Rock Shox SID World Cup: This is the right fork for the fastest laps on the cross-country circuit. A stroke of 100 millimetres is all that is needed here and there is correspondingly no fat on the chassis. The 27.5" version weighs a competition-oriented 1491 grams, the 29er version 1537 grams. New on board is a friction-reducing DebonAir air spring and a special valve system for more support in the mid-travel range.

The SID RLC and SID RL are now available in a 29er version with 120 millimetres of travel, while the 27.5-inch version has 100 millimetres of suspension. Both forks offer external rebound adjustment, 2-position compression adjustment with Open and Lock stages and are available with and without remote. The RLC version also boasts an adjustable low-speed compression stage in the open position.

The Rock Shox solution of lowering the dropper post using a twist grip had already appeared in EWS circles. Now this slim part is here for everyone - and not just for the dropper post. The so-called Twist Loc also controls the lockout of the fork and shock. Thanks to its uniform grip size and smooth operation, Twist Loc offers good efficiency while the hand can remain safely on the handlebars. The function is very simple: turn it into the lockout or lower it and unlock it again at the push of a button.

In keeping with the motto "We've got one more", Rock Shox has added an extra. In the form of the Trailhead app. This requires the user to provide some information about the forks and the rider's weight, then the app provides adjustment instructions for Rock Shox forks from model year 2018 onwards, as well as operating instructions and tuning instructions.

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