I recently got the chance to visit Fox at its Californian headquarters as part of the press event for the release of its new GRIP damper range. As you would expect, the Scotts Valley HQ has offices and function rooms loaded with fancy water machines and walls adorned with retro Fox suspension and history, however downstairs is where all the interesting stuff happens. Alongside the kitted-out workshop, Fox houses some of its product development testing facilities. A component torture chamber filled with all manner of odd contraptions for testing suspension, wheels, and other components.
Fox’s Test Lab Manager, Kurt Siever, showed me around and explained what some of the machines were up to.
