New rockshox Psylo

[Bikerchef1]

Hey folks,I'm looking at the n3w 2024 merida e160 400 that's a very reasonable price brand new here in Australia (5450au). It has a rockshox Psylo R fork on it which has superseded the Yari,revelation and 35 fork.I rode the original psylo fork back in about 2001 and they were awesome for their time. Just wondering if anyone as yet has ridden this fork And could comment on its riding performance. Cheers

 

[Semmelrocc]

Hi. From the description on their website, it sounds like the Psylo is an allrounder for the casual trail rider, like the Fox 34 AWL. Probably not the best choice for regular bike park abuse.

 

[Bikerchef1]

Hi. From the description on their website, it sounds like the Psylo is an allrounder for the casual trail rider, like the Fox 34 AWL. Probably not the best choice for regular bike park abuse.

I currently have a lyric ultimate 160mm on the front of my Norco sight vlt which is fairly capable although I'm 95kg,probably 98 kitted up for riding amd I've bottomed it out a few times over shooting jumps.Im thinking i might need to upgrade to a Zeb

 

[RustyMTB]

Quick look at it suggests it's a budget option with 35mm stanchions. Might be a red flag as the only other 35mm fork they do is the gold RL which is not great at all & moreover, sits deliberately outside of the Rockshox upgrade ecosystem by means of being made in non standard dimensions, down to stuff like different thread pitchon bolts and so on.

Standard answer in these situations is to buy a dirt cheap Yari & turn it into a Lyrik by adding a charger damper & debonair air spring & still pocket the difference.

 

[Semmelrocc]

I currently have a lyric ultimate 160mm on the front of my Norco sight vlt which is fairly capable although I'm 95kg,probably 98 kitted up for riding amd I've bottomed it out a few times over shooting jumps.Im thinking i might need to upgrade to a Zeb

First upgrade step in this case would be to double check air pressure and add tokens. I'm in the same weight class and have not managed to bottom out my Lyrik yet (150 mm, Charger 3 damper, no tokens).

 

[Brent8275]

Quick look at it suggests it's a budget option with 35mm stanchions. Might be a red flag as the only other 35mm fork they do is the gold RL which is not great at all & moreover, sits deliberately outside of the Rockshox upgrade ecosystem by means of being made in non standard dimensions, down to stuff like different thread pitchon bolts and so on.

Standard answer in these situations is to buy a dirt cheap Yari & turn it into a Lyrik by adding a charger damper & debonair air spring & still pocket the difference.

Both the YARI and lyric use 35mm stanchions. Only domain and zeb are bigger.

Recently upgraded a yari with a FAST SC5 damper with great results. Massive improvement!

 

[RustyMTB]

Yeah, I got that backwards, the Gold has a different CSU thread pitch & narrower stanchions that prevents installing the 35mm Debonair spring or a better compression damper.

 

[harrysmalls]

I currently have a lyric ultimate 160mm on the front of my Norco sight vlt which is fairly capable although I'm 95kg,probably 98 kitted up for riding amd I've bottomed it out a few times over shooting jumps.Im thinking i might need to upgrade to a Zeb

Psylo is a cheap, steel fork. Your Lyrik is better. If you want a better fork, your only route is a Zeb, in the RS family.

 

[Andy__C]

Hard pushed to say the Zeb is a better fork than the Lyrik..... the Lyrik ultimate is an awesome fork. The Zeb is stiffer.... better though for the majority of casual riders..... I'm not sure.