RockShox Boxxer Updated
Friday, September 5th, 2008
The RockShox Boxxer gets updated a good bit. Read more on the details inside that Sram passed along.
RockShox BoXXer - Be Faster
It’s lighter, more precise and ultimately faster. Increased confidence and control with decreased weight. The most successful downhill fork of all time is now all new for the first time in its storied history.
Lighter - Lighter is always better. BoXXer achieves its light weight through a detailed study of where the actual forces are applied on a DH fork. By using the larger 35mm upper tubes to carry the strength, the steerer tube can be lightened. Maximizing the material properties of the upper tubes allows the tubes to be thin and strong. BoXXers new forged crowns use less material on the arms, while maintaining strength and stiffness by incorporating trussing. The new MaxleTM Lite DH pulls out 28g while being more robust than its predecessor. Add all this to a new spring and damper featuring aluminum shafting to create the ultimate light weight DH fork.
More Precise - A new 35mm chassis creates the perfect stiffness balance for Downhill riding. Turn the bars and the BoXXer will go where you want. Hit a bump and the fork will move into its suspension movement instead deflecting and providing too much feedback to your hands. Maxle Lite DH allows for greater expansion forces, creating a more robust junction from wheel to fork. The perfect balance equals more precision.
Faster - Increased Control “ The new Mission Control DH with Dual Flow adjust compression and rebound provides the ability to get Velcro like front wheel traction. Dial in detailed settings for all riding conditions and styles through external adjustments for high and low speed compression and beginning and ending stroke rebound. Mission Control DH high displacement, shimmed valving allows for a butter smooth transition between circuits, giving the BoXXer that stuck to the ground feeling.
BlackBox riders consistently ask for spring curves that have an increased ending ramp, helping them to keep from hitting bottom. To help the fastest riders in the world become faster the new BoXXer has two new systems to create an increased ending ramp, air volume adjust on Solo AirTM and Drop Stop for the Team coil.
Solo Air w/air volume adjust “ by changing the volume of the solo air spring chamber the amount of ending ramp can be changed. Depressurize the solo air, turn the air volume adjust clockwise, re-pressurize and you’ve increased your ending ramp.
DropStop “ featured in the BoXXer Team uses a MCU in the center of the spring to smooth the transition between the spring rate and the bottom out pad. Turn the adjuster on the top of the left leg and change how soon the DropStop kicks in.
Boxxer World Cup
- Target weight: 2720g (265mm steerer tube)
- Mission Control DH Damper
- Solo air w/Volume Adjust
- Colors: White / Black / Red
Boxxer Team
- Target weight: 2950g (265mm steerer tube)
- Mission Control DH Damper
- Coil with Drop Stop
- Colors: White / Black / Red
Boxxer Race
- Target weight: 2950g (265mm steerer tube)
- Motion Control IS Damper
- Coil
- Color: White / Black / Red
What’s New?
- 35mm Chassis
- Mission Control DH
- Maxle Lite DH
- Air Volume Adjust (World Cup)
- DropStop (Team)
- Direct Mount Stem compatible
Available Early 2009
September 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Awesome!now, when will it be available? *drools*
September 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
more pics - Frontline - Dirt
September 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
HJ, “Available Early 2009 ”
Im THRILLED they’ve put the Mission Control damper on the Boxxer. Cant wait.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
damn it i just bought a boxxer when can i get the new ones
September 5th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
i think i just wet myself……
September 5th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Seems like i’ll get one as soon as possible. Looking waaaay too cool =)
September 6th, 2008 at 2:31 am
What the hell? They just released the “2009″ boxxers with none of these updates…
Looks like this will be the quickest turn over I’ve ever done with a fork.
I just wish they didn’t ink the stanchions with “box”
September 6th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Just noticed they finally got ride of the fu*king boxxer mount and switched to a post mount…finally!
September 6th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Just bought a 2009 myself because I heard from our local shop that this version wouldn’t be around for another full year or more. . .wonder whether early 09 means Sea Otter or later or what. . .
September 10th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I am in love.
September 17th, 2008 at 5:02 am
Anybody know if it´s lowerable to 180mm? I´m really looking into racing a7″ bike with 180/180 as it would be lighter and I don´t need more travel for most tracks..
September 28th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Get a white brother in 180mm its really light, and by trying it vs a boxxer…. its muchy much much smooter, not sticky, and plush.
November 10th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
does anybody know the name of the song that plays first in the spain boxxer trailer? sorry to ask but i just love it.