Pike?

jamazin

Hi all, i'm seriously considering buying a pike for the front of my bike. I've seen a 426 coil for £320 and was wondering f that was a pretty good deal? Was also wondering what exactly the differences are between 426 and 454 and also between the 09 and 10 ones. Thanks a lot. Oh, also, would you advise it over a fox float rl? I will be using it for mainly all mountain, trail stuff but also some tame freeride on my Norco Bigfoot. Thanks all

bikedibley

The Pike 454 U-Turn is cheap on Wiggle this weekend, if you're a customer that is. Personally, i prefer Marzocchi forks.

nicklouse

454

Travel 140mm

Damping Motion Control,
Adjustments External Rebound, Low Speed Compression, External Floodgate And Lockout,
Steerer Options Aluminum 1 1/8"
Crown Forged, Hollow 6061 T-6 Aluminum
Upper Tubes 32mm, 7000 Series Straight Wall Aluminum, Low Friction Anodized
Lowers Magnesium, Maxle Lite 20mm, Disc Is
Options Remote
Recommended Rear Shock Monarch 2.1
Maximum Rotor Size 210mm

426

Travel 140mm

Damping Motion Control,
Adjustments External Rebound, Low Speed Compression, External Floodgate And Lockout,
Steerer Options 4130 Steel 1 1/8"
Crown Forged, Hollow 6061 T-6 Aluminum
Upper Tubes 32mm, 7000 Series Straight Wall Aluminum, Low Friction Anodized
Lowers Magnesium, Maxle Lite 20mm, Disc Is
Options Remote
Recommended Rear Shock Monarch 2.1
Maximum Rotor Size 210mm

peter413

Pikes are very good forks but personally I would always pick Fox over anything else

snotty badger

Why?

peter413

snotty badger wrote:

Why?

To me?

If so, I just prefer the feel of the Fox dampers and the quality of them.

Don't get me wrong, Rock Shox are great, just I prefer Fox. Anyone else have a problem with that

snotty badger

No problem son, just wondered why. Fox seem to have a certain following and I can't seem to get it, so just wondered why. Plus the OT didn't mention Fox- just asking about Pikes...

peter413

jamazin wrote:

Oh, also, would you advise it over a fox float rl?

snotty badger

:oops: Skimmed over the last bit TBH. I stand corrected.

Back on topic- Pikes are good for the money, I'm hapy with mine and I know people that swear by them.

lawman

on a bike like the bigfoot id say pikes would be ideal

cat_with_no_tail

bikedibley wrote:

The Pike 454 U-Turn is cheap on Wiggle this weekend, if you're a customer that is. Personally, i prefer Marzocchi forks.

That Wiggle price is not that cheap matey.

Merlin have the 454 coil u-turn on at £390 at the moment. That's the one I'd go for (and actually did go for).

As for chosing them over Fox forx. I don't like the service fees and intervals for Fox stuff, and they are overpriced for what you get.
For me, the real choice would be between Rev Air and Pike coil, and that comes down to usage / personal preference.

BlackSpur

Float RL is not really comparable to the Pike - the Rev is more similar

ilovedirt

Pikes are great forks, i have a pike on my bike, and it just performs flawlessly. A bit heavy, but they haven't been changed for about 5 years. That might be seen as a bad thing, but they haven't needed to change them!

I haven't ridden fox forks before, but they do seem to be slightly overpriced for what they are.