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 sb88
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Can anyone give me a dummies guide to what is required to reduce the travel of my SID RCT3 29er forks from 100mm to 80mm travel?
I bought them off here as part of a frame/fork deal but soon after tried various rigid forks. I'm willing to give them another go and I believe this can be done. I work in a shop but our work is almost exclusively refurbing older bikes and I've mostly ridden rigid MTBs, so fork servicing isn't something I'm versed in.

Cheers!


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 11:31 am
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I found this blog very useful when I was in a similar situation to you:

http://faqload.com/faqs/bicycle-components/suspension/rockshox-sid-race-2009-2010-adding-removing-all-travel-spacer

Footnote: Shortly after I reduced the travel to 80mm, to what I perceived to be better suited to my 08 A La Carte, I put it back to 100mm, as I preferred the feel with the slightly longer travel ( or slightly more sag!)


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 2:52 pm
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Depends on the year - 2012 and before you could just add a spacer to the airshaft. 2013 onwards you needed to buy a new airshaft (£20ish) if memory serves me correctly.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 3:17 pm
 sb88
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I believe it's post 2012 (tapered steerer, 15mm thru axle etc). Airshaft, eh? I will look into this...


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 3:43 pm

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