Having had both a 36 and a Lyrik recently on the same bike, I can confidently say the 36 with HSC/LSC is a far, far better fork in every way. Not even close. Lyrik lacks good damping and control, and ramps up too quickly at the end after blowing through travel, even after fiddling with spacers. Feels fine on mellow rides, but gives up the ghost when you really need the support.
RS is a few steps behind Fox and the other top-end fork makers in terms of fork performance at the moment. They need to step up their game.
I've been quite happy with the Rockshox Super Deluxe, no complaints there.
Jan. 12, 2018, 10:59 a.m. - JVP
Having had both a 36 and a Lyrik recently on the same bike, I can confidently say the 36 with HSC/LSC is a far, far better fork in every way. Not even close. Lyrik lacks good damping and control, and ramps up too quickly at the end after blowing through travel, even after fiddling with spacers. Feels fine on mellow rides, but gives up the ghost when you really need the support. RS is a few steps behind Fox and the other top-end fork makers in terms of fork performance at the moment. They need to step up their game. I've been quite happy with the Rockshox Super Deluxe, no complaints there.