36 Factory

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Origin

Freeride and aggressive trail fork — sits between 34 (trail) and 40 (DH). First Fox fork with 36mm stanchions. Fox Factory, Scotts Valley / Watsonville, California 36 = stanchion diameter in mm. 'Factory' = Kashima-coated top tier. Marzocchi 66, RockShox Lyrik, DVO Diamond RockShox Lyrik (AM), RockShox Pike (trail/36 SL), Manitou Mezzer Pro

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01The Fox 36 was the pinnacle of single-crown enduro forks before the Fox 38 arrived in 2020 — used by top EWS racers worldwide
02MY2026 36 reaches 87% of the torsional stiffness of the Fox 38, while being ~275g lighter
03The Glidecore air spring is a genuinely novel design: the air shaft floats on O-rings and flexes under dynamic load, reducing the binding that causes harshness in standard designs
0436 Factory was gold-on-gold (Kashima stanchions + gold lowers) for many years — MY2026 switched to black or orange lowers
05Air topcap now uses standard Shimano cassette tool — a welcome change from proprietary hex interface
0636 SL uses 36mm stanchions (same as standard 36) but with a lighter crown, double-butted damper stanchion, and shorter-travel air spring
07Fox 36 has been specced on more trail bikes than any other Fox fork — Specialized Stumpjumper, Santa Cruz Hightower, Trek Remedy, Yeti SB150, among dozens of others

Who it’s for

aggressive trail riderall-mountain riderenduro racer (lighter events, EWS)heavier rider needing more chassis than 34/34 SLtrail rider wanting extra stiffness (36 SL)

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