Comments on: Rock Shox Long Travel Fork?

By: Mark Compton

Mark Compton — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:38:10 +0000

I’m testing a thru axle 120mm 29er fork for Rockshox.
As a xc rider it took some convincing for me to adopt the thru axle let alone stepping up to a 120mm.
During the first ride I was absolutely astounded how well the thru axle fork improved the frontend stability. Riding off-camber hillsides is where the thru axle shines with improved frontend control and stability
The 120mm rocked hard down the rocky trail with some good sized dropoff’s where as a 6ft rider I struggle.
A xc rider who values light weight over anything is totally sold on thru axle and very happy with the 120mm travel on rough Colorado trails

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:30:05 +0000

Dirt McGirt: Yeah, so it is, but the info is forthcoming after the “Official” release. That should be in the next day or so here at Sea Otter.

Let me just say that we have seen this before, it’s been pictured here back in February, and it was all over mtbr.com too.

Different flavors, same name.

Know what I mean?

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:50:45 +0000

Censored?! Lame. Way Lame.

By: Cy

Cy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:24:25 +0000

How is that not a white brothers Fluid-29?

By: jncarpenter

jncarpenter — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:17:47 +0000

The upcoming maxle’d Reba will reportedly be available as 80-100-120mm travel (which is only 7mm less than 5″) Those are pretty obviously Reba lowers and definitely no bigger than 32mm stanchions. IMHO anyways

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:11:08 +0000

trevor: My next post will be of interest to you and is about this very question.

By: trevor

trevor — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:29:51 +0000

why do you need a long travel fork? isnt that what the 29″tire is supposed to do?

By: Davidcopperfield

Davidcopperfield — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:40:14 +0000

A Pike 29er? What offset 51 or 44mm? It owuld be ideal for Lunchbox or Blut LT 29er

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:20:01 +0000

jncarpenter: As martini says, it doesn’t look like it is just 4 inches of travel and who is to say that what we are looking at doesn’t have a U-Turn?

I think it is something new, but there is a chance you are correct.

By: GreenLightGo

GreenLightGo — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:03:37 +0000

very interesting – thanks for the post.

Whatever it is, it’ll be a welcome addition. I’d love to see it turn out to be a U-turn Reba.