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The last set of forks I bought were 2014 rockshox pikes (160mm) that I put on a alpine 160 of around the same year, as far I was concerned they were the nuts..I'm now researching what to do with my next build after a few years away from the scene and wondering how those pikes would compare against the latest lower tiered RS forks, is 2014 pike technology now what is found in a 2020 Reba/judy etc?
Nope. Judy is 30mm stanchions, reba is motion control still, as are revelations, Sektors, 35’s and Yaris. I’d take a few years old pike in good condition over al of those probably. Although at 160mm the Yari has a sturdier chassis and could be upgraded to a Lyrik spec down the line should you feel the need. If you can find a second hand Lyrik in budget from the last few years that’d be even better.
No the older Pike will still be good.
The things that have changed since 2014:
The Lyrik (and more recently the Zeb) are a stiffer chassis for 160mm+ forks
The Debonair air spring improves the feel of earlier Pikes a bit (you can upgrade for ~£30)
They've made some changes to the damper but nothing major I don't think
As the other guys said. Assuming stanchion diameter, travel etc is the same and your comparing similar forks, the dampers (the most important bit!) haven't moved on that much as far as I know, so and old charger damper in the pike is still going to be better than a newer motion control damper (assuming it's working properly!).
A new Debonair spring is well worth the small cost!
A suitable set of pikes a few years old is what I shall be hunting for shortly then.
Need to start doing my research 🙂
Thanks