I'm "29er curious" and reckon there is a good chance that I'll build one up at some point this year. So, I'm wondering whether to pick a pair of those Revs that CRC seem to have at 50% off. They are 2012 dual air and they have the RL and RCT3 flavours. So, a few questions.
Are these really a good deal or will there be just as good deals later in the year?
Can the travel really be adjusted (120/130/140) as suggested and how easy is this to do yourself?
Are the 2013 models much better?
Cheers,
Andy
I bought the rct model for my Nicolai and they are better than my fox float rlc in stiffness and damping fwiw...
The spacers are in the box with the forks.
The only issue is the weak brake guide bolt !
I like revs and they are easy to travel reduce as oposed to the newer models which require a new air assembly. I would go the rct3 cartridge as it works great. As to doing the the travel reducing if you have clean workshop and patiences its easy enough.
Thanks. The shed is a mess, but the kitchen is quite tidy. Plus it has all the measuring devices I need for servicing forks.
I guess I can live with a weak brake guide bolt. If all else fails there are always zip ties.
It did look to me as though the 2013 models might not be as good for what I want. Not so easy to adjust the travel to cope with whatever frame I end up buying and the dual air system has more tuning options (although that does mean more options to stuff it up as well).
Been looking at these myself. How much better is the RCT3 over the RL? What's different about it and would most of us even notice? I've spent pretty much the last two years rigid so not that up on the nuances of suspension.
As I understand it, the RL has Rebound adjustment and Lockout (which is either on or off). The RCT3 has the same rebound adjustment, but adds low speed compression damping adjustment and a 3 level lockout, which is on, off or on for low speed hits with a (adjustable?) threshold for high speed hits.
So, RCT3 has more things you can fiddle with and therefore more opportunities to mess it up 🙂
not much to mess up imho - get the sag to your preference, sort out the rebound, dial in the LSC to suit and off you go - easy.
what feels right for one rider may be totally wrong for another........
Rct3 is very easy to set up, it has three settings open, mid platform (opens up when you hit anything big) and closed. On top of this they have a low speed compression dial to adjust the open setting.