You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
Wiggle have the Yari RC 160mm 29er fork for £159…
Or 140mm travel for 78.99 https://www.wiggle.com/p/rockshox-35-silver-r-coil-boost-fork-oe
Perfect, thanks @markgoldstein. Ordered. Ideal upgrade for Mrs a11y's big bike.
Shame the 27.5 ones aren't available...
Mega bargain. Ordered.
Lyrik Ultimates (2.1 damper) are £340 inc 29er
Just ordered the 29" 160mm travel Yari and the price had dropped to £139! Shame to be benefitting from Wiggles' troubles but hey, what a bargain. Too good to be missed.
So I wanted a gear hanger for my £130 Vitus singlespeed, just in case.
The hanger was £9.99 and I was looking for something to add to the order to get free postage.
I've now ordered a set of Yari forks for £139 just to get free postage. Man maths at it's finest 😂
Oops 😬
So I wanted a gear hanger for my £130 Vitus singlespeed, just in case.
I need that hanger too, got a URL?
RockShox Lyrik Ultimate RC2 Debonair Boost Fork
£278.99 for 27.5 and £342.99 for 29
Just asked in Wiggle's chat but they won't price match the earlier price to the £20 reduction. Just luck I guess - still happy with the £159 price!
Get another one and send the first one back. In fact you could probably sell the first one for £200 in the spring to make the second one £100 or so.
Thx for the PSA. I put one in the basket at £159 and within seconds, and before I had the time to check out, it went down to £139.
Can the 29 version be extended to 180mm travel? I think since the Zeb was introduced, the Lyrik is max 160mm but these look like a slightly older version.
Good PSA. Thanks.
Don't need them right now, but they'll be cool for a possible 2024 project and price too good to pass up.
Can the 29 version be extended to 180mm travel? I think since the Zeb was introduced, the Lyrik is max 160mm but these look like a slightly older version.
I think these are the older ones with more range. That said the Zebs are very cheap too.
https://www.wiggle.com/p/rockshox-zeb-charger-r-debonair-boost-fork-oe
£286.99 Zeb 170mm 29er 44mm offset
any good ?
Those deals are crazy. That's nearly the price of a basic service if you are posting forks off.
The ultimates are an even better deal I reckon.
Whoops, just ordered a Lyrik Ultimate...
Less than a service and damper upgrade for my current forks!
Thanks for the PSA, ordered a Lyrik Ultimate since my old fork has seen better days. Bloomin' cheap upgrade for my old hat 27.5" Nicolai!
It's barely worth getting forks serviced at the moment.
@horatiohufnagel, is that Zeb R really that bad?
I was eyeing one up to replace a 5yr old Yari RC with a Charger 2.1 RCT3 damper upgrade, as I fancy the stiffer chassis at 160mm (or possibly 170mm) on my Geometron. Do you think I'd regret it, unless I then also added a Charger 2.1 or 3 damper? (at an extra £250-300).
Can the Yari RC 160mm be adjusted to 130mm? Looks like it can by changing the changing the airspring.
Would it be a worthwhile upgrade to Gold 35 RL on a Scandal. Needs a service kit anyway so seems like a cheap upgrade.
They've got dozens of those 27.5 lyriks so they might go even lower, or back up again, that's the gamble, already a ridiculous price. Best thing about these is they can be upped to 170/180mm without going the extra 300g of a Zeb.
Where are you looking? The 27.5 Lyrik ultimate is showing out of stock for me.
£278.99 for 27.5 160mm Lyrik: https://www.wiggle.com/p/rockshox-lyrik-ultimate-rc2-debonair-boost-fork-oe?color=black&wheelSizeTravel=27.5%22+%7C+160mm+Travel&axleSpacingOffset=15mm+x+110mm+Axle+%28Boost%29+%7C+37mm+Offset
Cheers. Oddly I looked at those this morning, and by the time I'd pondered them, they'd gone out of stock.
And now back again.
I've ordered one cheers.
Thinking I'll put it on a bike I'm going to be selling, so that I can keep the fork it currently has.
The combination of this forum and the demise of Wiggle/CRC is costing me a small fortune…ordered
Thinking I’ll put it on a bike I’m going to be selling, so that I can keep the fork it currently has.
Similar thinking's led me to buying 'bargain' wheels and other bits so I can keep the good stuff from a bike I plan to sell next year. Problem is I've now almost got enough to build an entire extra bike...
