Sadly im making this thread... RS PIKE!

HOW good is the pike… does the fork get stiffer at 3" or do I need stiff springs and more oil ect.. how strong is it? can it take cases and hard street riding.. with a heavy guy? How does it compare to a Sherman Jumper.?

How much is it?

seems youve been swayed :dizzy:

and im lookin at whatever model the red one is. cuz well its red..

and im lookin at whatever model the red one is. cuz well its red..

pike race

yes race… so someone answer my questions.. mostly.. is it a better fork

i rode one, it was progressive but you will need the stiff'st springs ross, it felt super responcive and made manipoo look like well.. poo..

Come to Friday Urban and try my Pike Team I had the oil changed and its a bit stiffer. The biggest diff is that the Team model has aluminium steer tube and hollow crown so its lighter than steel / solid but the Race is stronger. If you set the gate higher then the fork won't need heavier springs.

Sorry to hear about your loss we can drown our sorrows when we meet.

u do need to put stiffer springs… i have had pike for couple month and if u set it to 95mm position its easy to bottom out by just pushing ur fork down… indeed… but you can always have motino control lock on =D lol

Unlike the Manitou, the Rock Shox spring feel the same wound down as they do when at 140mm. They do have compression damping, so you can stiffen it this way as well as adj the floodgate for the Motion Control Damping. So far I've only heard good things about them, although they've all been used as a trail/light freeride fork not for urban. But hey, aren't you smooth as silk anyways. The Maxle is a great idea as well.

Unlike the Manitou, the Rock Shox spring feel the same wound down as they do when at 140mm. They do have compression damping, so you can stiffen it this way as well as adj the floodgate for the Motion Control Damping. So far I've only heard good things about them, although they've all been used as a trail/light freeride fork not for urban. But hey, aren't you smooth as silk anyways. The Maxle is a great idea as well.

i rode the one you guys sold on the 04 125, he was djing and urbaning on it and he says it Rocks any thing he has ridden. Buy it ross!!!

I haven't ridden the Pike, but I just threw a Talas RLC on my DOC and holy crap is it great! Just as stiff as my sherman was and waaaaay more adjustable. I'm running it at a just under 100mm with 100lbs of pressure and the compression jacked. It feels great for DJ and urban….highly reccomend it. All metal parts and great customer service! Something to think about anyways…

Ross, look into the Pike SL. This is the model that comes with a cromo steerer tube (despite the SL description). With the type of riding you do, you're not going to want to use an aluminum steerer tube.

You can ride the Pike in a fully locked position if you want. I don't know how much stiffer you would want than that.

In terms of durability, I haven't had this fork for very long, so I can't really give an accurate comment.

noo the race has steel parts dosent it… see tooo many settings already.. lock out foodgate compression ect ect… ugh.

Ill be running it in lowest setting 90% of the time. rest at whistler. I just want a stiff fork that runs well and stands up well.. i hate all this stupid settings that ill never use but pay for

http://www.sram.com/en/rockshox/mountainforks/pike/race.php

cough FOX cough

Just geta Vanilla R and set it at 100 - same price as a DJ1 or Pike and much lighter!