Rock Shox RS-1

[kingroon]

I may be late to the Party on this one, but https://www.sram.com/rockshox/products/rs-1

25 years after the original RS-1, the fork that revolutionized mountain biking, RockShox does it again. A chassis design never seen before, which integrates the fork's steerer tube, crown and legs into a single carbon mainframe. The all-new Accelerator Damper, which combines incredible small bump performance with an ultra-efficient lockout. And Predictive Steering, a reimagined interface between hub and dropouts which enabled us to create an inverted fork light enough for XC racing and stiff enough for trail riding.

 

[SouthCoastRetro]

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they do certainly look amazing, performance however is a whole other story, apparently reviews are quite mixed given they cost something like £1,000 or am I wildly off the mark?

 

[jimo746]

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By all accounts they're a capable xc fork, it's just the price tag that seems to be the limiting factor...

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/bike-check ... -2015.html

 

[brocklanders023]

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The reviews I've seen seem to suggest they're a bit crap, especially when you can get SIDs that perform better for half the price.

Strange also that every other RS fork seems to be sold at way below rrp where as these don't.

 

[kingroon]

I don't really get the new RS1's design connection with the original RS1.. And inverted fork to pay homage to a unified lowers fork..?

 

[mattr]

There isn't a connection.

Except the original fork was a bit twangy, so is this one by all accounts. (A couple of RS sponsored riders have tested, and gone back to "conventional" forks)

I suspect it will either go through a major revamp soon, or die on it's arse.

As for £1000, you can get more travel, stiffer, lighter, better damping, change and /or any combination of the above (depending on how much change you want!), from a good number of alternative brands.........

 

[brocklanders023]

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From what I remember when they came out the RS1 name was along the lines of 'we started it all bitd, now we're doing it again'. Fail in that case.

 

[T'boo Ted]

Personally I think they're ugly as, no matter how good or bad they work (although bad apparently)

 

[makster]

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I really don't see how having your fork stantions that close to the ground can be good for long-term reliability

 

[jimo746]

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I really don't see how having your fork stantions that close to the ground can be good for long-term reliability

It is, and the seals are always bathed in oil, win win.. Millions of motorbikes use upside down forks for some very good reasons, unfortunately when it comes to human powered bikes the weight and flexiness (due to tyring to keep weight low anyway) kind of outweighs the benefits.

Wasn't it something like 25 years since the original RS-1 was brought onto the market? so Rockshox were apparently "innovating" again?