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Do you mean compared to other forks or in general? I haven't ridden the
SuperMax but I have some time on a Lefty Hybrid 2 (32mm stanchions vs. 36mm on
SuperMax) and it compares favorably in the stiffness department against any
fork in its weight class.
I'm surprised some German bike magazine hasn't done a comparative test of fork
stiffness across various planes in "simulated real trail conditions" in a
laboratory… but I couldn't find anything in a quick google search.
I think the Lefty has been around long enough that generalized comments on
stiffness/single-sided-ness are a bit out of date. By my count it's been
available for over 15-years. When you think about it the Headshock forks that
Alison Sydor, Tinker Juarez, and Co used in the 90's to race on were single
struts as well (needle bearings housed in the headtube) just with a fork/wheel
attached to the bottom of them.
Anyways, thanks for reading!
April 7, 2016, 7:49 p.m. - DrewM
#!markdown Do you mean compared to other forks or in general? I haven't ridden the SuperMax but I have some time on a Lefty Hybrid 2 (32mm stanchions vs. 36mm on SuperMax) and it compares favorably in the stiffness department against any fork in its weight class. I'm surprised some German bike magazine hasn't done a comparative test of fork stiffness across various planes in "simulated real trail conditions" in a laboratory… but I couldn't find anything in a quick google search. I think the Lefty has been around long enough that generalized comments on stiffness/single-sided-ness are a bit out of date. By my count it's been available for over 15-years. When you think about it the Headshock forks that Alison Sydor, Tinker Juarez, and Co used in the 90's to race on were single struts as well (needle bearings housed in the headtube) just with a fork/wheel attached to the bottom of them. Anyways, thanks for reading!