[Trekrules]

While Fox has got the Kashima Coating on their forks,Rock Shox Boxxers will feature the all new DLC coated stanchions for teams like the Syndicate,GT and Specialized Monster Energy.

http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/SRAM-Europe-Tour-and-RockShox-DLC-Stanchion-Coating,1319/Slideshow,7117/sspomer,2

 

[scottishmark]

didn't we go through the fork coating craze about 5 years ago

 

[LOOnatic]

Really cool slideshow.
Nice find

 

[RMboy]

As long as they dont wear off and start looking scruffy, then im game!

What coating is this exactly in material science terms?

 

[John P.]

Sweet. All this time, I knew in my gut that the only thing holding me back from consistent Cat 1 podiums was the damn friction on my fork stanchions; once I shell out the dough for these, I'll have no excuse!

 

[Lelandjt]

That's the coating that Kawasaki motocross bikes come with.

 

[Sandwich]

That's the coating that Kawasaki motocross bikes come with.

I prefer hooker baby blood...nice and smoove.

 

[Steve M]

Sweet. All this time, I knew in my gut that the only thing holding me back from consistent Cat 1 podiums was the damn friction on my fork stanchions; once I shell out the dough for these, I'll have no excuse!

I agree, and this slight reduction in friction more than makes up for the crappily tuned stock dampers!

 

[Hougham]

DLC come and goes. Though its super hard and super smooth the biggest problem was always that it was so thin it would fail relatively quickly. I wonder if they have sorted this problem or as there a works fork they are not bothered about the short life,

 

[zdubyadubya]

I cant believe no one has realized this yet... My fork wont say boxxer anymore! Who wants to ride a "XER"? Until they figure out how to reverse color the coating, count me out.

 

[Jason4]

Suzuki has been putting a DLC coating on the GSXR1000 forks for at least 3 years now. I'm sure if it just rubbed off it would have happened on a streetbike fork with 10,000 miles in much greater numbers that on a DH fork with 100 days on it unless the quality of the coating is much different.

 

[IH8Rice]

I cant believe no one has realized this yet... My fork wont say boxxer anymore! Who wants to ride a "XER"?

thats what i was thinking. im guessing since they are one-off's

 

[Huck Banzai]

I was hoping to see the whole etching stanchions thing would go away! (RE 'XER')

Now on a vanity tip that red boxxer with black stanchions is making my noodle spasm!

 

[Jason4]

I cant believe no one has realized this yet... My fork wont say boxxer anymore! Who wants to ride a "XER"? Until they figure out how to reverse color the coating, count me out.

Why don't you just ask RUFUS to make you a sticker and then you can just put the BOX on there yourself...

Or maybe that will be part of a graphic update, they'll move the entire name onto the lower. The only thing I think I'd miss about that is the kind of neat trick of marking the appropriate sag measurements on the stanchion.

 

[Capricorn]

I cant believe no one has realized this yet... My fork wont say boxxer anymore! Who wants to ride a "XER"? Until they figure out how to reverse color the coating, count me out.

Dont worry: with that black coatin and white lowers, it will look like a Marzo, and if they sorted out their internals, it will ride like a Marzo. So think XER, ride Marzo..

 

[time-bomb]

I want that red Mercedes truck. When will that be available?

 

[Trekrules]

The Boxxer with the DLC coated stanchions,this one belongs to the world champ

 

[HAB]

I agree, and this slight reduction in friction more than makes up for the crappily tuned stock dampers!

Yeah, I've got no idea what they were doing with the stock tunes. Super spiky at speed. I've messed with my old Totem enough that I'm pretty sure I can get the Team I have en route to feel right though.

 

[bansheefr]

Sweet... Good to see they are already trying new things with the 2010 Boxxer, since the 06-09 Boxxer's were virtually unchanged.

 

[MDJ]

I want that red Mercedes truck. When will that be available?

That's what I got excited about. I want one.

 

[BCleveland]

but did Marzocchi had their new Nickel Coated Stantions, replacing the black ones, because they were smother/stronger? (stronger against scratches obviously)

since the 05 WC boxxy, had similar ones (idk if they were Nickel Coated, but yet similar), why don't just go with Nickel Coated?..

