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I'm looking to upgrade my forks to Rockshox 35 gold, ideally I wanted 130mm travel but I can only find 120mm in stock anywhere on the market.
Is it possible to increase the travel on these forks? I know it can be done with the more expensive forks rockshox do.
Thanks
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Looks like they use spacers rather than different length shafts so it should be a cheaper upgrade.
They have all travel spacers in the air shaft.
As long as they are 10mm ones as per the service drawings it should just be a case of removing one to extend the travel 10mm.
Hmmmmm.... interesting. The question I have now is will increasing travel lengthen the fork and change the geometry? I'm hoping yes as this would be perfect for the frame I want to buy.
Yes
Even though it's still using the same air shaft? Clever, unexpected and bloody amazeballs. I assumed it would just allow more travel without changing length.
The spacers prevent the air shaft from extending fully, so limit travel by holding the fork down. They're not the same as bottom out spacers.
Most forks used a similar system until a few years ago.
I would google the 35s before buying. There is a big thread on MTBR about how poor they are.
https://www.mtbr.com/threads/rockshox-35-gold-rl-disassemble-–-whats-inside.1142709/#post-14826599
I have some 35s in my garage. Came on a Scandal at the start of the year. Used for a few months before I swapped them out.
Set up at 130mm. Drop me a pm if interested in second hand. Will get details together.
I've already got the 35s Scandal, just need to extend them if I buy a Bird Aether 9 frame.
I already have the 35s on my Scandal, just need to extend the travel if I buy a Bird Aether 9 frame
I would google the 35s before buying. There is a big thread on MTBR about how poor they are.
I don't think there's much surprising in there? From the off they made no attempt to hide the fact it was a cheap but big fork to sit below the Yari. If you want a Yari, get a Yari!
The only bit that's news to me is that the lowers aren't the same as the Yari (unless the bushings are the same in the Yari/lyric).
I've not had any issues with mine. It was OK out of the box and quickly loosened up to become good.
It's not a Pike/Lyric, but on a hardtail at least it's controlled/fast enough that I can't out ride it.
Definitely a lot better than the Sector (which was a re badged original Pike) which was my last experience of a cheap RS fork.