The Taipei International Cycle Show provided a glimpse of what bike manufacturers are thinking about the emerging 32in wheel size, and with the number of forks and tyres on show, it certainly looked positive.
We spotted many 32in mountain bike forks as we trawled through the stalls, and while most have yet to hit the market, they’re likely to be with us before the year is out.
Some options are already available for sale, including Intend’s Samurai XC 32, which was released at the start of 2026.
With 32in forks seen by many as the 'future' of the sport, we thought we’d bring together the forks that are on our radar for this year.
This list is by no means exhaustive, and we expect to see more forks launched throughout the year – so check back in to see if this is a fad or it really is the future.
Intend Samurai XC 32
One of the few forks that you can go out and buy, Intend’s Samurai XC 32 uses an upside-down design that has 35mm stanchions and a focus on cross-country.
The boutique German brand says the fork tips the scales at 1,620g and is 100% made in-house and by hand.
Travel is variable, with options of 120mm and 130mm, making it future-proof for the longer-travel XC bikes we expect to see.
The brand’s own Energizer lockout cartridge is available, or you can opt for a RockShox Charger Race Day cartridge – although this doesn’t come with the fork.
Prices range from €1,699 to €1,899, depenging on the variation.
XFusion Rezza 32er
We first spotted this at Taipei, with the Rezza 32er still in the prototype stage, hidden away in the back of a stall.
The fork is based on the brand’s XC platform, and is said to be launching with up to 130mm of travel.
It uses a similar architecture to the 29in version of the fork, with 34mm stanchions, and a compression adjust and lockout on the crown.
We’re not sure when it will launch, but we’ll be sure to add more details when they emerge.
RST 32er
The RST 32er fork looks set to be positioned toward the lower end of the market, with its blacked-out appearance very understated.
We clocked the fork on the brand's stand in Taipei, where we were told it had 90mm of travel.
The fork features an upside-down design that looks to have been borrowed from Fox’s Podium, launched last year.
EXA Form E36
EXA is a sub-brand of KS (Kind Shock), a company more commonly associated with dropper posts.
The Form E36 was also in prototype form at the Taipei International Cycle Show, with the brand showing it on a mulleted X-Lab Nokota enduro bike.
It’s the only fork we’ve seen that is positioned toward all-mountain, or even enduro riding.
The brand says it will have 150mm travel, making it one of the longest-travel 32in forks announced.
Like others in this list, it features an upside-down design.
There is compression and rebound adjust on the crown and lower leg.
KS says the Form E36 has multi-stage compression and rebound damping, which makes it feel stable and predictable.
SR Suntour Raidon 34
SR Suntour showed its Raidon 34 at Taipei, with the 32in fork aimed at bikes in the mid-range.
The fork features 34mm stanchions and has 130mm of travel, a number we’re expecting to see on the next generation of XC mountain bikes.
A traditional architecture is used, and the brand says it has a higher-end, lighter-weight variant already in the oven.
Manitou MRD R8
While this fork was somewhere in Taipei, we were unable to sniff it out at the show.
The prototype appears to be based on the brand’s elite XC fork, the R8, and looks to feature a similar 120mm of suspension travel.
