In both stiffness and stiffness to weight ratio, Pike is the clear leader in the All Mountain Extreme category.
Updates for 2006: -Aluminum Control Knobs, -Air U-Turn Option, -Long Travel Dual Air Option
Key Features:
-Motion Control with adjustable Floodgate
-Forged, Hollow 6061 T6 Crown (454)
-Custom Butted Aluminum Steerer Tube (454)
-Maxle 20mm quick release thru-axle system
-Stiff 32mm 7000 series aluminum upper tubes
-Compatible with all PopLocs
Submitted by
bubble1983
a Cross Country Rider
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2009
Strengths: Stiff, travel adjust.
Weaknesses: Spring sags over time.
Bottom Line:
I have smashed these into trees at 30mph, flown of 6 foot cliffs and hit a wall the other side, dislocatin my shoulder, but these forks still stayed strong and true. after a year of no servicin, they still work fine but they are sagging alot, but they do have steel springs, so i will be upgrading next week. Great Fork! Value rating going on todays prive of about 250 pound.
Strengths: Stiff, plush, short break-in time,adjustments actually work and good value.
Weaknesses: None picked up so far..
Bottom Line:
Very happy. I'm an ordinary rider at best and rely on my bike to get me out of trouble, or if I don't get the line I want the bike has to deal with it instead. This is done on the fork side quite easily now. It tracks straight and inspires confidence quickly. The adjustments are easily felt and make actual changes instead of guessing if there's something going on. If these get destroyed by me I'll get another set without hesitation.
Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Tora, Z1 Bomber (2000)
Bike Setup: Giant Reign, Saint brakes, Azonic Outlaw wheelset, all the rest is spec.
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Submitted by
Max Schläfli
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2007
Strengths: Great adjustment possibilties, Great travel adjustment Very smooth on trail, Great value, Very tough and looks good.
Weaknesses: Soft spring bottoms out on 6ft+ drops Rebound adjuster falls from bottom of fork
Bottom Line:
This fork is really very good. Ive been riding this fork for 6months and i started with small 2ft drops and 6ft jumps. But ive moved on to 6ft+ drops and 15 ft gaps. The fork rides wonderfully on trail and soaks up all the small rocks and bumps. My only issue to warn you about is that if you are wanting to use this for freeride, i recomend you buy the harder spring, because the standard one is for trail not freeride. I higlhy recomend this fork to any rider who is short on money but is looking for a high quality fork. It rides wonderfully well and for 500 dollars it really is a dream.
Favorite Trail: Glentress, Innerleithen and local trails
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Standart On ghost Dual pro, purchased at Bikestore.cc
Similar Products Used: Marzocchi drop offs, Fox Vanillas, Manitou stance static
Bike Setup: Ghost Dual Pro standard. Pikes, Shimano Xt, Louise Fr, Holzfeller cranks, Richey bars stem&head set etc. Mavic Rims, Schwalbe Rubbers
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Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2006
Strengths: U-Turn Travel adjust works awesome, great adjustability. Soak up the bumps really well, great small bump sensitivity, take the big hits aswell. Maxle is really easy to use, but still just as stiff as any other thru axle fork. Really light. Awesome for DJ, Urban, DH and XC fork.
Weaknesses: Rebound adjuster fell out. But is not a big deal as they are cheap and you can just use an allen key if you want.
Bottom Line:
At first I wasn't so sure about the Maxle. But I have grown to love it. It easier to take the wheel off than a quick release, but just as stiff as any other 20mm thru axle fork i've tried.
These forks are great for any riding style, whether it be DJ, Urban, All-Mountain, XC, Freeride or Downhill. They are so light, but can also take a pounding. And they are really good value forks. Would not have any other fork on my hardtail than these.
Bike Setup: 2006 Kona Cowan. Maxxis Minions, Mudcutter rotors, blue ODI Intense lock ons.
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Submitted by
Ovidiu
a Weekend Warrior
from Romania (Timisoara)
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2006
Strengths: Looks great, works great, adjustable travel, makes you think it's strong !!!
Weaknesses: Crap !!! I can't belive i actualy say this, but this fork is crap !!! It's not as strong as it looks. I had a lite fall today, and gues what ? it bent !!! Yes you heard right !!! It bent. Before this fork i had a marzocchi dirt jumper 2002, and it was stronger, i never had such a big problem as i have now with this fork! I'm going to give up mountainbiking now, becaus i can aforde tu buy a new one and of course the waranty won't cover "abuse" as they say. THANK YOU ROCK SHOX !!!
Bottom Line:
This is probabbly the sadast day of my life, all thanks to rockshox... Get a marzocchi !!!
Weaknesses: Needs alan key to adjust floodgate control-unlike other model (don't know which one) which has a knob. But the pro's certainly out weigh this minor weakness
Bottom Line:
The bottom line is that these forks are worth every penny! I highly reccomend these forks to anyone who is looking for some wicked freeride/dj forks
Bike Setup: .243 pikes, 409, mag 30, holzfeller, juicy 7
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Submitted by
Neal Engel
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, Wa
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2006
Strengths: Great adjustability - for the ride up I drop it to 90mm with the locked out rebound and on the way down I crank it back to 140mm with some squish. With only a turn I can get compression and rebound dialed in.
The Maxxle system is nice too - quick release on a 20mm axle. Smart - very smart.
Weaknesses: I haven't found it yet. I've probably got to pound it a bit more - I'm 200lbs and I haven't bottomed out yet - probably just for lack of trying, though.
Bottom Line:
I bought this at a boxing day sale at Bicycle Sports Pacific for $400 cdn, not knowing what to think of the fork. 6 weeks later, I love it. Great ride, adjustments - the fork really makes the bike. I don't know what's different in the Pike brand, but this one has been a great purchase for me.
Similar Products Used: Jr. T, '00 Z1, '96 Judy SL, '92 Mag 21 [I'm aging myself here...]
Bike Setup: Cove Stiffee FR, 8" discs, a mess of Truvativ, RaceFace, SRAM and Shimano. This was supposed to be a second bike and has quickly become my favorite.
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