Fresh Öhlins prototypes evolve the latest XC fork & shock, electronic suspension control raced on the World Cup by Team BMC’s Titouan Carod!
Click to email a link to a friend Last year we saw Öhlins debut all-new XC suspension at the races, and this year they are back with new electronically-controlled prototypes. The basis appears to be the same carbon-crown RXC34 fork and TXC2 Air shock, but now mechanical lockouts are replaced with electronic controls. In the pits, Titouan Carod’s BMC mechanics mostly kept everything neatly wrapped up.
For the most part, the Team BMC Racing mechanics tried to keep the new Öhlins electronic prototypes on Carod’s bike wrapped up inside a velcro-on neoprene sleeve. At least when they weren’t working on the bike. My guesses would be 1 or 3 possibilities. Either the electronics need airflow to get the best function, or the cover might simply impede some movement? The rider or mechanics may need easy access on the track to make adjustments, otherwise inaccessible under the neoprene cover? Or perhaps, they just need to see how it stands up to the elements in a real-world racing scenario.
A single wire exits, and heads into the frame next to the mechanical dropper remote cable. Presumably, the fork then connects with the system brain, at the rear shock.For rider mode control of the prototype electronic suspension, Öhlins gives Carod a tidy little thumb-actuated twist shifter/switch. Wired into the system through the Fourstroke’s internal frame routing, the controller doesn’t take up much space in between the brake lever and grip.
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