Paul Turner and Steve Simons founded RockShox in 1989 in North Carolina, USA. Both of them being motocross riders, they paved the way for modern suspension fork development and production. RockShox was the first manufacturer to build suspension forks for bicycles. Their first fork was introduced the same year the company was founded. Moreover, RockShox went in a new direction when they hired Downhill champion Greg Herbold aka “H-Ball”as a test rider to improve their R&D.