Fox Racing Shox have just released details of some limited edition versions of their double World Championship winning 40 RC2 fork and DHX RC4 rear shock. We brought you pictures of them from Eurobike but details have now been released.  In June, 2008 at Val di Sole, Italy history was made when sister and brother Rachel and Gee Atherton of team Animal-Commencal rode to dual victories in the World Championship Downhill race riding FOX’s 40 RC2 and DHX RC4.  Fox have decided to release just 200 of these individually numbered limited edition shocks based on the World Championship tuned shocks which was developed with not only the Atherton’s but also other World Cup racers on Fox’s books.

Fox 40 RC2 limited edition.

The 40 RC2 limited edition fork has the same damping that was tested, tuned and won on throughout the season. Its performance characteristics are designed specifically to be pushed at the highest level of competition and comes stock with a stiffer Titanium spring than the 2009 production model.

The fork has 8 inches or 203mm of travel and can be adjusted down to 6 inches should you wish.  It comes with plenty of tuning options including low and high speed compression damping, rebound adjustment and coil spring preload adjustment.

Fox DHX RC4 rear shock

The DHX RC4 is a new from-the-ground-up, purpose built downhill shock specifically engineered to meet the demands of the world’s most brutal downhill courses and the athletes that dominate them. External adjustments for velocity sensitive damping and position sensitive ending stroke control act independently of one another allowing the rider to dial in the perfect balance of small bump compliance/traction, dynamic control, and big hit absorption. The World Champion version has been tuned and tweaked throughout the season to perform at the highest World Cup level of competition to give the aggressive rider the extra edge for winning performance.

“These Limited Edition products are the culmination of hundreds of hours of testing and working with our Engineers, Race Support Team and Athletes. Our Race program is not just a Marketing effort, we work year round with the World’s best athletes to develop and improve our products so that we can win World Championships and ultimately deliver products to the end consumer that are best in class,” according to Mario Galasso VP of FOX’s Bike division.

The Limited Edition World Champion 40 RC2 and DHX RC4 will be available mid December. The owners manual CD contains videos of the Atherton’s winning runs on the Limited Edition owner’s manual CD. Along with the Limited Edition product decals there are also tuning decals on the product to keep track of the owner’s preferred settings.

These are expected to sell out like hot cakes so if you are interested contact your local Fox dealer now to try and book a set.

Product specs.

40 RC2 World Champion fork

WEIGHT: 6.83 lbs (3.09 kg)
(Includes Axle)
TRAVEL: 8 inches (203 mm)
EXTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS:
– Low speed compression
– High speed compression
– Coil spring preload
– Rebound
INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS
–Travel is internally adjustable down to 6 inches in half inch increments
– Hydraulic bottom-out in damper
– Spring Rate
LOWER LEG: International standard disc brake tabs
STEERER: 1 1/8″
SPRING: Titanium Spring
DAMPER: FIT
FORK COLOR: White

DHX RC4 World Champion rear shock
WEIGHT: .99 lbs. (447 g)
(No reducers or spring)
ADJUSTMENTS:
– Externally adjustable velocity sensitive damping (DSC)
> High speed compression
> Low speed compression
– Bottom out force adjust (via Schrader Valve)
– Bottom out progressiveness
– Rebound adjust
– Coil spring preload
LENGTH: 9.5×3.0