Interesting, Avalanche seems to offer both, a full open bath damper for the Pike, and also a piston kit for the original Charger damper:
http://avalanchedownhillracing.com/Rock Shox/Pike Open Bath Cartridge Kit.htm
While I am really happy with my Avy open bath damper on my Boxxer, I don't really get why would anyone spend more to get the open bath damper over the piston kit.
Probably even the piston kit may not be a significant upgrade over the stock Charger damper if the stock Pike is as good as people say it is (I don't have one, yet), but I would still like to hear opinions if people have got the piston kit for their Pikes. The high speed adjustment would be really nice instead of the pedal/lockout adjustment.
http://avalanchedownhillracing.com/Rock Shox/Pike Open Bath Cartridge Kit.htm
While I am really happy with my Avy open bath damper on my Boxxer, I don't really get why would anyone spend more to get the open bath damper over the piston kit.
Probably even the piston kit may not be a significant upgrade over the stock Charger damper if the stock Pike is as good as people say it is (I don't have one, yet), but I would still like to hear opinions if people have got the piston kit for their Pikes. The high speed adjustment would be really nice instead of the pedal/lockout adjustment.