Rietrot Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Have to choose between SID RLT or REBA RLT... I weigh 78kg. Anyone that has experience of both SID and REBA and does weight play a big role?Does the SID have more maintanence?
KnobbyMech Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Can't go wrong with either. Similar parts and maintenance. Sid slightly lighter and more pricy, that's about it. Happy trails
Sawdust Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 You are light enough. Spend the extra moola now and get the SID.
pauloc Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I recently got the Reba. Was looking at the same options as you, but from all the digging around I did it seems like the major difference was a weight saving. The Reba is generally seen as the hardier one that required less maintenance than a SID. Can't go wrong with the Reba though. Awesome fork!
The Drongo Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 SID - lighter and for serious XC - more moolaREBA- little heavier, and somewhere in between - less moola. Both good forks. Easy to service.
Top Fuel Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 SID is the business. But as stated both are good, just one is better.
Brakkies Sport Fotos Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I think the good thing about the REBA is the poplock on the handlebar, not sure if the SID got it as well.
covie Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Can't go wrong with either. Similar parts and maintenance. Sid slightly lighter and more pricy, that's about it. Happy trails Sid is a pure bred XC fork, its nowhere as plush as the Reba and does not steer as direct. However its a good fork that said, and light as hell. The Reba give more a trail feel, is plush, and steers nice and direct. Depends what you want out of your fork. I prefer the Reba and I think its a better fork, so ill happily accept the weight penalty, its not like im a good racer.
Skaap Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I have both. The REBA feels just a bit more stiff. little less flex than SID... The SID feels just a bit lighter and wants you to go faster... Both are good! CWC got the SID on for R3800 now... so if you have te moola go for SID. ps: franciosC will edit my post now for spelling mistakes.
Rietrot Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 SKAAP/ COVIE seems like both of you have ridden both forks- i have a reba on my duel, want to move that to my hardtail and get something new/maybe better for the duel, which i use for longer races ( attakwas, transbaviaans, pioneer )- would the SID be a big difference from the reba?
Goodbadugly Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 SKAAP/ COVIE seems like both of you have ridden both forks- i have a reba on my duel, want to move that to my hardtail and get something new/maybe better for the duel, which i use for longer races ( attakwas, transbaviaans, pioneer )- would the SID be a big difference from the reba?No. For every guy that tells you the SID is better, there will be a guy telling you the Reba is more versatile. They are VERY much alike. The SID might be 100 grams lighter.
covie Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 SKAAP/ COVIE seems like both of you have ridden both forks- i have a reba on my duel, want to move that to my hardtail and get something new/maybe better for the duel, which i use for longer races ( attakwas, transbaviaans, pioneer )- would the SID be a big difference from the reba? No the Sid will not be a major difference "in my humble opinion" the Reba gives you that plush trail feel, where the SID is a pure bred racing fork. But its a minimalistic difference really. I had a choice between upgrading to the new sid or Reba, and i still went for the Reba, since i love technical singletrack and it just gives me that feeling of a bit more confidence. but on the flip side the Sid does well on singltrack too, and 98% of most races are on jeeptrack. You have a Reba, so i would say go get the SID. If push comes to shove either you take a small financial knock if you dont like the SID and have to resell it in which case you still have enough to get a new REBA. But my money is on the fact that you will enjoy both.
Skaap Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 SKAAP/ COVIE seems like both of you have ridden both forks- i have a reba on my duel, want to move that to my hardtail and get something new/maybe better for the duel, which i use for longer races ( attakwas, transbaviaans, pioneer )- would the SID be a big difference from the reba? rietrot, ek doen dit nou weer anders om. ek het die reba op my dual sus en die SID op my "racing hardtail" kyk eers wat die twee kos. soos ek gese het cwcycles het nou n SID vir R3800 so moet nou nie dieselfde vir n REBA gaan betaal nie. die reba is op die einde van die dag beter as jy alls in ag neem. hy voel net bietjie meer "stiff" en sterker en betroubaar. As bietjie flex jou nie pla nie en jy wil vinning gaan koop die SID.
Rietrot Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 Dankie SKAAP! CWC se verskil tussen die 2 is R300, so in daai geval is dit verseker die SID- wil nou net seker maak oor betroubaarheid ens aangesien my REBA nog nie vir my n enkele probleem gegee het nie. laters
Brakkies Sport Fotos Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 ek sit ook tussen die 2 (of 3) Ek het die Reba SL , maar ek dink dis tyd vir 'n nuwe www.cwcycles.co.za Rock Shox Reba RLT Dual Air 2011 @ R3500 Weight: 1625 g Rock Shox Reba RLT Air Shock @ R3700 Weight: 1656 g Rock Shox SID RLT Dual Air 2011 @ R3800 Weight: 1484 g
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