I haven't ridden a top-end SID, so it's not a direct comparison to the R7, but based on [**my experience on the Select+**](https://nsmb.com/articles/2022-canyon-lux-trail-bike/) the Manitou is a better platform both in terms of the air spring performance and the damper. I didn't have any stiffness complaints about the SID chassis though.
In terms of trail use, the SID bladder damper doesn't contain much oil and I'd suspect that you'd get a lot more hours of good performance out of the Manitou TPC/VTT setup.
If I was picking up a RockShox fork for trail use it would definitely be the new Pike, which can be lowered to 120mm. The new damper is excellent and I think worth the extra grams.
Jan. 16, 2023, 12:28 p.m. - Andrew Major
I haven't ridden a top-end SID, so it's not a direct comparison to the R7, but based on [**my experience on the Select+**](https://nsmb.com/articles/2022-canyon-lux-trail-bike/) the Manitou is a better platform both in terms of the air spring performance and the damper. I didn't have any stiffness complaints about the SID chassis though. In terms of trail use, the SID bladder damper doesn't contain much oil and I'd suspect that you'd get a lot more hours of good performance out of the Manitou TPC/VTT setup. If I was picking up a RockShox fork for trail use it would definitely be the new Pike, which can be lowered to 120mm. The new damper is excellent and I think worth the extra grams.