Pikezilla said:
Preach it TA!
I will raise my hand and testify that on my 66SL if you leave the reabound too fast it'll click at topout. It's not so much a clunk but more like something in a cartridge on the right side. Turn it down a slight bit and it's gone. It also seems to be affected by neg pressure and/or fork extention. NBD for me as the click isn't loud and usually isn't in my working settings. BTW the Pike was on the Spot with 5.1, Push and 5.5 rockers. Felt the same up front the whole time.
About the 55...I just tossed that out there as it's easy to type with a drink in one hand. I have no idea how the fork rides, and frankly I haven't heard a "Zoke really nailed it" since the '06 66SL...and I haven't bought one since.
Maybe I'll look at an beefed up version of the Pike.(Lyric?) I suppose if I can empty my wallet for another Avy, I can do the same for the fork...but it's gotta be as good for the money, if you know what I mean.
Now if I could put a set of short 66style cartridges in my Z1 chassis now THAT would be something.
Concur Captain! I wil make it so Jon Luc
I will be interested to see what fork you end up with on your Spot, maybe you could go Lyrik Uturn also that way you could tune your travel exactly to he correct a2C you'd have the stiffness of 35mm, I guess the weight at 5.6lbs might hold ya up I dunno but if ya going Chubbie in the rear it would be a nice match! ya can't beat that maxle.
I don't know it all..I just came back with a vengengence of info cause I been couped up in a box for the last month like Hansel and if it is all spewing forth, its not gospel unless you confirm it!
BZ I am still a ZOKE fan I would have a 888 in a heart beat if I was buying a DH fork, or a 66rc3 if I was or could have a Highline, no question, I just won't and I can't anyway have buy something at mo can't use it anyway!! recovery and survival is my priority!
If I was looking at the RFX right now though it would not be a Zoke, its a pity as the 55 looked so promising I love the look, but the RFX showed me I don't need adjustable this and that and over complication just set and forget, come back home hang out the washing, thats what I want from my components, Ive found for me my PIKE also does perform this to date and as I said my 66rc2x also 06 like yours was like that! My 07 888 rc2x was the same, I never even changed the oil in that fork just set the rebound compression and went downhilling and rode the arse off it, It was still like new and buttery smooth when I sold the DH bike a few months back, dam hard watching that leave I tell ya.
Oh and for me I will not look at the Float or the Talas, Im to heavy and even with the improvemnets in 08 those would not suit my style, a freind whos simliar weight that I DH'd with last year has been through both these forks already on his Comencal and has settled on the Van, 3rd time lucky from Fox, oucch $$ gotta hurt!!
So allot of experinces are very much related to rider weight style, skills, needs etc. You have lots of rocks and I can see buttery smooth is what suits best I'd probalby find the same in your area and concur with you, like you would here riding our terrain..
So when ya coming over BZ:thumbsup:
We have the oldest Lizard left in the world known to man the Tuatara! and also in my home town we have the little ones on the trails called skinks! awesome little creatures, they love rocks too, I digress lol, thats what happens in my world..
Be well big guy, I am but the padawan learner my master