With a history of mixed reliability and short lifespans, many brands didn’t spark our enthusiasm for their next new model. It was different with the Fox post – at a time when their forks are back at the top of their game we were intrigued to find out just how the Transfer differed from the previous DOSS post.

‘The Fox Transfer is an intuitive post to use and one we took to straight away’

This all-new Transfer post now features an infinitely adjustable design with the choice of internal or external cable routing and three drop options of 100mm, 125mm or 150mm. Fox make two very neat lever designs (which are sold separately to the post), one for single ring transmissions and one to sit well with a left-hand gear shifter. It covers a lot of bases for both newer and older bikes. Fox offer the Transfer post at two price points – a Performance model, with a black upper shaft, and the Factory level option with the Kashima gold finish.

Fitting of our internally routed post was easy. With the cable nipple fixing at the base of the post, the tension and securing is done at the lever. The Transfer post can be removed from the frame without tools, and without frustration too…