Do your running shoes still have super stiff leather soles? Do you still race downhill on a hard-tailed mountain bike? And why must you focus like Michael Schumacher in a Fiat 500 at150 km/h while a Mercedes driver shoots by on the phone at 220 km/h?
The magic word is: chassis. A perfectly tuned chassis avoids bounce and oscillation. Only this additional control enables higher speeds. Until today only windsurfers have largely believed that only non-compromising rigidity leads to more performance. The full performance potential of our windsurfing gear stays unexploited since control problems reduce speed potential. Last year we took our first steps toward more control with the launch of our new iFRONT head with controlled suspension. With the SHOX.XTR we now present a chassis that has the potential to change the sport and be as sustainable as the invention mountain bike suspension…
SHOX.XTR combines our pioneering POWER.XTR ratchet mechanism with an integrated high-end shock absorber.
Since windsurfing equipment is clearly exposed to further wind and weather stresses, high tech Polymers from BASF take over the damping function. During a special procedure these Polymers are resinated with precisely defined air embeddings. Through this process we reach a similar fast response-behavior like an air-suspended high- end mountain bike suspension. Just as a bike suspension fork avoids riders being thrown off over bumps, steep chop is now simply being “absorbed” by the SHOX.XTR, instead of inducing a catapult.
SHOX.XTR – Power is nothing without control!
More control, more speed, more comfort..
