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NEW RaRe

O U R L A T E S T A D V A N C E M E N T

FCV TECHNOLOGYI N T R O D U C E S T H E

FCV, which stands for Frequency Control Valve, is the latest patented innovation from the engineers at BOS.

FCV is a technology that BOS has been using in various motorsport category of the past few years. Most notably in the offroad category (Rally Raid, Rally Cross, Sprint Car and Motocross) most notably in the Dakar on Carlos Sainz’ SMG-Redbull car. “BOS has been using the FCV system quite successfully in motorsport for a few years now, however adapting it to be DH world cup contender proved to be an exciting challenge” Said Olivier Bossard Founder of BOS MTB.

This adaptation of the FCV to meet the needs of mountain bike pilots, represents countless hours of development for BOS. The system was developed over 2 world cup seasons with the experience of world cup pilots and extended use of our data acquisition system in the off season.

Until now suspension settings were a compromise between grip, efficiency, comfort, support and shock absorption. The FCV now revolutionize the suspension by acting as a second damper inside the fork. The FCV allows to keep the BOS feeling that riders are now accustomed to, while offering a level of comfort and small bumps absorption unseen before with a regular fork.

The FCV is a smart system able to recognize if the compression is coming from the rider’s effort applied to the bars or an impact to the wheel. The Frequency Control Valve makes the distinction between the two, at the same time the FCV will filter a wider range of shock coming to the fork.

SOME NOTICEABLE EFFECTS EXPECTED FROM THE FCV :• A buttery feeling • Reduction of hands and arm fatigue • Better absorption of square hit • Reduces the risk of pinch flatting and rim’s denting• More comfort on braking bumps• Less nose diving

Look for more BOS models to be equipped with FCV in the coming year.

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R a R e

NEWLY REDESIGNEDI N T R O D U C E S T H E

WHEEL SIZE

CARTRIDGECOMPRESSION ADJUST

UPPER LEGSTEERER

ROTOR MAX ØAXLE Ø

LENGTH (26” / 27.5”)

26” / 27.5“

OPEN BATHHI & LOW SPEED

37mm - AL70751 1/8”

203mm20mm

573mm / 586mm

TRAVEL RANGE

SPRINGREBOUND ADJUST

LOWER LEGCROWN

DISC BRAKE STDOFFSET (26” / 27.5”)

WEIGHT

208mm

AIRYES

MAGNESIUMAL7075

PS 16047mm / 56mm

2680g

Making its World Cup debut this past weekend in Meribel, France is the new a new redesigned IDYLLE RaRe equipped with FCV technology.

REDESIGNED CHASSIS The chassis redesign is mostly due to the increased popularity of the 650B wheel size on the DH circuit. The increased stanchions’ diameter - from 36mm to 37mm - improves the overall stiffness just enough to counter any extra stress generated by the larger 27.5” wheel size. We also redesigned the casting to improve tire clearance..

INCREASED TRAVELThe redesigned IDYLLE RaRe FCV now offers 208mm of smooth travel. Even though 8mm seems like a small increase in travel, it‘s all that was necessary to obtain the progressivity we were looking for.

NEW HYDRAULIC BUMP STOP The IDYLLE RaRe FCV is now equipped with our latest generation hydraulic bump stop. We made a great performing hydraulic bump stop even better. Our world cup racers were already very impressed with the progressivity of the bump stop. However, tests performed on the test bench showed a visible transition when the bump stop would come in action. The new bump stop features a longer curve and is more progressive to the point of being hard to detect even on the test bench.

NEW AIR CARTRIDGE The most important change is that the air cartridge is now independent from the stanchion. By the doing this, it allows the fork to flex a little without putting pressure on the air cartridge. The result is a more sensitive and more accurate fork even under stress.

Look for more BOS models to be equipped with FCV in the coming year.