Rock Shox answer to Shimano/Fox new axle.

The makers of Maxle, Rock Shox has recently announced Maxle Light. By the name, its obvious that Maxle Light is a lighter version of the current Maxle, but what really is Maxle Light?

Maxle Light is a ongoing RockShox project for awhile and so far much info bout is enclosed behind closed door, expect more info sometime in April.

So far, what we know is:

Maxle Light is 50grams lighter then the current Maxle.

Maxle Light will come in 20mm which should mean that 20mm hubs will work on it

Most of the weight saving came from a thinner axle body and aluminium skewer

Maxle Light is marketed for Trail or Light AM use

What we are not sure is if RockShox has any plans in releasing a 15mm version of their Maxle Light, the possibility is quite high cause Shimano and Fox has a bigger market share then RockShox and Sram.

Anyway it looks like it will be a great year for trail bikers.