Prototype FOX Live Valve Electronic Shock

GT's Dan Atherton is at the Colorado Enduro World Series with a prototype Live Valve FOX shock bolted to his Sanction that appears to employ a battery that controls its damping. The photo, which Atherton posted to his Instagram , shows a battery mounted to the bike's down tube and a number of wires sprouting out of it, some of which are routed up to his handlebar. Dan's Sanction has used FOX's mechanical CTD remote lockout system in the past, but there's a good chance that the wire leading up to his handlebar goes to an accelerometer that's mounted somewhere on the front of the bike that "talks" to the shock. In this way, the shock will be able to anticipate the impact that's about to happen, thereby allowing it to adjust its damping in advance. That's all speculation at this point, but a similar system has already been put to use by Lapierre and RockShox with their e:I setup, as well as in motorized applications by FOX.