Fox’s Live Valve is designed to automatically control your fork and shock’s compression dampingTom Marvin / Immediate Media
Scott had a Genius at Eurobike with the system installedTom Marvin / Immediate Media
A battery is mounted here on the down tube, next to the control systemTom Marvin / Immediate Media
Sensors on the forkTom Marvin / Immediate Media
Live Valve will also control the fork’s damperTom Marvin / Immediate Media
Rear wheel sensorTom Marvin / Immediate Media
The battery unitTom Marvin / Immediate Media
The system plugs in to the top of the shockTom Marvin / Immediate Media
It looks like a pretty neat systemTom Marvin / Immediate Media
Extra cables on the front of the GeniusTom Marvin / Immediate Media
Fox’s Live Valve damping technology has to be one of the most eagerly awaited bits of tech due to arrive this year. Electronic sensors combine with batteries and motors to automatically control the bike’s damping.
BikeRadar‘s Seb Stott has been lucky enough to ride the new system over in the US, but with a strict embargo in place, we can’t give you any details yet — you’ll have to wait until late August for that.
Scott had a Genius at Eurobike with the system installedTom Marvin / Immediate Media
However, Scott had a Genius on its stand with the system all plugged in, so here is a gallery of pictures showing the system out in the wild. You’re welcome to make as many assumptions as you like from them!
A battery is mounted here on the down tube, next to the control systemTom Marvin / Immediate Media
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Riding since the age of 13, Technical Editor Tom has ridden hundreds of bikes over the past few years, from aero race bikes to EWS-ready enduro rigs, with a fair few others in between. Most likely found in the woods practicing his scandi-flicks.