Fox’s Jordi Cortes on Suspension, Tuning, & the Mental Side of Racing

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Jordi Cortes spends much of the year on the road, working with Fox’s top racers on their suspension setups, and that has left him with both a wealth of knowledge about suspension setup and a unique perspective on the mental aspects of racing at the top level. So we sat down with Jordi to talk about all that, as well as the importance of consistency; developing working relationships with a huge range of athletes; how the pros’ setups differ from those for mere mortals; and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Offseason, testing and development (1:28)
• How to approach setup for a new track? (3:40)
• Suspension tuning as relationship building (8:57)
• Personal preferences, & variations in setup (10:41)
• Tuning as a distraction, & the mental battle in racing (19:00)
• Feeling good vs. being fast (21:20)
• The myth of the ultra-stiff racer setup (24:48)
• Incremental changes vs. quantum leaps (27:21)
• Enduro dual crown forks (36:27)
• Coil forks (46:55)
• Fork offset (51:08)
• Jordi’s Big Idea (55:27)

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