The combination of this forum and the demise of Wiggle/CRC is costing me a small fortune…ordered
But how much is it saving you? 😉
Problem is I’ve now almost got enough to build an entire extra bike…
Hush.
Can the Yari RC 160mm be adjusted to 130mm? Looks like it can by changing the changing the airspring.
Would it be a worthwhile upgrade to Gold 35 RL on a Scandal. Needs a service kit anyway so seems like a cheap upgrade
I'd also like to know the answer to this. The travel adjust part anyway. Anyone know?
Zooming in on that lyrik top cap tells me it's not an ultimate, hopefully it's just for illustration purposes, and those green decals are coming straight off, getting some eBay specials for £6.50 in a more suitable colour 🙂
I very much suspect they're incorrect photos - I've zoomed in on the cheap Zeb Rs and on that one there's a compression adjust dial which that fork shouldn't have.
Slight hijack but I have an unused C1 140mm air shaft taken from a brand new Pike Ultimate if any good to anyone for a favourable price 😉
Yeah, pretty confident you can use a Yari/Lyrik/Pike airshaft to drop to 130mm travel.
Stick the serial number in the RS app when it arrives to confirm.
Excellent, thanks 👍
@a11y yes it's bad. Check the diagrams on rockshoz site. They've removed the compression damper from the RC model. They dive too much so I tried to compensate with fast rebound and higher pressure but it's not ideal. I ended up upgrading to the bladder type damper from a select plus Zeb.
It might just be… what’s your interpretation of “favourable”?
The Pike/Revelation airshaft does not fit the Yari/Lyrik chassis, they are different diameters.
I’ve bought the Lyrik Ultimate 29 160mm and will need to lower the travel to 140mm or 150mm. £350 with next day delivery is a bargain.
But why is it so hard to work out which air shaft to buy? There seems to be 3 options, one is red and grey, one is red and black, and (I think a Debonair plus) is gold 🤷♂️
I think I’ll wait until they arrive and just take out the air shaft to see what it looks like before ordering another
Dont fall for it. 3 days from your order they'll put up a Zeb for 300.
Thanks to these sales, and my complete lack of self control, I've bought a 36 rhythm 29er,a factory 36 27'5, a lyrik select 29er, a pike select+ 27.5, and I really really dont need another fork, besides, the Yari is and always was a £300ish fork, pretty much the budget line.
Spend a bit more and get something better.
@dyna-ti How much were the 36 Rythm at their lowest price? Or should I not know?
At the time I paid £379 though that was July from Merlin cycles and before other better deals came around. The 36 factory was £310, the lyrik was £239 and the pike was £213
I bought the 36 rhythm as a swop out for the 36 rhythm that came on the ebike, im guessing that after 3 years of use A. it needs a change and B. 380 is a fair price.
@horatiohufnagel thanks.
I doubt I’d be happy with the basic damper in a Zeb R. Factoring in a replacement Charger 2.1 or 3 damper it’s still an ok deal though. I’ve been half-looking for a Zeb on and off, price isn’t too bad.
Damn I want some 160mm forks for my reactor...
Dont fall for it. 3 days from your order they’ll put up a Zeb for 300.
And there you go. Basic Zeb for £287
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/rockshox-zeb-charger-r-debonair-boost-fork-oe
Is a Zeb with upgrade to charger better than a lyric ultimate on a heavy ebike?
That zeb R 29er 170mm 44offset is down to a stock level of 8, 21 in stock at 7pm last night
in terms of upgrade is the £40 air shaft listed on crc an upgrade ? Or same internals
and to upgrade to a 2.1 or 3 am I looking at £300-345 ? So still cheap compared to £950-1100 for the ultimate on sale
sorry I have limited knowledge of big rockshox ;0) and have been toying with a bigger fork for tougher enduro days ,
How can you see the stock numbers?
Or is it because I'm looking on my phone?
How can you see the stock numbers
You need to keep adding an item to your basket until it errors saying not enough stock.
Cunning
5 left, got one £10 off with british cycling, glad i left £500 in reserve till January payday :0)
Can the Lyrik ultimates be reduced in travel to 140mm?
Yes, Lyriks can go to 130 if required also.
Dispatch email received last night 🙂
My Lyrik Ultimate 29 arrived this morning. They have green decals
Where do people recommend for new decals?
