I already saw a Carbon V10 with a white boxxer and black stanchions. In the 2011 thread I think...
The black on the stanchions is called a DLC (Diamond like Carbon) coating. Its a Nano Polish that creates more hardness to the surface of the product, making it last a very long time. KMC Bicycle Chain applied this coating to our high end x10SL chain. MSRP is $130.00USD, just to give you an idea how much the stanchions would cost.
I'm guessing all black stanchions don't have this particular treatment... or this price is grossly inflated. I have a manitou minute w/ black stanchions... paid about $250 for the entire fork.
you can see them here:
They're still black too... about 5 years on.
Dump, nope.
DLC is applied via PVD or CVD (akin to TiN, TAiN, etc). While not exactly the same, it's pretty close and can be used as reference. This means it's a heck of a lot harder than your ano'd stantions, and smoother too. We've used it on cutting tools in the past and paid a batch min of $350.
Personaly, I'd pay an extra 200 per fork for it. It outlasted all the other PVD tools we had.
DLC is applied via PVD or CVD (akin to TiN, TAiN, etc). While not exactly the same, it's pretty close and can be used as reference. This means it's a heck of a lot harder than your ano'd stantions, and smoother too. We've used it on cutting tools in the past and paid a batch min of $350.
Personaly, I'd pay an extra 200 per fork for it. It outlasted all the other PVD tools we had.
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I have looked into the DLC coating and the cheapest i could find was $400 for both stantcions and $200 for a shock shaft. Apparrantly the DLC is a common mod/upgrade in motorcycle racing.
Kashima is also available online and is not that much cheaper than the dlc process and somehow fox is able to offer Kashima standard and remain competitive in pricing....
Kashima is also available online and is not that much cheaper than the dlc process and somehow fox is able to offer Kashima standard and remain competitive in pricing....
when every model in your lineup as the optional kashima, it brings prices down
I would think a company the size of SRAM would have no problems applying it to enough models to bring the prices down.
more a question of people that will buy the WC boxxer without the coating,sram saves money on that coating on manu price of the orriginal product,IE more money in srams pocket.
Reason not done,if they do go black,IE cost up for them cost up for you,you will buy a 888ti or kashima 40 for less.
hense why its not done yet.
all about money.
Reason not done,if they do go black,IE cost up for them cost up for you,you will buy a 888ti or kashima 40 for less.
hense why its not done yet.
all about money.
Black is out. Blue is in!
but yet they charge extra for their new fancy paint job right?
Wasn't there something funny about the DLC when you start to chip it?
I just want all rockshox to have TiNi stantions.
I just want all rockshox to have TiNi stantions.
slippery silver FTW.
going on 6 years of abuse, 2 riders, 2 lowers, second damper cartridge. not a single speck of damage and still SLIPPERY AS SLICK HONEY
going on 6 years of abuse, 2 riders, 2 lowers, second damper cartridge. not a single speck of damage and still SLIPPERY AS SLICK HONEY
Uhhh, you do realize that was a gimmick and why they stopped offering it, right?
hate all you want, still working fine for me. if it ain't broke...
It was "broke" out of the box.
Wasnt DLC good for steel but not that durable for alu? Team riders forks look very worn and Im sure they dont ride them for very long periods of time
btw. There was a french company that did some cool anodising. Dirt wrote about them on their site. You got completely new stanctions for ~400$
btw. There was a french company that did some cool anodising. Dirt wrote about them on their site. You got completely new stanctions for ~400$