[wanabe]

Anyone running a Pike for DJ/Urban? Anyone broke a Pike Doing DJ/Urban?

 

[MC peepants]

im running a pike on my dirt jump bike, mainly keep it on lock out though. I have not experienced any trouble with it so far.

 

[fiddy_ryder]

i rode mine for about a year? no probs.. i got one for sale btw... custom lowering job to 65mm..

 

[formermtboarder]

Riding it on lockout is a mistake, I rode a firefly on the 110mm climbing setting and broke the setting then did the same thing on a sherman flick. I think the lockout is for...climbing.

 

[Bicyclist]

Yeah, lockout puts a lot of stress on the fork.

If you get one, get a stiff spring for it. They're pretty soft.

 

[wanabe]

How aggressive do you guys get on the pike? Big doubles? Stair gaps?

 

[niguet]

i have a pike and i havent problems, well, i broke it, but it was because its a 2005 and had the lowers with the "bad" desing, now i have the lowers with the new desing and works great

 

[EOBF]

Riding it on lockout is a mistake, I rode a firefly on the 110mm climbing setting and broke the setting then did the same thing on a sherman flick. I think the lockout is for...climbing.

The lockout on a Pike and a Sherman are two completely different things, I think he meant he runs his at 95mm with full compression.

 

[wanabe]

Thanks, I think it will be a 07 426.

 

[opjones]

Yeah the new Rhox shocks have the Pop-loc system for lockout. I'm running it on my Revalation and really dig it.

Has anyone had problems with the new style Pop-loc failing on them?

 

[ebrider510]

i've been running my pike sl for more then a year and haven't had one issue. i usually run it at 95 with nearly full compression. mine is actually really stiff....

 

[MC peepants]

The lockout on a Pike and a Sherman are two completely different things, I think he meant he runs his at 95mm with full compression.

exactly, and i love it that way. I first took it to Ray's and rode it like that for the most part.

 

[BikeSATORI]

yeah, the lock-out on the Shermans was bunk, if you ravaged it on lockout you could break a little washer and you were screwed. I believe lockout on RS new designs is completely different than that, but I couldn't tell you if it would harm it or not...


I have seen where a dude customized his Pike with a Duke U-turn kit so he could run 63mm-108mm U-turn!!! that is effin' prime for DJ/street! if only you could make it nice and stiff...
426 with solid crown and chromo steerer is where it's at. You don't want the alu. steerer or hollow crown of 454.

 

[wanabe]

426 with solid crown and chromo steerer is where it's at. You don't want the alu. steerer or hollow crown of 454.

Yeah thats why i was leaning to the 426, and the silver is freakin sweet!