The 2014 40 inherited the inverted RC2 damper released in 2012 and had an all new chassis that was lighter and less stiff than the previous nine model years. I was working at SuspensionWerx, a suspension service shop, when Fox released the first air-sprung Fox 40 in 2013.
Moto!" is of course the standard rebuttal. What about using the damper to tune the performance of a coil sprung fork? Yes, compression damping will hold up a rider during hard braking events but more adept suspension tuners than myself will point out that the damper is just slowing the fork's motion and too much will create a harsh ride and result in a loss of traction. I simply have no desire to ride a linear spring rate after experiencing the easy tuning, support and progressive feel of a good air fork. Frankly, outside of suspension companies taking on a massive inventory expense to offer variable rate springs, which isn't going to happen, I can't think of a 'dry' coil fork I'd buy.
I love coil shocks (on bikes that work well with them) but with rare exceptions, like the expensive PUSH ACS3 coil conversion, I'm highly skeptical of the roaring return of coil sprung forks to mountain biking. It seems to be the only thing bike nerds want to talk about these days.
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