Spotted: Frameworks Racing DH Bike with Electronic Fox Shock & Unreleased Enve Rims

Sitting longingly under the Continental tent was this Frameworks Racing frame, just joined by Faction Bike Studio for the show. I think from the elegant aluminum frame are an assortment of some of the nicest parts you can buy, and also a few that you can’t.

Namely, this downhill bike features a Fox Factory shock that is controlled by a wireless remote, with some sort of bump/position sensors attached to the front and rear of the bike. The shock has a battery, and an atypical regulator layout. Also, Enve carbon rims are different from anything in their mountain line right now, both in name and appearance.

Beyond the mystery parts, the rest of the build fits the Frameworks sponsor list. Ochain, SRAM/Kogel drivetrain, 5Dev, Continental etc.

Mike and I hopped on the bike, and discovered that the left lever acts as a sort of remote lockout for the shock. I can see this being useful in short mid-race sprint situations.
The shock appears to have low-speed compression and rebound, as well as something called “adjust steady mode.” LSC and LSR are the only adjustments present on Fox’s DHX, so maybe it’s the basic architecture.

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