Mountain Bike Shocks

The new Marzocchi Bomber Air shock is less expensive than the Fox and offers simple, reliable performance on the trail.

The Fox DHX mountain bike coil shock is simply designed for trail riding.

These are the mountain bike forks and shocks Singletracks tested and reviewed in 2021.

Coil shocks aren't for every rider or every ride, and are different from air shocks along a few key dimensions.

Fox updated the Flox X air shock recently and we've had a chance to squish it through the PNW mud for a thorough test.

The folks at Sprindex have created a coil spring that eloquently allows riders to change the spring rate without touching any tools.

Wireless electronic sensors in SRAM and RockShox cranks, forks, and shocks link up with the broader AXS ecosystem and mobile app to sense and adjust to the trail and to your physical interaction with the bike.

Neither is ideal, and depending on how you ride, and what your local trails are like, one option might suck less than the other.

The Öhlins TTX22M coil shock offers plenty of grip and good looks too.

Fox updates popular trail forks including the 34LT and 34 Step-Cast models, and introduces new a new shock series.