PSA 160mm of travel for £159

Dont fall for it. 3 days from your order they'll put up a Zeb for 300.

Thanks to these sales, and my complete lack of self control, I've bought a 36 rhythm 29er,a factory 36 27'5, a lyrik select 29er, a pike select+ 27.5, and I really really dont need another fork, besides, the Yari is and always was a £300ish fork, pretty much the budget line.

Spend a bit more and get something better.

@dyna-ti How much were the 36 Rythm at their lowest price? Or should I not know?

At the time I paid £379 though that was July from Merlin cycles and before other better deals came around. The 36 factory was £310, the lyrik was £239 and the pike was £213

I bought the 36 rhythm as a swop out for the 36 rhythm that came on the ebike, im guessing that after 3 years of use A. it needs a change and B. 380 is a fair price.

@horatiohufnagel thanks.

I doubt I’d be happy with the basic damper in a Zeb R. Factoring in a replacement Charger 2.1 or 3 damper it’s still an ok deal though. I’ve been half-looking for a Zeb on and off, price isn’t too bad.

The Pike/Revelation airshaft does not fit the Yari/Lyrik chassis, they are different diameters.

That just shows a lack of ambition.

Damn I want some 160mm forks for my reactor...

Dont fall for it. 3 days from your order they’ll put up a Zeb for 300.

And there you go. Basic Zeb for £287
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/rockshox-zeb-charger-r-debonair-boost-fork-oe

Is a Zeb with upgrade to charger better than a lyric ultimate on a heavy ebike?

That zeb R 29er 170mm 44offset is down to a stock level of 8, 21 in stock at 7pm last night

in terms of upgrade is the £40 air shaft listed on crc an upgrade ? Or same internals

and to upgrade to a 2.1 or 3 am I looking at £300-345 ? So still cheap compared to £950-1100 for the ultimate on sale

sorry I have limited knowledge of big rockshox ;0) and have been toying with a bigger fork for tougher enduro days ,

How can you see the stock numbers?

Or is it because I'm looking on my phone?

How can you see the stock numbers

You need to keep adding an item to your basket until it errors saying not enough stock.

Cunning

5 left, got one £10 off with british cycling, glad i left £500 in reserve till January payday :0)

Can the Lyrik ultimates be reduced in travel to 140mm?

Yes, Lyriks can go to 130 if required also.

Dispatch email received last night 🙂

My Lyrik Ultimate 29 arrived this morning. They have green decals

Where do people recommend for new decals?

1 Zeb remaining @ 9.27am. I folded and ordered one for myself earlier (that's in addition to the £139 Yari that started this discussion, and is arriving this morning with Evri). Oops.

in terms of upgrade is the £40 air shaft listed on crc an upgrade ? Or same internals

and to upgrade to a 2.1 or 3 am I looking at £300-345 ? So still cheap compared to £950-1100 for the ultimate on sale

I'm waiting until mine arrive so I can put the serial number into the RS Trailhead app and see exactly what part numbers I need for a 160mm airshaft and - highly likely - a Charger 2.1 or 3 damper. Too many variants for me to feel comfortable ordering the right bits until I have that serial number to determine the exact Zeb variant these are. Even at £550-600 with upgraded damper it's still a good deal vs the best price of £900 I've seen for an Ultimate.

Where do people recommend for new decals?

OEM ones or I've used https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/swarmmtb recently for older forks - quality is great, no idea about durability yet.

Do CRC /Wiggle deliver to Europe without too much stress? 

I think I read somewhere that they've stopped shipping to Europe. I may be wrong though.

Where do people recommend for new decals?

Invisiframe decals are excellent and a great company to deal with.

https://richard-scott-design.myshopify.com/

Got a set for my other lyrics. Good quality and price.

@bucko

Can you pop your serial number into the app and see what the travel range is for the Lyrik ultimate 29 you just had delivered please?

