The RockShox SID has been tackling cross-country race programs because it debuted method again in 1998. Rather a lot has modified since then, and RockShox has frequently up to date the SID to maintain up with the instances and the altering calls for of XC racing. Within the SID lineup, the SID SL is the short-travel — 100 or 110 mm — possibility that prioritizes weight financial savings whereas offering the management and efficiency that racers have to journey sooner. Provided that seemingly round half of World Cup XC racers are driving SID forks, it’s protected to imagine that the brand new SID SL has already been totally put by its paces beneath the quickest riders on the planet.
With 100 mm and 110 mm choices, the SID SL is almost certainly to finish up on light-weight hardtails or the shortest journey full suspension race bikes. These have gotten much less widespread as cross-country race programs proceed to get rowdier and extra riders are utilizing 120 mm journey full suspension bikes with fork journey to match, however they definitely haven’t gone away. In that super-light short-travel realm, RockShox intends to be the highest canine, claiming the SID SL Final 110 mm 3P is the lightest 110 mm fork available on the market.
New RockShox SID SL
When updating the SID SL, RockShox saved a few of its profitable components however made some revisions and “leading edge upgrades” to raise its efficiency. These upgrades embody extra clearance for contemporary XC tires as much as 2.4” large, a brand new chassis with elevated bushing overlap, a DebonAir+ air spring (used on the common SID), and the brand new signature Electrical Purple colorway (for the Final fashions solely). The Flight Attendant mannequin additionally will get some new options, together with a fork-only replace for hardtails and an upcoming firmware replace to customise Auto Mode to disable Pedal or Lock positions.
RockShox saved the SID SL fashions at 100 mm and 110 mm of journey, and the 32 mm stanchions additionally stay the identical. The Final and Choose+ fashions include the Charger Race Day 2 Damper in each 2P (open/lock) and 3P (open/pedal/lock) variations which can be appropriate with the TwistLoc distant or the extra-fancy Flight Attendant electronically managed system. The lineup contains 5 fashions and worth tiers, together with the SID SL Base, Choose, Choose+, Final, and Flight Attendant. Pricing info wasn’t supplied for the entire fashions, however you’re taking a look at $989 for the SID SL Final or $1,499 for the Final Flight Attendant model.
New RockShox Reba
Along with the brand new higher-end SID SL fashions, RockShox has additionally up to date its budget-friendly cross-country fork, the Reba. With the Reba, RockShox intends to supply “premium efficiency at an unbeatable worth.” In response to the model, the brand new Reba options “an air spring impressed by SID, an XC-tuned Isolator damper, and a glossy 35 mm chassis.” The Reba Gold is the highest of the Reba vary with an approachable worth of $549. It makes use of RockShox’s DebonAir spring, is available in 100, 110, 120, and 130 mm journey lengths, and is appropriate with TwistLoc and OneLoc remotes.
RockShox additionally makes the Reba RL, which makes use of the model’s Movement Management RL damper. Each the Reba Gold and Reba RL are available normal and ABS variations, with the latter coming with full fender and ABS mounts.
RockShox SID SL and Reba: Availability
The brand new SID SL and Reba forks have been formally launched right this moment and ought to be out there quickly by RockShox retail companions. You may study extra about them or discover a supplier close to you thru the model’s web site.
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