FOX Factory 36 Podium Inverted Suspension Fork - 29", 160 mm, 20TA x 110mm, 44mm Offset, GRIP X2, 68HT Crown, Black/Podium Gold
Regular price $1,999.00 Save $-1,999.00FOX Launches the All-New Podium Inverted Fork: Unleash Your Unfair Advantage
Engineered for unforgiving descents, technical race lines, and the world's most demanding riders, FOX introduces Podium, a new benchmark in single crown fork performance. Delivering exceptional fore-aft rigidity, ultra-smooth travel, and DH-style confidence, Podium brings an unfair advantage to enduro racers and all-mountain riders alike.
Podium is designed to be ridden like a downhill fork. No barriers. No hesitation. Complete confidence that your front wheel will hold the line, no matter how fast—or how big—you push it. All this while keeping your bike in a familiar range of travel and geometry in a single crown package.
Fox designed this inverted fork to get the absolute maximum performance out of the industry leading GRIP X2 damper, with every possible gain for smoothness in its travel and confidence-inducing fore-aft rigidity in the chassis.
Welcome to the Unfair Advantage. Welcome to Podium.
To take full advantage of a damper’s capabilities, FOX engineers pursued the optimal design to provide ultra-low friction under load. The solution was to turn traditional fork design on its head with an inverted chassis, providing unmatched damping sensitivity when combined with our award-winning Grip X2 damper.
At the core of Podium is uncompromising fore-aft stiffness made possible by oversized 47mm upper tubes and a generatively-designed crown structure. This setup delivers stiffness approaching that of the dual-crown FOX 40, allowing riders to hold precise lines with total confidence—even at downhill speeds.
To further increase torsional stiffness, FOX replaced the standard 15mm axle with a steel 20 x 110mm Boost DH axle, distributing forces more evenly across the lower leg interface. Combined with 175mm of bushing overlap—32% more than the 38 and even 7% more than the FOX 40—Podium delivers an unbeatable chassis stiffness and reduced friction under heavy loads.
The Harder You Push, The Smoother The Ride
Podium’s GlideCore air spring delivers next-level smoothness. Designed with built-in lateral and axial compliance, it allows the spring to flex with the fork under high loads, reducing binding and stiction. The result? A smoother ride feel, improved small bump sensitivity, and better control when the terrain gets wild.
The inverted design also shortens the distance from the lower fork bushing to the axle as the fork compresses. This reduces leverage on the bushing, minimizing friction just when riders need it most—charging hard into deep travel on technical terrain.
Custom-Tuned GRIP X2 Damper
Podium is equipped with a specially tuned GRIP X2 damper, known for its four-way adjustability and race-proven control. With enhanced compression damping to match the fork’s reduced friction and slightly softened rebound to balance lower unsprung mass, Podium’s damping curve is designed for aggressive descending, enduro competition, and eMTB domination.
Unfair Smoothness by Design
Every aspect of Podium is engineered for reduced friction and increased sensitivity:
- Full oil immersion keeps seals constantly lubricated while gravity helps shed contamination.
- Reduced unsprung mass—thanks to the inverted design—improves suspension responsiveness.
- Custom tuned GRIP X2 Damper
Built Like a DH Fork, Rides Like a Podium
Podium isn’t just a new fork—it’s a new category. Designed to feel like a DH fork in a single crown chassis, Podium erases hesitation, boosts confidence, and delivers world-class control at high speed.
From full-power eMTBs to enduro race bikes, Podium gives riders everything they need to go faster, harder, and deeper into technical terrain.
Technical Specifications:
- SERIES: Factory
- CHASSIS: Inverted CROWN DIAMETER: 58mm and 68mm Options
- WHEEL SIZE: 29in
- TRAVEL: 170mm and 160mm Options
- DAMPER: GRIP X2
- DAMPER CONTROLS: HSC - LSC - HSR - LSR
- AXLE: 20 x 110mm Boost
- RAKE: 44mm
- STEERER: 1.5 Tapered
- LOWER TUBE FINISH: Kashima
- BYPASS CHANNELS: No (unnecessary due to inverted design)
- BLEEDERS: Yes
- FLOATING AXLE: Yes
- ROTOR SIZE: 200mm direct Post Mount, 230mm max
- MUD GUARD MOUNT: FOX Mud Guard available Fall 2025
- AIR SPRING: FLOAT EVOL GlideCore
- STARTING WEIGHT: 2695g
***As Podium features a 20mm axle, Race Face has prepared 3 of our front wheels to launch with 20mm variants on June 24th, joining our Atlas wheels as compatible with 20mm Boost spacing. New variants below, as well as the 20mm end cap parts for updating existing Vault 414 or Vault J414 labeled Vault hubs which already 20mm axle compatible:
- 944-00-130 - WHEEL,TURB,30,20X110 BOOST,6B,29,F,AM
- 944-00-132 - WHEEL,2025,TURB eMTB,30,20x110 BOOST,6B,29,F,AM
- 944-00-128 - WHEEL,24,ERA,30,20x110 BOOST,6B,29,F,AM
- WH19A20X110B3029F - WHEEL,ATLAS,30,20X110/15x110 BST,29,F
FOX Launches the All-New Podium Inverted Fork: Unleash Your Unfair Advantage
Engineered for unforgiving descents, technical race lines, and the world's most demanding riders, FOX introduces Podium, a new benchmark in single crown fork performance. Delivering exceptional fore-aft rigidity, ultra-smooth Travel, and DH-style confidence, Podium brings an unfair advantage to enduro racers and all-mountain riders alike.
