Any reviews? I’ve read a few good things but don’t actually know anyone who has a set?

They would be replacing float 32s.

Yes, good, had a set of 650 ones, next batch due end of month for some models other due end of next month.

Pinkbike have a review up, other than that it seems the american forums seem to have a few sets on the go and recon that they are a really good fork.

Yep got a set of the 29er ones on my Spesh Stumpy Evo and deeply impressed with them. I’d say that they have the high-speed control of BOS Devilles but with the slow-speed plushness of Fox, i.e. they feel very plush but don’t dive under braking and feel very in-control through rougher sections. They replaced a set of X-Fusion forks which I thought were pretty good, but the Pikes are on another level.
Further, they look bling, are cheaper than Fox, and are easy to set up. What’s not to like?

What bhe said.
I replaced Fox 32’s with Pikes & They are another league. I thought it was just me being crap in the corners, but it was the Foxs wobbling all over the place.

They replaced a set of X-Fusion forks which I thought were pretty good, but the Pikes are on another level.

Another level from the xfusion!! I didn’t want to read that 🙁

Did you get the Dual Position or Solo?

Solo – who needs 110mm on the Evo eh? You know it makes sense!! 😉

Let’s see a picture then

Did you think about the 150 on the evo?

Dual position 160mm on a stumpy evo here. Very impressed- definitely a step up from previous rockshox stuff, the “riding on the spring” feel has gone. Easy to set up. My big concern over the original Pikes was stiffness with the piddly axle but it’s fine. The new maxle is far superior to Tue old design. Far, far better than the x fusion vengeance forks that I have tried. Can’t compare it to a ctd fox fork though as I’ve not tried one. Looks brilliant too.

Any action pics?..

ChunkyMTB – Member
Any action pics?..

What and get all that shiny stuff dirty! Are you mad?

looks well ‘murdered out’

EDIT – and very nice

Just ordered some, fingers crossed they will be here the end of the week!

RockShox Pike RCT3 Dual Position Air Forks 160mm RRP £749

RockShox Pike RCT3 Dual Position Air 650B 150mm RRP £699

Anything to stop me buying the cheaper 650B 150mm ones and putting them on my 26″?

Hopefully in the next year these will start to appear OEM on merlincycles! Hopefully anyways they always have great cheap rockshox deals

Boxxer, where’d you get em?
£600 on CRC seemed to be cheapest after a quick look around.

I paid £590 from bike discount.de that’s for the 150mm 26″ flavour.

I got a pair of Solo-air 26″ 150mm from bike-components.de

Also very impressed. Super stiff, not divey, plush, look great.
Light too. Only 80g heavier than than my RCT3 Revs (1801g vs 1727g – 195mm steerer with starnut).

Had a pair of Fox 36 Floats and they’re easily comparable in stiffness.

I’ve got some 426 coil Pikes from 2007, prior to that had, zocchi 88’s, bombers, and dropoffs, still ride the Pikes to this day, plush as ever, small bump compliance is awesome, and with poplock great for climbing.

Would it be worth me looking at an upgrade?

Anything to stop me buying the cheaper 650B 150mm ones and putting them on my 26″?

Yup, the fork offset is different. Which will alter how your bike handles.

Get the 150mm 650b forks and put a 650b rim on the front if you want.

150mm Pike = 542 axle to crown + 12.5mm increase in bar height due to the 650b wheels would rake your bike out as much as a 170mm lyrik.

When Rockshox say max rotor size is 200mm, do they really mean it or would 203mm be fine?

Chunky- not yet, I’ve only ridden it three times and twice have been on my own. Action pics next week after my riding holidays when it’ll be more shitten up.

Waiting for x-fusion sweeps to finally turn up in the shops. 200 sovs cheaper and every bit as good if not better if you can believe what’s been written on t’interweb.

That saving gets me a posh set of bars and a decent stem.

Hmmmm…

If the X-Fusions just had the adjustability of the Pikes. It’s such a difficult 1st world decision.

munrobiker – Member

That pic looks very glam but the cable-bunching under the bb area kind of spoils it. 🙄

Tom_W1987 – Member
Anything to stop me buying the cheaper 650B 150mm ones and putting them on my 26″?
Yup, the fork offset is different. Which will alter how your bike handles.

Get the 150mm 650b forks and put a 650b rim on the front if you want.

150mm Pike = 542 axle to crown + 12.5mm increase in bar height due to the 650b wheels would rake your bike out as much as a 170mm lyrik.

Cheers Tom. Sometimes i love this forum 😀

jesus holy crap that evo looks nice – well done

More generally can someone educate me about RCT3 dual position?

