Is this inverted shock going to take off?

[Flowta]

What's so special about the hub?

[Iwan Kemp]

What's so special about the hub?

 

It has predictive steering...

 

https://www.sram.com/sram/mountain/products/sram-predictive-steering-hub

[rock]

It has predictive steering...

 

https://www.sram.com...ve-steering-hub

 

the fork flexes so much your wheel starts turning left or right without the need to turn your bars

[Iwan Kemp]

Look, all reviews so far have been glowing. It's the Pike of the XC / Trail world. Whether it's worth it or THAT much better is a debate on it's own...

[Iwan Kemp]

the fork flexes so much your wheel starts turning left or right without the need to turn your bars

 

They should have called it the "DT Swiss Effect" then! Or, the less catchy, "A 32 Fox with travel over 130mm Effect". A32FTO130E for short.

[rock]

What's so special about the hub?

 

its just a great place to talk chit about bikes and stuff when you're meant to be working......

[Flowta]

its just a great place to talk chit about bikes and stuff when you're meant to be working......

 

[Iwan Kemp]

RockShox RS-1 - Review

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rockshox-rs-1-review.html

 

Pinkbike's take:

The RS-1 is expensive, requires a proprietary hub, and obviously has a pretty small target audience. Those facts alone will make it more of a ''pig in the window'' for RockShox than a fork most would consider purchasing. However, if you put those points to the side and only look at the RS-1's performance, you'll find that it's stiffer and offers a better (but less adjustable) damper than its predecessor, the SID. It's a safe bet that the proprietary hub is going to put off some potential buyers, although racers will often look past such things for even the smallest of gains in performance, and that's the exact group of riders who I see not minding the whole "no hub, no RS-1" thing. As for the more casual riders, the ones who might not plan on regularly toeing the starting line but still like to have the latest gear, taking the same approach will put them aboard the best cross-country fork on the market, as long as they can afford the eye-watering cost of entry.- Mike Levy

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb11384417/p5pb11384417.jpg

[Brassmonkey]

Methinks the most important bit is the unweighting of the unsprung lowers. Not sure it is stronger in principal.... But if you have ridden a lefty you'll know that you can't judge how it rodes as to how it looks...

[RocknRolla]

Roadies?

People with means, that kicks ass on the trail...

[DiDadda]

Been looking at the epic this year, and most of the foreigners are on inverted shocks.

[HOEKVLAG]

Been looking at the epic this year, and most of the foreigners are on inverted shocks.

I've notice a lot of inverted shocks as well - especially at the front of the race...

[gummibear]

Been looking at the epic this year, and most of the foreigners are on inverted shocks.

 

Guys in the front ride what they are sponsored and paid to ride

[IH8MUD]

I love the "PREDICTIVE STEERING"

 

No wonder I can never predict where I'am steering my bike . .

I got to get a RS-1

[Eddy Gordo]

In the motorbike world inverted forks offer better performance than your std fork. Not sure if it is still the same though. I am referencing some years ago when I had my bike and it came std with inverted forks, referred to as upside down forks. I know alot of people wanted those on the superbikes

[mtbride]

All superbikes are USD forks these days, even up to MotoGP class and their Ohlins suspension.

 

From wiki:

 

USD arrangement has two advantages: (i) it decreases the unsprung weight of the motorcycle; and (ii) it increases torsional stiffness, which can improve handling. Two disadvantages of USD forks are: (i) they are more expensive than conventional telescopic forks; and (ii) they are liable to lose all their damping oil should an oil seal fail