Looking for new shocks for your mountain bike? If you love those steep downhill rides, then you should do yourself a favor and check out the BoXXer World Cup RockShox suspension forks. Whether you’re a serious pro rider or a hardcore weekend warrior, you might just find they are the best suspension forks for your needs.

BoXXer World Cup RockShox have an impressive pedigree, from the company that has fast developed the reputation of being the producer of the most successful downhill mountain bike shocks of all time. Well, whether this is true or not, the new BoXXer World Cup suspension forks are sure to impress you.

These new BoXXer suspension forks are lighter, more precise and ultimately faster than your standard everyday BoXXer model. The Boxxer World Cup suspension forks incorporate RockShox brand new Mission Control DH damper technology featuring dual Flow Adjust compression and rebound as well as a new Maxle Lite DH axle.

According to the Rock Shox website, Mission Control is the “most independently adjustable mountain bike damper”. The long travel single crown fork offers a much wider range of combinations to suit whatever the type of rider you are as well as the type of terrain that you find yourself riding on, making the BoXXer World Cup extremely flexible and suitable for a wide range of riding styles. According to one review, “The BoXXer World Cup suspension is super cushy when you need it but really locks up strong when you don’t.”

The shocks also feature Solo Air, which utilizes a single valve to fill the shock’s air chambers. This makes setting up your suspension for that ride so much easier and quicker. Just what you need when you’re out there hitting the trails. You don’t want to be spending your precious time adjusting your bike suspension According to another reviewer, “The Boxxer World Cup shocks are really versatile with lots of adjustment points”.

And if you get into trouble while you’re out in the middle of nowhere, the BoXXer World Cup’s 20mm thru-axle Maxle QRTM system means you don’t need to carry any special tools to and it’s also faster to release than your average quick release.

So, let’s take a quick look at some of the impressive technical aspects of the BoXXer World Cup RockShox mountain bike suspension forks.

As you’d expect from any serious downhill suspension fork, the BoXXer World Cup has 200mm of travel to smooth out your ride and handle those big crunches when you’re tearing it up down that steep mountain trail or flying off that rock ledge that just materialized out of nowhere.

Weighing in at 2,694 grams (5.9 lbs) these single crown forks from Rock Shox have a Solo Air spring, air pressure adjustment via a single Schrader valve and external air volume adjustment.

They are certainly built to last with a one and one eighth aluminium steerer tube, a forged direct mount stem compatible with both tall and short upper crown options.

The fork’s upper tubes are 35mm 7000 series featuring honed straight wall aluminum with low friction anodize, lower down, they have a Maxle Lite DH 20mm axle, and post disc mount.

Let’s leave it up to another reviewer for the final word, “The BoXXer World Cup from Rock Shox are the best suspension fork and provides great bang for your buck…”

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