I recommend this shock to anyone who needs a bit more travel, willing to spend the money, and wants a GREAT ride.
Wonderful fork.
Pros Great Ride, Very adjustable, gives plenty travel, and does not bottom out easily. Lock out works well for when climbing.
I ride with this fork on my stumpjumper FSR, and I use fox float with boostevalve, and these 2 work very well together. I love riding with the fork, and it allows you to go much faster, and do things you never thought you could do on your MTB.
This fork is everything an all-mountain fork needs to be. It fully lives up to its reputation. Light, stiff, totally adjustable, you are left to wonder "what else can it do?"
Pros Excellent small bump compliance, 160mm travel, light weight, HUGE adjustability, highest end Pike fork made for that year
Definitely, it's buttery smooth. It doesn't take a large bump to break the stiction free as most forks require. Stiction or the lack thereof equals an increase in grip or so they say.
Pros Weight
Plushness
Damping
Looks
Cons 15mm TA only because my old fork was a 20mm TA
Great out-of-the-box fork. Very user friendly. Easy to tune
Pros Excellent small bump. Feels more like a Cadillac. RCT features 3 trail modes (climb, trail, open). Rebound and low speed compression. Bottomless tokens are so easy to install.
Cons long term durability is questionable as most internal bits are plastic.
If Superman rode an enduro bike, this would be his fork.
Pros Very lightweight, adept to climbing and descending, and is very capable of doing anything. Its different modes all perfectly match whatever discipline you need at the moment. It's also very tuneable.
A great fork for Trail / AM bikes. The long 160mm version is the one I tested and loved it very much. Once the for was tuned it was very much a set and forget fork. IT just works great.
Pros Excellence in everything. A no BS fork great for that Trail / AM bike. Excellent low speed and high speed dampening. The chassis is stiff enough for that rocky terrain.
The U-Turn travel adjust puts the Pike far above all of the other travel adjust forks out there, but the weight makes it a tough choice.
Heavier springs are quite expensive and hard to find; however, the motion control can be adjusted to act like a heavier spring.
Something does have to be said about the Pike's ability to be ridden in any of the available travel ranges.
Pros - Consistent and reliable
- Interchangeable parts with Pike and Argyle
- Rideable travel adjustments
- Motion control enables rider to adapt the fork to any terrain
- Maxle axle system
Cons - Heavy for the amount of travel
- Slight flex
- Rebound knobs are known to fall out during riding
- U-Turn springs are expensive and hard to come by
Pros
| Thank | EditGreat adjustability
Great Ride
Doesn't bottom out easily
Bottomless tokens help ramp up
I recommend this shock to anyone who needs a bit more travel, willing to spend the money, and wants a GREAT ride.
Wonderful fork.
Pros
Great Ride, Very adjustable, gives plenty travel, and does not bottom out easily. Lock out works well for when climbing.
I ride with this fork on my stumpjumper FSR, and I use fox float with boostevalve, and these 2 work very well together. I love riding with the fork, and it allows you to go much faster, and do things you never thought you could do on your MTB.
Also a bad A looking fork!
Cons
| Thank | EditNo Cons, love the fork so much!
This fork is everything an all-mountain fork needs to be. It fully lives up to its reputation. Light, stiff, totally adjustable, you are left to wonder "what else can it do?"
Pros
Excellent small bump compliance, 160mm travel, light weight, HUGE adjustability, highest end Pike fork made for that year
Cons
| Thank | Editsay what?
Yes, buy this, it works great.
Pros
Easy setup, stiff enough, smooth, great adjustments, reliable
Cons
| Thank | EditExpensive to service compared to some other forks.
Definitely, it's buttery smooth. It doesn't take a large bump to break the stiction free as most forks require. Stiction or the lack thereof equals an increase in grip or so they say.
Pros
Weight
Plushness
Damping
Looks
Cons
| Thank | Edit15mm TA only because my old fork was a 20mm TA
Great out-of-the-box fork. Very user friendly. Easy to tune
Pros
Excellent small bump. Feels more like a Cadillac. RCT features 3 trail modes (climb, trail, open). Rebound and low speed compression. Bottomless tokens are so easy to install.
Cons
| Thank | Editlong term durability is questionable as most internal bits are plastic.
Just a great fork! Buttery smooth and just the right amount of adjustability.
Pros
Plush, stiff stanchions, great look
Cons
| Thank | Edita little heavy, if you are really concerned.
If Superman rode an enduro bike, this would be his fork.
Pros
Very lightweight, adept to climbing and descending, and is very capable of doing anything. Its different modes all perfectly match whatever discipline you need at the moment. It's also very tuneable.
Cons
| Thank | EditNone
Pros
| Thank | EditWOW, very smooth, great bump compliance. Great weight to size ratio
A great fork for Trail / AM bikes. The long 160mm version is the one I tested and loved it very much. Once the for was tuned it was very much a set and forget fork. IT just works great.
Pros
Excellence in everything. A no BS fork great for that Trail / AM bike. Excellent low speed and high speed dampening. The chassis is stiff enough for that rocky terrain.
Cons
None
That is unless you don't have QR15 wheels.
| Thank | EditThe U-Turn travel adjust puts the Pike far above all of the other travel adjust forks out there, but the weight makes it a tough choice.
Heavier springs are quite expensive and hard to find; however, the motion control can be adjusted to act like a heavier spring.
Something does have to be said about the Pike's ability to be ridden in any of the available travel ranges.
Pros
- Consistent and reliable
- Interchangeable parts with Pike and Argyle
- Rideable travel adjustments
- Motion control enables rider to adapt the fork to any terrain
- Maxle axle system
Cons
| Thank | Edit- Heavy for the amount of travel
- Slight flex
- Rebound knobs are known to fall out during riding
- U-Turn springs are expensive and hard to come by