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EXT ERA FORK £1,590

There have been lofty claims and gushing reviews for the new EXT ERA fork. But is it all hype to justify the equally lofty asking price, or is the ERA really so disruptive that we need to recalibrate our expectations? Before we can answer that, let’s take a closer look at what the ERA is not… and that’s unique.

Sure, there are two positive air chambers and a self-equalising negative chamber, but Öhlins currently uses a triple-chamber air spring in the RFX 36. And Specialized had

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