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That's frustrating. Mine arrived yesterday, sorry. My delivery notifications confused me saying my package from WIGGLE was out for delivery, despite it being these forks ordered via CRC.

I'm still missing my bargain RF cranks from another recent PSA - the other part of the order has already arrived.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 10:04 am
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Mine have arrived. Fitted and ridden round the block. Feel very nice. Just in time for the weather to change ⛈️


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 10:07 am
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Mine came yesterday. Dark purple decals - very odd.

Going to get a set of them Invisiframe ones, just have to decide on the colour as neither of the orangey options are a close enough match.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 11:05 am
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Mine arrived - no decals - but some stealth ones in the box ...


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 11:17 am
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@tthew what colours are you interested in? Mine haven't arrived yet but bike is purple so could be interested in a swap.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 2:05 pm
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Mine arrived today..... nothing in the box at all, except the fork and Axle. No stickers, even on the fork, or tokens, pump or anything.

Not that this matters, as i like them 'murdered out' naked.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 3:28 pm
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@tthew what colours are you interested in? Mine haven’t arrived yet but bike is purple so could be interested in a swap.

Like a coppery orange, so unlikely whatever you get will suit. If you don't get purple send me a DM and I'll post them to you anyway.

nothing in the box at all, except the fork and Axle. No stickers, even on the fork, or tokens, pump or anything

They're OEM ones so you won't get all the extras, although no stickers is odd. Maybe they slipped out of the lid in transit. It was literally just 2 flat leg stickers in mine.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 3:34 pm
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Thanks @tthew.

Wasn't expecting a pump as OEM forks. Got stickers (dark purple, look nice) and tokens though.

Looking at the stanchions they only have sag markings for 130mm and 140mm. Hope that doesn't stuff anyone hoping to lengthen them.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 3:47 pm
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I nearly threw the stickers away. They had slid under one of the folds in the box. Got two tokens and a safety information leaflet too. Never occurred to me there might have a been a pump with them. Shame as I need a new shock pump


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 4:01 pm
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My mates have arrived safely! He’s well pleased! Thanks for the PSA!


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 5:14 pm
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Looking at the stanchions they only have sag markings for 130mm and 140mm. Hope that doesn’t stuff anyone hoping to lengthen them.

They are just markings. I previously took a set from 130 to 160 no bother.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 5:45 pm
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No pump or tokens here either. But liking the stealthy purple stickers! At least I have some spare tokens from my Revs if there are none actually in the fork already.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 6:06 pm
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Right so imagine, hypothetically like, you have a brand new set of Pike Select+ in hand and a Lyrik RC on the way.

Can you swap the damper and make a charger lyrik?

Then flog the downgraded pike....

All hypothetical. Just think of the M&S points.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 6:52 pm
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I’m really tempted by the Lyriks, what would it cost me to get someone to reduce the Travel to 140mm? Realistically this is probably the max my frame can handle


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 8:51 pm
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Spare tokens and (2020 Santa Cruz tall boy coloured) browny/purple stickers in mine.

Jsut fitting them to my Scandal now - 1881grammes with maxle and 180mm steerer. Pretty good really!


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 9:01 pm
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I have bought the Pikes but wonder if I should have gone Lyrik. Can you reduce the Lyrics to 140mm?


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 9:08 pm
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My 2020 retail boxed Lyrik Ultimates didn't come with a pump so I think RS stopped that a while ago..

Reducing Lyriks to 140 can be done easily..


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 9:09 pm
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Looks like high demand. Three days after ordering my Lyriks are still "processing". Not a long time but unusual for CRC. Let's hope they haven't oversold them.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 9:11 pm
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So our house has both pikes and lyrics.....thanks psa....but the squabbling has started....which is the best damped fork? Which is the simplest fork to lockout?


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 9:38 pm
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I’d go pike every time. Unless your a big hitter destroyer of equipment !


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 9:52 pm
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Wife at 60 kgs is a destroyer of equipment.....lyriks then for her!


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 10:24 pm
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Right so imagine, hypothetically like, you have a brand new set of Pike Select+ in hand and a Lyrik RC on the way.

Can you swap the damper and make a charger lyrik?

Unfortunately not. For some reason Lyrik/Yari and Pike/Revelation chassis use different dampers. Something to do with the thread pattern IIRC.


 
Posted : 08/09/2021 10:25 pm
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My 2020 retail boxed Lyrik Ultimates didn’t come with a pump so I think RS stopped that a while ago..

A few years ago I think, shame as they fetched OK money on ebay so it was a nice little cashback.

Jsut fitting them to my Scandal now

Mine are going on your old Stage 4.

😀


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 9:44 am
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If anyone missed out on the Pikes, CRC have the 2020 Fox 34 Performance in 29x120 at £399.99...

