fox’s range is determined by the productivity of the habitat, while the southern border of the fox is limited by competition with the fox.The red fox is larger than the polar fox (by 25% in linear dimensions and up to 60% heavier), and therefore it needs more food, it cannot live and reproduce in conditions of its shortage. But in the 20th century, the fox began to actively move north, into the Arctic fox’s habitat.
Arctic foxes have been using burrows for decades, since in the permafrost conditions in the tundra it is not so easy to find a place suitable for burrowing, they only finish building them, increase the number of outcrops, and as a result, large Arctic fox towns are formed.They are occupied by red foxes coming to the tundra in favorable habitats. Arctic foxes avoid settling next to foxes and leave their homes. In addition, being larger, the fox can directly drive the arctic fox from the inhabited burrow, kill its puppies and even the adult itself. The advantage of the arctic fox over the fox is, perhaps, only one – adaptability to cold climates. In the fox, all the protruding parts of the body are longer, and the undercoat is not so dense.
Only sometimes two similar in size predators can coexist – for example, red fox and gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox and badger (Meles meles).
So apparently size and gender matter. In winter, they observed how the fox tore apart the Arctic fox, but it is not known what she did next with the corpse.
The fox was at the hole, apparently, for several hours. On the following days, observers found no signs of Arctic foxes in this burrow.Most likely, the puppies were transferred to another burrow. It is unlikely that the fox killed the puppies, as they are not easy to catch in the complex snorkeling system. The fact that the arctic fox did not try to drive the sick fox out of its burrow most likely indicates a strong dominant-subordinate relationship between species.
Under the influence of the same reasons, in the southern zone of the tundra, the territories occupied by the species of Arctic plants that lemmings feed on are shrinking.Voles are the main food of the red fox, lemmings are the main food of the mainland Arctic foxes. In addition, in the 20th century, people began to develop more intensively in the north: oil and gas are mined in the Arctic, settlements are being created in the mining area, and reindeer husbandry is actively developing. Thanks to this, anthropogenic sources of food are created, which help the fox to survive during the critical autumn-winter period. The decline in the number of wolves in some regions due to excessive shooting should also not be ignored, since wolves are natural enemies of foxes.