 

[Banshee Rider]

I always thought Marzocchi's looked cheaped with black stancions, and I'll hold to it with Rock Shox. Not a fan of it visually, and I'm cant imagine the performance being more than marginally better. Just my opinion.

 

[Sandwich]

I like the blingey gold on the SID better...

 

[Udi]

Great, now it just looks like an 888RC2X. Same size stanchions, colours and everything.

Seriously though, is that the same coating the old 888's used? I never had a huge problem with it, but it did eventually start wearing/fading to the gold underneath.

 

[CBJ]

I like the blingey gold on the SID better...

Yes, that SID is pimp.

 

[toodles]

Great, now it just looks like an 888RC2X. Same size stanchions, colours and everything.

Seriously though, is that the same coating the old 888's used? I never had a huge problem with it, but it did eventually start wearing/fading to the gold underneath.

If I know anything about material science, its that same colour = same material. It has to be the same stuff.

 

[bullcrew]

Suzuki has been putting a DLC coating on the GSXR1000 forks for at least 3 years now. I'm sure if it just rubbed off it would have happened on a streetbike fork with 10,000 miles in much greater numbers that on a DH fork with 100 days on it unless the quality of the coating is much different.

Looks the same as my 05 gsxr 1000 as well, which are identical to the newer ones as well... Had a ton of miles on mine when I was done and ZERO mars or marks....


Gold would be alot better for sure, it looks ALOT better.......

 

[karpi]

Gold would be alot better for sure, it looks ALOT better.......

understatment... gold looks Amazing! not just better, it looks unrivaled.

 

[dilzy]

Terrible idea for bike stantions, as the DLC coating is known to be quite brittle. All fine when you put it on a steel stantion, but aluminium sees too much strain and there is too great a harness differenctial between the coating and the substrate, so it will part company.

Hence why Fox went with Kashima, as it was especially engineered for coating aluminium.

 

[TrailzHozer]

Terrible idea for bike stantions, as the DLC coating is known to be quite brittle. All fine when you put it on a steel stantion, but aluminium sees too much strain and there is too great a harness differenctial between the coating and the substrate, so it will part company.

Hence why Fox went with Kashima, as it was especially engineered for coating aluminium.

ding ding ding ding

we have a weener!

unless they are doing something special, I wouldn't be surprise if the DLC coating chips easily like the Silver Slippery did.

 

[norbar]

Dont worry: with that black coatin and white lowers, it will look like a Marzo, and if they sorted out their internals, it will ride like a Marzo. So think XER, ride Marzo..

You mean it will dive for no apparent reason every time I do something other than huck to flat and feel really loose unless I crank up the LSC all the way up?

 

[scottishmark]

If I know anything about material science, its that same colour = same material. It has to be the same stuff.

quoted for truth

 

[bizutch]

I always thought Marzocchi's looked cheaped with black stancions, and I'll hold to it with Rock Shox. Not a fan of it visually, and I'm cant imagine the performance being more than marginally better. Just my opinion.

Oh, the black finish was hot. But you just had to make sure it was paired with the right dress and boots. I still miss this bike:

 

[boogenman]

Eventually the will come up with a slick coating like Fox did with kashima.

I want to know more about the prototype internals they mentioned.

 

[captainspauldin]

It looks more like a black-chrome then marz's black coating to me.. I guess we'll see if this one makes it past the "blackbox" stage..

 

[IH8Rice]

Eventually the will come up with a slick coating like Fox did with kashima.

rock shox had a slick coating well before Fox did as the showed in that video with the old SiD

 

[IH8Rice]

world champ XER fork

 

[time-bomb]

rock shox had a slick coating well before Fox did as the showed in that video with the old SiD

they also had a "slick" coating on their WC Boxxer before the air version several years back.

world champ XER fork

anyone notice that fender thingy? looks like it is attached to the stem or handlebars. maybe they explain it in the slide show (i haven't had a chance to listen to it yet).

 

[JimLad]

anyone notice that fender thingy? looks like it is attached to the stem or handlebars. maybe they explain it in the slide show (i haven't had a chance to listen to it yet).

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=39951

 

[captainspauldin]

anyone notice that fender thingy? looks like it is attached to the stem or handlebars. maybe they explain it in the slide show (i haven't had a chance to listen to it yet).

It's Peaty's signature Fender:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=39951