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EXT Vaia 38.5Ø MTB Downhill & Enduro Fork

£ 2,290.00

Tax included.

170mm
180mm
190mm
200mm

10mm Drop
30mm Drop

15mm
20mm

This product is special order due to custom tuning. Orders normally arrive within 1 week if in stock with our supplier, please call us on 01977 520852 to discuss your personal tuning options

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Standard delivery £4.99
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Description

The wait is finally over. EXT is proud to unleash the Vaia, a dual-crown inverted DH fork, distinguished from all others in its class. This groundbreaking product breaks away from familiar suspension design and is packed with innovation and cutting-edge tech for the gravity focused MTB world. While the Vaia completes EXT’s DH lineup, it’s thoughtful design and adaptability simultaneously lends itself to aggressive enduro bike and e-bike applications as well. With travel options from 170mm to 200mm, and the ability to change between 15mm and 20mm axles, the Vaia is both a powerful and versatile contender in the MTB market

Technology and Features

While the Vaia completes EXT’s DH lineup, it’s thoughtful design and adaptability simultaneously lends itself to aggressive enduro bike and e-bike applications as well. With travel options from 170mm to 200mm, and the ability to change between 15mm and 20mm axles, the Vaia is both a powerful and versatile contender in the MTB market.

Thanks to a proprietary cam stem design, developed with Mojo Rising, the Vaia offers two offset options (44 and 48 mm) with only one stem and crown, allowing for personal adjustment of steering geometry. The fully machined double crown is made from 7075 aluminum.

Floating Bushing

We have implemented technology derived from our motorsports heritage to provide optimal bushing performance, via floating bushings.

The new DU bushings in the Vaia fork are manufactured to precise tolerances for each assembly and works seamlessly with our specially formulated EXT oil. This combination ensures zero stiction and exceptionally low friction, even under high side loads.

Like in MX, our unique DU guiding system, featuring a specially designed long bushing overlap, provides maximum guidance and optimal torsional rigidity for the stanchions. We’ve named it the CGB (Continuously Guided Bushing) system, which also boosts dynamic stiffness. Optimized inner volume design ensures maximum lubrication for floating bushing systems.

This technology inherently allows for optimal bushing overlap that increases throughout fork travel but also has the advantage of incorporating a radial float capacity, that constantly adapts to any forces exerted onto the fork tubes by the wheel. As such this small degree of float may be percetible while unweighting the system from a static state, such as lifting the front of the bike in the parking lot. However, in actual use this is not detectable by the user.

Wheel Axle

Twin hexagonal Grade 5 Titanium (Ti Gr 5) ﬂoating wheel axle guarantees perfect wheel alignment and excellent torsional stiffness. Available in 15mm diameter version for enduro wheels and 20mm for DH, with no need to replace any major components of the fork; just add an adapter forthe 15mm axle!

Bolts, nuts, washers, and other hardware components made of Grade 5 Titanium DIN 912 spec, used in aerospace and industrial applications for its high mechanical strength, light weight, and corrosion resistance characteristics. We know that even the small things matter, so all details were considered.

Double Drop Crowns

Air Spring

Vaia features the EXT HS3 technology, a unique hybrid air spring system with two separate positive air chambers that work in tandem with a large-volume, self-equalizing negative air chamber. HS3 is designed to provide excellent mid-stroke support around the dynamic sag position, while also delivering outstanding sensitivity and bottom-out protection.

All passages and ports are designed to minimize air pressure drop during long stroke high-speed movement, minimizing hysteresis.
The special design improves heat dissipation and better isothermic conditions, balancing pressure variations and ensuring consistent performance even on long descents.

EXT Vaia 38.5Ø MTB Downhill & Enduro Fork