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fox-suspension-34-float-performance-boost-fork-2020/rp-prod208329?utm_source=Salesforce&utm_medium=email&sfmc_id=89616728&utm_campaign=1135&utm_content=UK


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 10:02 am
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looks like the Lyrik ultimates are a decent price now...

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/rockshox-lyrik-ultimate-boost-fork-2020/rp-prod208348

I was looking a couple of days ago and these were just under £800, so a decent saving!

42mm offset too!


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 10:11 am
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I paid similar for the Lyriks pre Covid and Brexit from Germany so that is a decent price..


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 10:53 am
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Mine are fitted to my Scandal - look and feel great.

But.... my front brake stopped working after the swap - lever straight back to the bar! Grrr....
Swearing and bleeding (the brake) didn't make any difference. Looks like the pistons are sticky, so after having pushed them back ready to aligning in their new home on the new for they're only moving out a small amount then retracting back, rather than "ratcheting" out with each pump of the lever until contact is made. Also hard to press back into place, so a piston & seal kit is on the way, and hopefully I'll have a nice freshly rebuilt caliper by next week.


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 12:26 pm
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@chakaping I've bought them to go on the scandal but with half an eye on going 2 into 1 again and a Stage Evo is on the list!


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 12:29 pm
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f anyone missed out on the Pikes, CRC have the 2020 Fox 34 Performance in 29×120 at £399.99…

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fox-suspension-34-float-performance-boost-fork-2020/rp-prod208329?utm_source=Salesforce&utm_medium=email&sfmc_id=89616728&utm_campaign=1135&utm_content=UK
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Wonder what CBN means?


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 12:45 pm
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Wonder what CBN means?

Could Become Notchy?


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 1:05 pm
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Usually means Carbon (but probably not in this case)


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 1:23 pm
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I’ve bought them to go on the scandal but with half an eye on going 2 into 1 again and a Stage Evo is on the list!

That exactly what I did 😉 (but a Solaris rather than a scandal)


 
Posted : 09/09/2021 8:11 pm
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For those who bought the Lyrik solo air - are the decals orange or red?


 
Posted : 10/09/2021 7:38 am
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Will check tonight what colour my decals are but my fork is not not fully extending after been compressed, is anyone elses the same?


 
Posted : 10/09/2021 8:30 am
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Sorry for stating the obvious but you’ve put air in right ?


 
Posted : 10/09/2021 8:39 am
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Yeah. Mine didn't fully extend out of the box. After putting some air in and cycling them they seem fine.


 
Posted : 10/09/2021 9:53 am
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For those who bought the Lyrik solo air – are the decals orange or red?

They will be a muddy orangey colour, red or blue.


 
Posted : 10/09/2021 10:21 am
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Cheers. Will hold off ordering decals until I see which colour I get.


 
Posted : 10/09/2021 7:36 pm
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Has anyone opened theirs up yet? I wanted to boost the travel to 150mm and I had some spare air-shafts which I was hoping to use.
Surprisingly the air-shaft was older B1 version so I'm going to buy a new one now to get the C1 head.
Still, pretty cheap and a great PSA.


 
Posted : 13/09/2021 3:12 pm
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Fitted last night and I've just been out for a test ride/bed in some brake pads.

OMG, they're like night and day plush compared to the Recons. Compression doesn't seem to do much from end to end though, no lockout position. Correct?


 
Posted : 14/09/2021 9:50 pm
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@tthew same conclusion as me! Been out a few times now and the damper seems to break in a little. They weigh more than my older forks but are much, much sturdier which suits the bike better.

The damping adjustment is very subtle yes, I think it'll take me a while to find the sweet spot.

It's much more useful though to have a well matched range of adjustment rather than older forks with ten clicks that would give you settings of:

1-5 = way too fast
6 = maybe right perhaps a bit much
7-10 = length of wood inserted in fork leg

Dead impressed with it so far.


 
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https://www.motion-ride.com/en/8-93-motion-e-18.html#/15-color-earth_edition/19-shoe_size-160

Motion e18 linkage fork also on sale if anyone fancies something different!


 
Posted : 15/09/2021 9:22 am
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Ended up ordering the Lyrik ultimate 29er, whilst it was £200 more than the Lyrik solo air it has he Charger 2.1 in it, latest Debonair spring and SKF seals, all of which if done as an aftermarket upgrade would be a lot more than that. Looking forward to getting out on them.


 
Posted : 16/09/2021 9:09 am
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Ended up ordering the Lyrik ultimate

It's an amazing fork, well worth the extra.

You will love it.


 
Posted : 16/09/2021 9:50 am
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i'm just waiting on my 140mm air shaft for the Lyrik Ultimates i purchased.

Looking forward to getting them fitted!

I enquired with my local shop for a pair (albeit 2021 models, if there is any difference?!) and the best price he could do was £860, as Sram have put the prices up of all new forks, so sub £600 for these feels like a proper good deal!


 
Posted : 16/09/2021 10:59 am
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