New fork advice

AH_Shane

I want to get a new fork my my new build and I'm stuck between a 2015 FOX 34 and the new 2016 Rockshox Pike. I can get the Fox for less then £400 but the Pike is about £600. I would like to know if the Pike is worth the extra money.

poah

what size/travel pike are you after?

AH_Shane

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19719246#p19719246]POAH[/url] wrote:

what size/travel pike are you after?

I need 650b 150mm.

poah

£565 MY 2016
http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/rock-shox-pike-rct3-27%2C5-solo-air-150-tapered-maxle-lite-15-black-86865?currency=3&delivery_country=190

£483 for MY 2015

http://www.alltricks.com/mtb/forks/forks/rockshox-pike-rct3-solo-air-forks-275-150mm-15-mm-axle-tapered-black-131-149299.html

rockmonkeysc

The Fox 34 is cheap for a reason. Crap damping, limited adjustment and a flexy chassis. This year's model is very good but double the price.

Here's a cheaper Pike. £405 if you order while there's an extra 10% off.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.merlincycles.com/rockshox-pike-rc-dual-position-forks-275-70895.html&sa=U&ved=0CC4QFjADahUKEwj2gqCp4bXIAhVDHh4KHcWdCfk&sig2=z0x61A5YvqMRaKTkmzPBrA&usg=AFQjCNGM0pUae4n4FfyVHjNYi-yLiA5eWg

AH_Shane

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19719812#p19719812]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

The Fox 34 is cheap for a reason. Crap damping, limited adjustment and a flexy chassis. This year's model is very good but double the price.

Here's a cheaper Pike. £405 if you order while there's an extra 10% off.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.merlincycles.com/rockshox-pike-rc-dual-position-forks-275-70895.html&sa=U&ved=0CC4QFjADahUKEwj2gqCp4bXIAhVDHh4KHcWdCfk&sig2=z0x61A5YvqMRaKTkmzPBrA&usg=AFQjCNGM0pUae4n4FfyVHjNYi-yLiA5eWg

I was looking at that one but it is the cheap one with limited features and is dual position. I was wondering how bad is the Fox 34 and how flexible is it. It can't be as bad as people say it is.

poah

get the pike

rockmonkeysc

It is pretty bad and very flexy. I was going to buy one instead of the Pike until I rode a mates bike with a 2014 Fox 34. It's no stiffer than a Rockshox Revelation, maybe even less stiff. The damping is pretty nasty as well.
That Pike may not be the top model but it's still a very good fork and in a different league to the Fox. If it was the new, completely redesigned 34 then I would say go for it.

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19720034#p19720034]AH_Shane[/url] wrote:

It can't be as bad as people say it is.

Why can't it?