Podium is designed to be ridden like a downhill fork. No barriers. No hesitation. Complete confidence that your front wheel will hold the line, no matter how fast—or how big—you push it. All this while keeping your bike in a familiar range of Travel and geometry in a single crown package.
Fox designed this inverted fork to get the absolute maximum performance out of the industry leading GRIP X2 Damper, with every possible gain for smoothness in its Travel and confidence-inducing fore-aft rigidity in the Chassis.
Welcome to the Unfair Advantage. Welcome to Podium.
To take full advantage of a Damper’s capabilities, FOX engineers pursued the optimal design to provide ultra-low friction under load. The solution was to turn traditional fork design on its head with an inverted Chassis, providing unmatched damping sensitivity when combined with our award-winning Grip X2 Damper.
At the core of Podium is uncompromising fore-aft stiffness made possible by oversized 47mm upper tubes and a generatively-designed crown structure. This setup delivers stiffness approaching that of the dual-crown FOX 40, allowing riders to hold precise lines with total confidence—even at downhill speeds.
To further increase torsional stiffness, FOX replaced the standard 15mm Axle with a steel 20 x 110mm Boost DH Axle, distributing forces more evenly across the lower leg interface. Combined with 175mm of bushing overlap—32% more than the 38 and even 7% more than the FOX 40—Podium delivers an unbeatable Chassis stiffness and reduced friction under heavy loads.
The Harder You Push, The Smoother The Ride
Podium’s GlideCore Air Spring delivers next-level smoothness. Designed with built-in lateral and axial compliance, it allows the spring to flex with the fork under high loads, reducing binding and stiction. The result? A smoother ride feel, improved small bump sensitivity, and better control when the terrain gets wild.
The inverted design also shortens the distance from the lower fork bushing to the Axle as the fork compresses. This reduces leverage on the bushing, minimizing friction just when riders need it most—charging hard into deep Travel on technical terrain.
Custom-Tuned GRIP X2 Damper
Podium is equipped with a specially tuned GRIP X2 Damper, known for its four-way adjustability and race-proven control. With enhanced compression damping to match the fork’s reduced friction and slightly softened rebound to balance lower unsprung mass, Podium’s damping curve is designed for aggressive descending, enduro competition, and eMTB domination.
Unfair Smoothness by Design
Every aspect of Podium is engineered for reduced friction and increased sensitivity:
- Full oil immersion keeps seals constantly lubricated while gravity helps shed contamination.
- Reduced unsprung mass—thanks to the inverted design—improves suspension responsiveness.
- Custom tuned GRIP X2 Damper
Built Like a DH Fork, Rides Like a Podium
Podium isn’t just a new fork—it’s a new category. Designed to feel like a DH fork in a single crown Chassis, Podium erases hesitation, boosts confidence, and delivers world-class control at high speed.
From full-power eMTBs to enduro race bikes, Podium gives riders everything they need to go faster, harder, and deeper into technical terrain.
Technical Specifications:
- Series: Factory
- Chassis: Inverted Crown Diameter: 58mm and 68mm Options
- Wheel Size: 29in
- Travel: 170mm and 160mm Options
- Damper: GRIP X2
- Damper Controls: HSC - LSC - HSR - LSR
- Axle: 20 x 110mm Boost
- Rake: 44mm
- Steerer: 1.5 Tapered
- Lower Tube Finish: Kashima
- Bypass Channels: No (unnecessary due to inverted design)
- Yes: Yes
- Floating Axle: Yes
- Rotor Size: 200mm direct Post Mount, 230mm max
- Mud Guard Mount: FOX Mud Guard available Fall 2025
- Air Spring: Float EVOL GlideCore
- Starting Weight: 2695g
***As Podium features a 20mm Axle, Race Face has prepared 3 of our front wheels to launch with 20mm variants on June 24th, joining our Atlas wheels as compatible with 20mm Boost spacing.
- FOX 36 Factory Podium Inverted Suspension Fork Suspension Fork UPC: 821973513218