Can I run it in short mode at 130 mm and still ride it flat out or does droppping the travel make the spring rate more linear?

I’d like the beef of the pike chassis on my bandit but not so much travel – except for special occasions!

Far, far better than the x fusion vengeance forks that I have tried.

I’m guessing that this may be a bit of an over exaggeration Luke – or you didn’t spend time getting the High/Low speed comp and rebound settings completely dialled?

Not a dig, or just a defence of my fork of choice, but I’m still fiddling after circa 16-20hrs/120-150miles in the saddle. No setting has felt bad and they are almost dialled, but definitely the plushest, most responsive forks I’ve had. Other reports state you do have to devote time to get the Vengeance feeling 100% right. HLR Air with DLA btw!

Evo looks ace btw – if I were buying another Spesh, it would be that over the Enduro methinks!

I’ve not really pushed it yet in the short travel setting yet, only used it up hill so can’t really help I’m afraid.

STR- I’ve tried a couple on other people’s bikes that they’d had for a while. While they were OK, they weren’t as good as older RS forks (but not by much) but the new RS are a lot better.

You can get them in 140mm though, is that not what the bandit was designed for?

yarr, but 140’s only for the 29er pike, I’m on 26

rephlexer – Member
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Can I run it in short mode at 130 mm and still ride it flat out or does droppping the travel make the spring rate more linear?

I’d like the beef of the pike chassis on my bandit but not so much travel – except for special occasions!

Dropping the travel makes the spring rate less linear otherwise it would bottom out too often. But Rock Shox Travel adjust forks have always been designed so the fork feels the same just with less travel. Unlike Fox’s old TALAS which when lowered were in a “climb” setting and didn’t perform as well as when extended.

I haven’t tried the dual position forks yet but my u-turn Rev adjusts from 150-120mm and in the lower setting just feels like a normal 120mm fork.

You could hold out a while until spare parts are available for the Pike and replace the air spring for a 140mm version.

Still waiting on 2014 drawings and parts lists for these as want different length air springs for my set.

Does anyone know if its possible to get hold of 160mm 26″ pikes asap? Trying to build up a bike before the 7th september.

Due in to us 28th ish can order a set if necessary 😉

Does anybody know if i can buy 140mm 29er forks and spanner them down internally to 100mm to go on the front of my Solaris? would it affect the feel? Had enough of the Reba’s I have!

No parts available yet to do that it’ll probably be a new air spring assembly or base plate that’s needed.

I’d like the beef of the pike chassis on my bandit but not so much travel – except for special occasions!

+1

Paul j – Member

Does anyone know if its possible to get hold of 160mm 26″ pikes asap? Trying to build up a bike before the 7th september.

In stock here, I got mine from here and they came within 3 days.

http://www.mountainbikes.net/mtbikes/produkt.cfm?ctry=1&za=1&lc=1&curcd=1&cid=130820083347&ref=L210YmlrZXMvcHJvZHVrdGxpc3Rlay5jZm0/Y3RyeT0xJnphPTEmbGM9MSZjdXJjZD0xJmNpZD0xMzA4MjAwODMzNDcma2F0aWQ9MSZoYz0xJmJsb3dvdXQ9MCZzZWFyY2g9MSZzdWNoc3RyaW5nPXBpa2Umc3o9MiZzcD0zMQ==&pnr=24168

http://www.mountainbikes.net/mtbikes/produkt.cfm?ctry=1&za=1&lc=1&curcd=1&cid=130820083347&ref=L210YmlrZXMvcHJvZHVrdGxpc3Rlay5jZm0/Y3RyeT0xJnphPTEmbGM9MSZjdXJjZD0xJmNpZD0xMzA4MjAwODMzNDcma2F0aWQ9MSZoYz0xJmJsb3dvdXQ9MCZzZWFyY2g9MSZzdWNoc3RyaW5nPXBpa2Umc3o9MiZzcD0zMQ==&pnr=24224

http://www.mountainbikes.net/mtbikes/produkt.cfm?ctry=1&za=1&lc=1&curcd=1&cid=130820083347&ref=L210YmlrZXMvcHJvZHVrdGxpc3Rlay5jZm0/Y3RyeT0xJnphPTEmbGM9MSZjdXJjZD0xJmNpZD0xMzA4MjAwODMzNDcma2F0aWQ9MSZoYz0xJmJsb3dvdXQ9MCZzZWFyY2g9MSZzdWNoc3RyaW5nPXBpa2Umc3o9MiZzcD0zMQ==&pnr=24167

Arrived last Friday, only had a quick local blast to try out, but I’m off to Inners on Saturday for a proper test.