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[Closed] Advice Please - Change Pikes for Revs?

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I have a Meta 5 with Pike 454 on and was considering changing to Revs 409 cause lighter (about 0.85lbs) but with same travel and Maxle. I ride in north Kent so Pikes are over kill. Can sell Pikes to ease the pain. What do you all reckon?


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:26 pm
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I was generally thinking about this (with a bike I've yet to buy) but the price of new Rev's is what's putting me off the idea.


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:27 pm
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Pikes are still stiffer than the revs. If you don't need that degree of stiffness then go for it.


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:30 pm
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where can you get rev 409 with maxle?


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:30 pm
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Yeah - I was surprised at cost of new forks when I started looking around - I might just stick with them for the summer as doing the Pass Portes ride in June


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:30 pm
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It's alot of money for a weight difference that you will barely notice.

Try losing weight instead :mrgreen:


 
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Is it a 426 then? I know one of them comes with a Maxle


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:31 pm
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mikey74 - true


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:32 pm
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You'll not be alone in this. I reckon there would be a flood of 2nd hand Pikes around if it wasn't for the price of the new Revs.


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:32 pm
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Is it a 426 then? I know one of them comes with a Maxle

Yeah well the only ones I can find are the 426 20mm jobbies which are over £500.

You'll not be alone in this. I reckon there would be a flood of 2nd hand Pikes around if it wasn't for the price of the new Revs.

Yeah. I would prob sell my pikes and get them if I had the cash!


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 12:36 pm
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Are you sure it's that much saving between a high end Pike and a low end Rev? I always think the effect of extra weight of Pikes is overstated anyway, for the air ones at least.
Sounds like a lot of cost for little gain anyway and I recon Revs will be upgraded next year to be lighter and with Black Box damping so they will be true Fox killers like the 09 Rebas.


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 3:40 pm
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I read that revs will be up to 150mm next year, i seriously wouldn't bother changing just now, just not worth it.


 
Posted : 15/04/2009 3:47 pm