RST reveals inverted gravel suspension with electronic damping – and a new 32in fork for XC bikes

RST had an E TACK-branded upside-down gravel fork featuring an electronic damper on its stand at the Taipei international Cycle Show.

The fork is designed to work with electric gravel bikes, taking charge from the main battery, but it can also be used with conventional gravel bikes using a battery in the steerer tube.

It’s not the first upside-down gravel fork we’ve seen, with Cane Creek’s Invert CS impressing us with its take on the theme.

RST’s fork goes one step further, though, with the electronic damper controlling the 60mm of travel.

There are three modes for the damper: Open, Pedal and Closed, while the Auto setting cycles through them by sensing the ground you’re pedalling on using accelerometers.