Have i been sent the wrong fork ?

josep
josep Posts: 38
edited September 2012 in MTB general
Hi, I ordered a 120 mm SID RCT3, BUT the other day i noticed the set up guide on the legs dont actually say 120 on them, they just say 100 mm, unlike the picture of a SID RLT 120 i found online.
So do you think i have a 100 mm version? Or does anybody have a 2012 RCT3 they could check for me?

Got some pics, mines the White one.

Thanks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59034149@N ... hotostream ( MINE ?????? )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59034149@N ... otostream/ ( GENUINE 120 )

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  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,787
    Well it's got the 120mm sag markings on it, could just be spaced down to 100mm. Would need to take it apart to check it though I guess.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    It could just be as the person above me posted, the forks have already been spaced down, explaining why the 120 doesn't show up.
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  • josep
    josep Posts: 38
    ahhh ok, when i did pull on the legs holding the bridge the markings still didn't have a 120 mm marking like the black 120, i was able to pull another 5mm from inside the fork and reveille the full etchings on stanchions. just don't look right, my friend has 100 and he noticed it, as his look no different to mine.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    josep wrote:
    Hi, I ordered a 120 mm SID RCT3, BUT the other day i noticed the set up guide on the legs dont actually say 120 on them, they just say 100 mm, unlike the picture of a SID RLT 120 i found online.
    So do you think i have a 100 mm version? Or does anybody have a 2012 RCT3 they could check for me?

    Got some pics, mines the White one.

    Thanks

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/59034149@N ... hotostream ( MINE ?????? )

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/59034149@N ... otostream/ ( GENUINE 120 )

    Still send them back if I were you. Why go through the hassle of changing the all travel spacers? Its a bit of a ball ache on SIDs.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    josep wrote:
    ahhh ok, when i did pull on the legs holding the bridge the markings still didn't have a 120 mm marking like the black 120, i was able to pull another 5mm from inside the fork and reveille the full etchings on stanchions. just don't look right, my friend has 100 and he noticed it, as his look no different to mine.
    so added air yet? most likely have more neg air pulling the fork down.
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  • josep
    josep Posts: 38
    Yeah 100 psi positive and negative, didn't seem to make a difference.
  • josep
    josep Posts: 38
    Problem solved, let some negative air and out it popped! the 120 mm etching!

    thanks all

    now just need to set them up properly.
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    For what its worth, my brand new Rock Shox forks had quite stiff seals and the internals took a while to bed in. I had to run the negative pressure much lower than normal. everything soon bedded in after a few rides and pressures returned to more typical settings.

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