Ohlins RXF 38 Boost

Developed for hard-hitting trail, enduro and e-MTB use, the RXF38 m.2 shares several key technologies with its dual-crown brother, the DH38. The newcomer to the Öhlins lineup brings 38mm stanchions to the brand’s single crown range, a chassis optimized for big-hit trail riding, confidence-inspiring TTX damping and unrivalled adjustability. It’s the product of Öhlins’ long-term close collaboration with the UCI DH World Championship-winning team Specialized Gravity, where milliseconds gained make for wins.

To achieve the best of dual-crown performance in a single-crown platform, Öhlins applied the lessons learned from the development of its World Cup-conquering DH38 m.1 fork to its latest addition to the range. The new single-crown RXF38 m.2 sports an almost identical iteration of the same race-proven damping system and air spring that elevated the DH38 m.1 to World Cup glory.

With a beefed up chassis – adapted from the DH38 for trail use – equally thick stanchions and the same awesome adjustability as its DH brother, the new RXF38 m.2 doesn’t pull any punches when the trail turns downhill.

38mm stanchions – bigger is better

The new fork boasts 38mm diameter stanchions that offer increased stiffness, for ‘point and shoot’ riding out on the trail. By ‘going big’ on stanchions, Öhlins has reduced flex where it matters. Stiffness shouldn’t mean harshness, and Öhlins has worked hard to find the perfect flex pattern – under braking, cornering and on impact – to provide more control over a broad spectrum of riding and terrain. More control means faster and more free-flowing descents but it also means greater comfort too; the bombproof performance of the RXF38 m.2 makes light-work of DH shuttle runs and well-earned Enduro descents, so you can go faster for longer. What goes down must come up however, and as such, finding the best balance between bombproof performance downhill and featherweight riding uphill was a key focus during the fork’s development.

38mm stanctions

160-180mm travel

Weight: from 2320 grams