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RockShox RS Pike 454 2008 Forks
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
2wheelsoul
a Weekend Warrior
from Oakland, CA, USA Date Reviewed: January 16, 2010 Strengths: Adjustable travel, Lockout, 20mm Maxle, Coil Spring Weaknesses: Weight, only mentioned because Fox Vanilla is a full pound lighter. I suspect Rockshox could shave weight if motivated. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mr Toad's Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $380.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Marz 55 ETA, Marz AM1, Fox Vanilla 130 RLC, Marz Marathon 100 Bike Setup: Turner 5 Spot, Pike 454, Fox RP3, Magura Louise, RP3, Mavic 819, Continental USTs
Submitted by
MTBJong
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan, UT Date Reviewed: July 12, 2009 Strengths: Review of 2008 454 Coil U-turn 95-140mm: Stiff, coil spring, plush, motion control Weaknesses: U-turn takes many complete turns compared to talas 3 clicks to adjust. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $450.00 Similar Products Used: Fox Talas 32 Bike Setup: Stumpjumper FSR 2007
Submitted by
Manetherin
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria Date Reviewed: June 15, 2009 Strengths: 2008 454 Coil U-turn 95-140mm: Strong, stiff, plush, and versatile. I'm a fan of motion control, I think it works great. Weaknesses: Needs to have a greater range of rebound adjustment, sometimes I need a little more rebound. This is a minor issue though I just like the feel of a little more rebound. When riding it does not affect my style or flow! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Local spot Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $479.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint.com Similar Products Used: Pike 426, Rock Shox DJ3 Bike Setup: 2009 Specialized SX: Pike, Deetraks, SRAM, E-13, Truvativ, Straitline, Easton, DMR, Maxxis, Avid.
Submitted by
cbchess
a Cross Country Rider
from Richmond, VA Date Reviewed: January 22, 2009 Strengths: This is for the 454 AIR U-turn model: Very easy to set up. Air pressure adjustment works well. U-turn works well. Compression and rebound adjustments are very responsive. The whole fork is set up with quality. The knobs are alloy. The 20mm Maxle works like a champ! easy on/off and make the front end track VERY well. Light and strong 140mm of real travel. Weaknesses: I have had a bit of trouble with the maxle not wanting to come loose. Easy fix with a touch of grease on the threads and shaft. Twice in a year the negative pressure has been too cloose to the positive and the fork will loose 20 - 30 mm of travel. Not a big issue as it is is fix with a top up of air pressure in the positive chamber and the fork shoot back up. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: JRPS -Buttermilk Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $590.00 Purchased At: Mountain High Cycler Similar Products Used: Marzochi mcr Z1 coil(2001), Fox Vanilla RLC 130 (2006) Bike Setup: Ventana El Ciclon with all the good kit. Thompson, Hadley, Sram X.0 Fox RP23 rear shock and Quad bearings kit. Running a Hope Pro II front hub with this thru-axle fork. 
Submitted by
nagatahawk
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, Calif. USA Date Reviewed: January 21, 2009 Strengths: Simple, no air, coil spring, dampening is excellence and set up is very easy. Weaknesses: stock spring is for 130 to 160 lb riders. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sycamore Canyon Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $399.00 Purchased At: Tree Fort Cycles Similar Products Used: Marzocchi AM2 air coil Bike Setup: KHS AM2000, Fox DHX Coil 5.0 rear shock, Pike 454 coil front, XTR hubs and Mavic D 321 rims, WTB Rock v saddle, Race face 50mm stem
Submitted by
Ben1
a Weekend Warrior
from Devon UK Date Reviewed: January 17, 2009 Strengths: (454 coils) Plush, stiff, relatively light, strong. Reasonable value for what you actually get. Adjustable travel makes for great versatility Weaknesses: U-turn system would be better if it was slightly easier to use on the go. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $600.00 Similar Products Used: Various Marzocchis, manitous. Bike Setup: Evil DOC, long in black, Pike 454 Coils, XT F&R (2X9 with bash), XT shifters, Hope Tech M4s (200/180 floating), Singletracks on Pro IIs with 2.35" Panaracer rampages F&R, Easton bars, RaceFace stem and post
Submitted by
SuperbMan
a Cross Country Rider
from The Wooded Hills of Western, MA Date Reviewed: October 5, 2008 Strengths: Very Rugged, adjustable, great feeling xc fork. Maxle is the easiest to use, and most functional Thru-axle system to date! Weaknesses: Air Pressure (positive and Negative) settings can be a little finicky-though the fork chart recommends equal pressure in each-I've found that unless the neg presssure is 10-15 psi below the positive, the fork loses about 5-10mm of travel (gets sucked down). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Bicycles Unlimited Similar Products Used: Fox Float Bike Setup: Sinister Ridge Hardtail. Spinergy Enduro Wheels
Submitted by
AlasdairMc
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotland Date Reviewed: October 2, 2008 Strengths: Coil forks, piece of cake to set up. Supremely plush, the travel is very smooth and small bump sensitivity is amazing. They literally eat up the trail, I'm yet to have them bottom out on me and they remained plush throughout. Wound down to 95mm is adequate for climbing, and opened right up to 140mm for DH - they're very versatile. I tend to run them at about 110mm all the time unless I'm hammering it down something rocky that warrants the extra travel. Maxle is stiff and very easy system to use. Weaknesses: Compression circuit is noisy at certain settings. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Laggan black Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Winstanleys Similar Products Used: Talas 125mm - RS trump Fox on reliability and consistency of use. My Pike doesn't require a service every 25 hours, whereas Fox do, and aren't easily user serviceable either. Bike Setup: 2004 Enduro Expert, Hope Pro2 hubs on DT5.1s. Hope stem, Easton bar.
Submitted by
biker94
a Downhiller
from altadena Date Reviewed: September 24, 2008 Strengths: every thing Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: full suspension all air shocks
Submitted by
Terrie
from Calif Date Reviewed: November 12, 2007 Strengths: Handles like a dirt bike.Improved overall ride quality of my bike.20mm thru axle.Adjusts to any type terrain. Weaknesses: Weighs 2175 gm before cutting steer tube. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bunker creek Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: lbs Similar Products Used: 2007 talas, 2006 talas, 2006 talas pushed. Bike Setup: 2007 ellsworth epiphany,Hope pro2 front hub,tune rear hub,355 rims,07 xtr cranks,xo rd,x9 shift,avid ultimates.
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