DT Swiss launches a new fork line

"One Piece Mag" or "OPM" for short is the name of the new fork range that the Biel-based component specialist will be presenting at Eurobike. A new feature of these forks is a "lower", which is made from one piece using the magnesium injection molding process. The integrated unit consisting of fork bridge and lower tube allows the weight to tumble.

The load-optimized design of the "lowers" using the Finite Element Method should, according to DT Swiss, allow maximum stiffness to be combined with low weight. The fork crown also features sophisticated trussing and the reinforcements in the bushing area of the lower tubes are precisely positioned and dimensioned according to the forces that occur. DT Swiss has also dedicated itself to the dropouts in the 15-millimeter and slimmed down this wheel hub mount once again.

The new fork line is divided according to wheel size and stroke. The 26-inch range offers a choice of 100, 120, 140 and 150 millimetre suspension travel - the weights here vary between 1510 and 1570 grams.

At 27.5 inches, the same suspension travel is available and the weights are around 15 grams higher than their 26 inch counterparts. At 29 inches, there are two "One Piece Mag" forks, with 100 and 120 millimetres of travel and a weight of 1555 and 1610 grams.

In terms of damping, the engineers implemented the Single Shot II system, which corresponds to an open/lockout system, optionally with or without a lockout remote control.

The DT Swiss portfolio also includes the forks from the XRC, XMM and EXM lines, which, however, have to take a back seat to the fresh "One Piece Mag" forks in terms of weight.

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