Developed in collaboration with Cannondale, the
dual-travel, dual-personality FOX DYAD RT2 is actually two completely different
shocks housed in one package: Elevate – a shorter travel, smaller volume air
shock for rolling and climbing terrain, and Flow – a longer travel, high volume
linear air shock for aggressive descending.
Activated by a handlebar-mounted lever, each mode has
its own dedicated damping circuits, fully optimized for the intended terrain.
Rather than try to make one shock handle everything, we were free to create
separate suspension responses for different needs – active and super efficient
for the flats and climbs, ultra plush and bottomless for the descents.
Switching between the Elevate and Flow modes also
changes the bike's sag point and geometry, a feature we call Attitude Adjust
Geometry. In Elevate mode, the bike rides higher, resulting in steeper head and
seat angles and keeping the rider in a better position for climbing and tight
technical terrain. In Flow mode, the BB drops, lowering the center of gravity
and making the angles slack and stable, perfect for charging descents.
With the DYAD RT2, it fundamentally is like having two
different bikes available to you at the flick of a switch.