On that note, the £139 160 Yari 29er that's just arrived with me 5mins ago is 12T26485233:

FS-YARI-RC-B3 - 12T26485233
MODEL DESIGNATOR (SF): RC
WHEEL SIZE: 29"
TRAVEL (MM): 160MM
DAMPER TYPE: MOTION CONTROL
FORK OFFSET: 42MM (29")
MAXLE INCLUDED: MAXLE STEALTH
COLOR (FS): DIFFUSION BLACK
E-BIKE APPROVED: E-BIKE APPROVED
STEERER: 1.5" TAPERED
AXLE: 15X110MM BOOST™
AXLE TO CROWN (MM): 571
BRAKE TYPE (FD): DISC
CROWN MATERIAL: FORGED, HOLLOW 7050 ALUMINUM
UPPER CROWN TYPE: N/A
LOWER LEG TYPE: MAGNESIUM
UPPER TUBE FINISH: FAST BLACK
UPPER TUBE TYPE: 35MM TAPERED WALL ALUMINUM
DAMPER ADJUST: CROWN
DAMPING ADJUSTMENTS: EXTL REBND, LOW SPEED COMP
VOLUME REDUCER: 2/5 TOKENS
SPRING: DEBONAIR
SPRING RATE: N/A
MAX TIRE DIAMETER (MM): 770
MAX TIRE WIDTH (MM): 81
MAXIMUM ROTOR SIZE: 220MM
MINIMUM ROTOR SIZE: 180MM
FENDER COMPATIBILITY: N/A
CROWN OD (MM): 59
MAX RECOMMENDED SYSTEM WEIGHT: 331LBS/150KG

If anyone's taken delivery of a Zeb R and could pop their serial number into the app, that's be much appreciated.

Don't forget to include the upgrades page where it tells you which damper or different air shafts are compatible 

What's the weight of the Yari 29er forks?

@onzadog

The Lyriks

14T1465056

Prices have changed again. Yari up to £199

BuckoFull Member
@onzadog

The Lyriks

14T1465056

Number is incorrect, missing one number.

Tried 0,1,2,3 etc and coming up with the info for a 160 ultimate lyrik, but which exactly ?? Unless of course you dont want to put up the exact number.

Ebike approved anyway, which is the only info I was interested in.

I'm going to end up with every friggin fork in the RS range 🙄

@bucko, that code isnt returning on https://trailhead.rockshox.com/en/search/
I think it should be an 11 digit code in this format 12A34567891?

EDIT: too slow!

Oops

14T14650565

Whats the difference between the Lyrik RC and RCT3?

Looking at the service manuals and the only difference i can see is the air spring seal head being taller on the RCT3.

I have a fair few pike A1 airshafts which ive had a fair few years tall and short seal heads which look the same anyone any ideas if they'll fit the lyrik?

Thanks @bucko.

Does anyone know if e-bike approved is different from e-bike specific? Looking to put the Lyrik Ultimate on an Airdrop Edit MX in the new year

Strongly suspect it's just a normal fork that they're saying is approved for eebs.

I had that Lyrik Ultimate with the Charger 2.1 and it was a brilliant fork. Just had to stay on top of the lowers servicing to keep it feeling supple.

Good point above about not going too early.
I was tempted with the Lyriks but what I really want is the older Pike with the Charger 2.1 so I can run it at 150mm. There must be someone with some stuffed down the back of some racking...

Like the one in the Cotic sale? https://www.cotic.co.uk/item/outlet_new_fork_pike_150

Those lyrics will do 120 to 180 apparently, with the right air shaft, obviously 

My Lyrik Ultimates arrived today. Planning to drop them to 150mm.

Decals are green and they weigh 2047g. My Pike Selects (prev gen) weigh 1880g.

That swarm link for decals was a bit iffy on my phone, I just went on eBay the other day and googled lyrik decals and got to those £6.50 ones within a few pages, metallic ones are a bit more but the guy's away at the moment.

Above should be searched not googled, too late to fix it now, DOH.

For anyone who got their Yari, what colour are the decals please?

Decals are bold but colour is not bright, almost bronze, kind of match old non-black stantion colour.

Balls, the zeb order has been canceled , stock issue I ordered about 830am today

If anyone happened to get a 160mm 27.5 Yari and ends up not wanting it and fancies passing on the saving I'll happily take it off their hands, that price was too good 🙂