I am running a 160mm lyrik on my pitch, but as yet haven't done much climbing on it. Ths CSU is creaking so I will be changing the fork, probably for a van. So will I miss the u-turn? Will it climb ok at 160mm?
I've got the newer Pro with 150mm sectors (fixed travel solo air), can't say I miss travel adjust, lockout gets used regulalry though.
Likewise, ive got the newest Pitch and dont miss the adjustment at all. As long as the sag is setup right it's fine.
Mine is the 2010 model, so 67' head angle with a 140mm fork. I'm guessing the extra fork length rakes it out to 66'ish, so maybe a bit tougher on the climbs than a standard 2011 pitch.
I don't but I rarely used it (and I'm not the best climber anyway).
Van's have travel adjustment spacers, or at least MOJO can adjust them IIRC? Maybe get them knocked down to 140mm if you're really woried?
I don't think you can do it on Vans, just Floats - could be wrong though.
Most of my riding is more gravity based, so I will usually want the 160mm travel. Oh well, I'm sure I will manage.
i used a number of forks on the pitch and found a 160mm van to be the best actually
Bear in mind that a 160mm Lyrik is a lot more than 10mm taller than a 150mm Sektor/Revelation/Fox 32 etc. It's more like 25mm taller so it will make a noticeable difference to the handling.
I've got coil U-turn Lyriks on my Pitch and I do use the travel adjust. Not all the time but it does come in hahdy on long clibs or if I'm riding it on a more XC-type ride so speed the steering up a bit. I think it would be fine without though, but it is handy to have IMO