SR Suntour Durolux 38 Spreads Out w/ New Chassis & Damper
The SR Suntour Durolux 38 strikes their burliest single-crown fork squarely into the realm of enduro and all-mountain. A a lot larger chassis and wider stance give it a commanding presence, plus new “EVO” rear shocks and updates to their Auron and GVX forks spherical out the updates for 2025. There’s moreover an all-new damper on the excessive end of their fork range.
2025 SR Suntour Durolux 38
The Durolux upgraded to 38mm stanchions in 2021, so the large change proper right here is its basic width. The “Leg Coronary heart” distance will enhance from 145mm to 151mm distance, which means they principally spaced the stanchions 6mm extra apart. This made room for larger lowers giving it a wider stance, beefier physique, and a hair further tire clearance.
Dropouts can be found flush to accommodate that progress, sustaining customary 110mm Enhance spacing.
It is going to get a model new RC+ damper that’s been in progress for 4 years and simplifies the outside controls to low-speed only for every compression and rebound.
At one degree, SR Suntour’s excessive damper was the R2C2, which equipped exterior administration of every high- and low-speed compression and rebound. Then they simplified by eliminating the high-speed rebound, and now they’re simplified it way more.
Why? They’re saying most riders would set the high-speed compression to just about the similar spot, irrespective of rider weight or driving sort. And as quickly as they set it, they not usually modified it. So why bother with the complexity of establishing it adjustable? It’s nonetheless internally adjustable by way of the shim stack for riders who really need one factor completely completely different.
Nevertheless wait, there’s further…
The 2025 Durolux is their first fork with splash lube inside the lowers. The damper cartridge has a bleed port on the excessive to expel any additional that it might ingest. A model new machining course of dramatically improves the tolerances and alignment between larger and reduce bushings. They’re saying this reduces friction lots that the stanchions will merely slide down on their very personal when inserted into the lowers (sooner than together with the damper and air spring, in any case).
The SKF seals carry over, nevertheless they add lubrication ports that use a disc brake bleed package deal changing into to attach. It might be had as a Durolux 38 X model with built-in ABS mounts and a secure crown mannequin for heavier e-bikes. In some other case, you get a lighter gap crown and no ABS mounts. Obtainable in 160/170/180mm journey, weight TBA.
2025 Auron 36
The SR Suntour Auron bumps as a lot as 36mm stanchions. That’s a bump from 35mm, which was up from 34, so it’s gone from downcountry to right all-mountain fork and is offered in 150-160mm journey variations. It moreover will get the model new RC+ damper.
Edge EVO inline shock
The model new Edge EVO inline shock is their new excessive of the highway XC/Path/AM shock. It has a much bigger constructive air chamber that makes it further tunable with spacers. Internally, a stainless-steel inside shaft and elevated bushing overlap makes it to face up to lateral forces imposed by suspension yokes and hyperlinks.
It’s obtainable in two air can amount decisions (confirmed), with three damping cartridge controls:
- R – exterior rebound solely
- 2CR – exterior rebound plus open/closed compression
- 3CR – exterior rebound plus open/pedal/closed compression
GVX gravel suspension fork
Not new or updated is the SR SUntour GVX gravel suspension fork. Nevertheless they wished to degree out that it has crucial unfavorable chamber amount by proportion of one thing they’ve made. That permits you to run elevated stress so it has good help, nevertheless continues to be really compliant on the little stuff. I’ve ridden it and it’s actually a reasonably good gravel fork.
