The Fox technician goes into raptures in the product clip on YouTube: The upside-down design of the brand new Podium fork offers countless advantages. Friction is lower than with a conventional design, the overlap of the guide bushings is better and therefore the stiffness is better. The harder the fork is ridden and the tougher the trail, the better it works.

As inverted forks struggle with lateral torsion, Fox engineers have replaced the standard 15-millimetre axle with a 20x110-millimetre steel Boost DH axle, which is designed to distribute forces more evenly. In combination with 175 millimetres of bushing overlap - 32% more than the 38 fork and even 7% more than the Fox 40 fork - the Podium offers unbeatable suspension stiffness and reduced friction under high loads.

The tried-and-tested Grip X2 damper is also on board. With an adapted compression damping, which is tuned to the lower friction of the fork, and a slightly weakened rebound stage, which compensates for the lower unsprung masses, the damping curve of the Podium is designed for aggressive descents, enduro competitions and e-mountain bikes.

The suspension travel is 160 and 170 millimetres, and brake discs from 200 to a maximum of 230 millimetres are available. A Mud Guard mudguard will be added in the fall. And the scales weigh in at around 2.7 kilograms.

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