Mountain Bike Rider

TUNING FORK

The arrival of the 38 is one of mountain biking’s worst kept secrets — ridden by Richie Rude and splashed all over the internet, you didn’t need to be Alan Turing to predict the sequence from 36. Fox did manage to keep tight-lipped about the details though: a clever floating axle design, new compression valving, 160-180mm travel and a host of chassis changes. We’ll break

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