[Closed] Pike and Rev weight difference - noticable?

When held in the hand - yes.

When riding - no.

I've got the U-Turn Maxle Rev's and I have ridden Pikes as well. The Revs seem just as stiff to me so I don't see any reason not to get them if they are lighter.

500gms is quite a bit.You wouldn't notice it going down but you might feel it going up and on the flat.

Agree with taxi25.

And when lifting the front end, it takes more heft.

it,s only 500 grams.the question arises, man or mouse.

[i]Is the 500g ish difference between the pike and revelation really that noticable? Has anyone ridden both?[/i]

Recently went from Rev Air U-Turn QR to Pike Air U-turn Maxle...yes its noticeable but you get use to it and I like the benefit of having the 20mm fork that goes where you want to go when you want to go.

No

I have Revs on my ti456. I'd notice half a kilo extra on the front of a bike, I only weigh 9.25st myself.

Kev

About that difference between my old & new forks...no noticeable difference in weight but huge increase in performance.
Then again there's 16st bouncing on mine so 500g is neither here or there.
My coil Pikes simply rock.

thanks for the responses

ive missed the deal on the revs (large reduction)

probably going towards the pike anyway... cheaper, coil and travel adjust takes it right down lower than the rev... possibly better reliability than air fork as well(?)

this bike will be my only bike and will be ridden on flat and roads sometimes..

maybe its just a case of man up for the extra weight 😆

certainly the pike to me looks like a fork that would work nicely on a large variety of bikes and in my case possibly other feature frames

Wait for next year's Revs, they'll be lighter and have much better damping.

are the pikes noticably stiffer than qr revs? or is it in the hub - a lot get anew hub when switching? is it a combination of mind over matter and also fact?

I don't really notice lighter this, stiffer that, I just ride.

I'd choose the fork on the basis of the rest of the bike and how burly or light you want it to be.it's all about balance. I doubt 500gm would be noticeable in riding.

Rich - Member

I don't really notice lighter this, stiffer that, I just ride.

got to love stw sanctimony!

LOL

I had both at the same time. The revs felt a lot lighter. Couldn't tell a difference when riding the bike though.

its stiffness of the forks that i am interested in

yeah thats fair enough everyone is after different things

the main factors/criterea for me are price,reliability,20mm,adjustable travel,weight

im probably going to get the pikes unless i can get a decent second hand deal on one of the things im watching

weight came into it.. because i cant really afford to have 2 bikes or store 2 bikes.. so this will have to do on the road and other things as well as the odd weekend blast