Submitted by
LeinaniMTBgurl
a Cross Country Rider
from Hawaiian Islands(50th state), USA
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2009
Strengths: Lightweight and responsive. Matches any color frame. Easy on the eyes and my wallet.
Weaknesses: Are there really any? Maybe the brilliant Gold & Silver color "Bling Bling" tones may attract thieves?! Unfortunately, I did scratch the lowers on the right side from a scrape (fall). Oh well, so I used a little silver touch-up paint (not nail polish, lol) on the scratch and it now looks shiny and almost new!
Bottom Line:
If want to save a few hundred dollars, try and buy a used one. Watch out though, if it's a few years old they may need a rebuild or require a complete overhaul. I'm fortunate to have found a 2007 SID at such a great price! It's the best fork I've ever had, I really love this thing!!
Favorite Trail: Kahuku & The Big Island "volcanoes" trails
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: Craigslist, Honolulu
Similar Products Used: Similar: Manitou Skareb, Marzocchi Bomber and Rock Shox Tora 302, 318; Not at all similar: Dart 1 (Quite possibly the worst suspension fork ever made) and Sun Tour XC 75 (A Lead pipe with springs)
Bike Setup: Kona Lisa Deelux, Easton & Kona anodized (deluxe) controls; Sram 7 derailleurs and shifters + chain; Avid 7 disc brakes; Race face w/ Wellgo pds. crankset; WTB rims w/ Maxxis Holy Rollers & Rocket "She" saddle, to help keep my tushy very comfy!; Accessories: Kona gloves, Jagwire, Triflow, Parks Lube(grease) & tools, Simple Green & H2O to clean!
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Submitted by
clevengercm
a Weekend Warrior
from Dover, NJ, USA
Submitted by
Jonathan Maddock
a Cross Country Rider
from Wolfeboro, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2008
Strengths: Weight,& limited travel & good looks. I have a 1993 steel Stumpjumper with a Future Shock (Mag 21). This fork comes the closest to mainting the bike geometry. It's super light and very appropriate for the intense XC rides I like to do.
Weaknesses: Don't know yet.
Bottom Line:
Good karma on this. The Sid Race is silver just like my old Future Shock. Right now it's XC ski season and lots of ice & snow, so no riding yet.
Bike Setup: Steel Stump frame, XT cranks, XTR rings, all the rest XT except front derailure is XTR. Home made wheels with Mavic rims & White hubs. The rest is nondescript other than being good XC beater components. I keep hanging new stuff on this frame & I see no reason to switch it out.
Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Reba sl, RST Omega SL
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Submitted by
Yeop Azman
a Cross Country Rider
from Zagreb, Croatia
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2007
Strengths: Coming from riding a Judy XC, I can notice a big difference. Mainly in weight. My front end rides up quickly and I ended up doing a few unintentional wheelies going uphill. The SID race took most of what I gave it so far: stairs, 3 foot jumps, dirt trails and the usual other XC things. I'm a light person (66kg, 145lbs) so I don't bottom out my fork too often. Thus it's a great fork for me!
Weaknesses: Only has rebound adjustment, which isn't really a weekness because I'm light. Could maybe use a lockout... Then again, I've never really used a lockout.
Bottom Line:
Worth the money I paid for! I'm a weight junkie! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! But look for a stronger fork if you are a heavier rider. I would suggest the Fox's. I was about to buy one, but it was 100EU more!
Strengths: Extremely lightweight (1.3kg), very plush and instant response to bumps; making them great at coping with high speeds. Great value considering they are the lightest fork on the market; weighing less than the more expensive SID Team and World Cup and I only paid £225 (RRP £330).
They feel like they have more travel than the 78mm I get from mine. This is because the first 2/3rds of the travel is soft and the last 1/3rd of the travel stiffens quite quickly to prevent any harsh bottoming-out, meaning they cope very well with the small to medium bumps you get on a XC trail.
Weaknesses: They don't cope too well with large bumps that cause the fork to quickly use the soft 2/3rds of travel and hit the last 1/3rd of travel which quickly stiffens, but if you ride well; using your arms to help absorb the bump, then this is barely a problem at all, and they are not designed for big hits anyway.
They're flexy; I'm using Formula Oro K24 brakes with 160mm rotors, and you can definately see the fork felexing under braking (I wouldn't recommend more than 160mm disc brake rotors). Whilst riding I don't notice the flexing at all, but I only weigh 59kg, so I'd be hessitant to buy them if I was a heavy rider (I think Rebas would be more suitable).
The Pure Delite damping started to limit the travel after 1 or 2 months of riding: reducing the travel from 78mm to 60mm. I fixed this by servicing the Pure Delite damping assembly; replacing the oil and repositioning the internals. I think it was a lack of oil which caused the internal floating piston to drop out of place and limit the travel, but I never noticed any oil leaking, so I assume there wasn't enough oil when manufactured. They have been perfect for the last month since servicing, which was easy to perform, following Rockshox's service guide.
Bottom Line:
Great forks for lightweight XC riders looking for a lightweight fork for their hardtail. I'd recommend a fork with more travel you're using a soft-tail and a stiffer fork if you're a heavy rider. Don't expect them to cope with more than they were designed for.
Hi All,
I am actually servicing a sid race model 2005...
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I have this fork without the remote. When I go to lock it out, I still get movement. I definitely feel it get stiffer, but it still moves. Is this normal?
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The time has finally come to upgrade my old manitou relic for something more modern and air sprung (the main reason for the upgrade). I found a rock shox Recon Gold rl from 2011 an Read More »
