While it's undoubtedly an overworn term, ‘game changer’ was an apt description of RockShox' Pike fork when it was introduced in 2013. The Pike raised the bar for what a trail fork should be – but while it’s incredibly capable fork, holes have remained in RockShox' long-travel product line, since the previous iteration of the Lyrik wasn’t available for 27.5 and 29in wheels.
Excitingly, that situation is now changing. So how has RockShox gone about building on the success of an already category-leading product?
“When we went back to the drawing board and asked ourselves where do we go beyond Pike we came up with two main items: we wanted to have a stiffer chassis and longer travel for enduro racing,†said RockShox communication manager Simon Citatti, presenting the new Lyrik.
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The fresh fork can be thought of as a Pike on steroids, given that it shares the many of the same technologies in a beefed-up package. As with the Pike, RockShox opted to build the new Lyric around 35mm stanchions. This enabled the company to standardize several key components across Pike, Lyrik and the new budget-friendly Yari lines. All three forks share the same slippery SKF-made wiper seals, while the Lyrik and Yari share the same lowers.
Related: RockShox releases new Yari fork for 2016
Compared with the Pike, the Lyrik’s chassis has a thicker, reinforced arch and thicker lower legs. RockShox used an asymmetrical casting, with a longer leg on the air spring side and a shorter leg on the damper side, to keep the weight gain to a minimum. The Lyrik comes with a 100-120g weight penalty over a Pike of the same travel.
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