1 Zeb remaining @ 9.27am. I folded and ordered one for myself earlier (that's in addition to the £139 Yari that started this discussion, and is arriving this morning with Evri). Oops.
in terms of upgrade is the £40 air shaft listed on crc an upgrade ? Or same internals
and to upgrade to a 2.1 or 3 am I looking at £300-345 ? So still cheap compared to £950-1100 for the ultimate on sale
I'm waiting until mine arrive so I can put the serial number into the RS Trailhead app and see exactly what part numbers I need for a 160mm airshaft and - highly likely - a Charger 2.1 or 3 damper. Too many variants for me to feel comfortable ordering the right bits until I have that serial number to determine the exact Zeb variant these are. Even at £550-600 with upgraded damper it's still a good deal vs the best price of £900 I've seen for an Ultimate.
Where do people recommend for new decals?
OEM ones or I've used https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/swarmmtb recently for older forks - quality is great, no idea about durability yet.
Do CRC /Wiggle deliver to Europe without too much stress?
I think I read somewhere that they've stopped shipping to Europe. I may be wrong though.
Where do people recommend for new decals?
Invisiframe decals are excellent and a great company to deal with.
Can you pop your serial number into the app and see what the travel range is for the Lyrik ultimate 29 you just had delivered please?
On that note, the £139 160 Yari 29er that's just arrived with me 5mins ago is 12T26485233:
FS-YARI-RC-B3 - 12T26485233
MODEL DESIGNATOR (SF): RC
WHEEL SIZE: 29"
TRAVEL (MM): 160MM
DAMPER TYPE: MOTION CONTROL
FORK OFFSET: 42MM (29")
MAXLE INCLUDED: MAXLE STEALTH
COLOR (FS): DIFFUSION BLACK
E-BIKE APPROVED: E-BIKE APPROVED
STEERER: 1.5" TAPERED
AXLE: 15X110MM BOOST™
AXLE TO CROWN (MM): 571
BRAKE TYPE (FD): DISC
CROWN MATERIAL: FORGED, HOLLOW 7050 ALUMINUM
UPPER CROWN TYPE: N/A
LOWER LEG TYPE: MAGNESIUM
UPPER TUBE FINISH: FAST BLACK
UPPER TUBE TYPE: 35MM TAPERED WALL ALUMINUM
DAMPER ADJUST: CROWN
DAMPING ADJUSTMENTS: EXTL REBND, LOW SPEED COMP
VOLUME REDUCER: 2/5 TOKENS
SPRING: DEBONAIR
SPRING RATE: N/A
MAX TIRE DIAMETER (MM): 770
MAX TIRE WIDTH (MM): 81
MAXIMUM ROTOR SIZE: 220MM
MINIMUM ROTOR SIZE: 180MM
FENDER COMPATIBILITY: N/A
CROWN OD (MM): 59
MAX RECOMMENDED SYSTEM WEIGHT: 331LBS/150KG
If anyone's taken delivery of a Zeb R and could pop their serial number into the app, that's be much appreciated.
Don't forget to include the upgrades page where it tells you which damper or different air shafts are compatible
What's the weight of the Yari 29er forks?
Prices have changed again. Yari up to £199
BuckoFull Member
@onzadogThe Lyriks
14T1465056
Number is incorrect, missing one number.
Tried 0,1,2,3 etc and coming up with the info for a 160 ultimate lyrik, but which exactly ?? Unless of course you dont want to put up the exact number.
Ebike approved anyway, which is the only info I was interested in.
I'm going to end up with every friggin fork in the RS range 🙄
@bucko, that code isnt returning on https://trailhead.rockshox.com/en/search/
I think it should be an 11 digit code in this format 12A34567891?
EDIT: too slow!
Whats the difference between the Lyrik RC and RCT3?
Looking at the service manuals and the only difference i can see is the air spring seal head being taller on the RCT3.
I have a fair few pike A1 airshafts which ive had a fair few years tall and short seal heads which look the same anyone any ideas if they'll fit the lyrik?
Thanks @bucko.
Does anyone know if e-bike approved is different from e-bike specific? Looking to put the Lyrik Ultimate on an Airdrop Edit MX in the new year
Strongly suspect it's just a normal fork that they're saying is approved for eebs.
I had that Lyrik Ultimate with the Charger 2.1 and it was a brilliant fork. Just had to stay on top of the lowers servicing to keep it feeling supple.