Unanswered Rock shox pike 150mm to 160mm

[Wurley]

Hi guys, I’ve got a 2019 Levo expert which has rock Shox pike rc29 150mm forks fitted
Ive been told you can fit a different air shaft to the 150mm fork to increase the travel to 160 mm
I’ve spoken to a dealer who advised you can’t do this mod to a 2019 fork
Does anyone know if this is possible and know the part number for the correct air shaft
Thanks jon

 

[Rich-EMTB-UK]

I have done this before to reduce travel on a Fox 36 but not on a Pike. I do have the pike on my expert so would be interested to know the answer as well.

 

[khorn]

Hi guys, I’ve got a 2019 Levo expert which has rock Shox pike rc29 150mm forks fitted
Ive been told you can fit a different air shaft to the 150mm fork to increase the travel to 160 mm
I’ve spoken to a dealer who advised you can’t do this mod to a 2019 fork
Does anyone know if this is possible and know the part number for the correct air shaft
Thanks jon

Tell your lbs that he is a joke, you just need a new debonair air shaft and it’s a 30 min task.

This one:

ROCK SHOX Air Shaft Upgrade Kit DebonAir 160 mm Pike B1/Revelation A1

Karsten

 

[steve_sordy]

Help me out someone please. I followed the above link and as good as the Debonair kit is, it refers only to 160mm and nowhere does it say that it can extend a 150mm fork's travel to 160mm. I read it as only being suitable for forks that are already 160mm travel. What about the other leg with all the damping circuits in it? Aren't they set up for 150mm travel only?

As you can tell, I'm no expert in this sort of stuff, but I do have a 150mm travel Revelation already fitted with the Debonair spring, so any relevant topic captures my interest.

 

[khorn]

Help me out someone please. I followed the above link and as good as the Debonair kit is, it refers only to 160mm and nowhere does it say that it can extend a 150mm fork's travel to 160mm. I read it as only being suitable for forks that are already 160mm travel. What about the other leg with all the damping circuits in it? Aren't they set up for 150mm travel only?

As you can tell, I'm no expert in this sort of stuff, but I do have a 150mm travel Revelation already fitted with the Debonair spring, so any relevant topic captures my interest.

The length of the air shaft determines the travel of the fork. In the other leg the hydraulic unit is located and the shaft just slide freely. On a Pike/Revelation that maximum travel is 160 mm and you can get air shafts all the way down to 100mm. Trust me, I have done it numerous times and the one I linked to is the one the OP needs in order to get to 160mm.

Do a search on youtube and there are many videos showing the process.

Karsten

 

[steve_sordy]

@khorn Thanks Karsten, that is very clear.

 

[Wurley]

Thanks karsten, do you know if this is suitable for 29” boost forks

 

[khorn]

Thanks karsten, do you know if this is suitable for 29” boost forks

I’m almost certain that there is no difference as the fork I did it to was a 27.5+/29” boost RS Revelation fork from 2018.

You can ask RS directly, they are usually very helpfull.


Karsten

 

[Wurley]

Thanks karsten

 

[seamarsh]

I would 100% call rockshox, they are helpful.. went through this changing my pike to 150 and bought the wrong air shaft first go around(and this was looked up by a shop).. they have a lot of different part numbers so best to call and give them serial number from back of fork crown and they can get you correct part #!

 

[Sapientiea]

Just go to : RockShox Setup Guide | SRAM put in your fork serial number and see if there are any upgrades!

 

[Lawson]

Not sure if this answers your question or not, but I found out that the pike 29 has an entirely different damper to that found in the 27.5.

The compression side of a charger damper is the same, but the rebound shaft is different.

But as said, the air shaft is where the magic happens.

 

[Funkeydunk]

I started a similar thread as my LBS called SRAM and sram said the website isn’t correct and the air shaft change isn’t recommended. The 2019 pike is a B2 fork and the kit available is compatible with the B1. Loads of people have though.
Upgrade the 2019 pike from 150mm to 160mm - EMTB Forums

 

[Luis MH]

Hi guys, I’ve got a 2019 Levo expert which has rock Shox pike rc29 150mm forks fitted
Ive been told you can fit a different air shaft to the 150mm fork to increase the travel to 160 mm
I’ve spoken to a dealer who advised you can’t do this mod to a 2019 fork
Does anyone know if this is possible and know the part number for the correct air shaft
Thanks jon

Is it possible to increase the RockShox Pike RC29, 150 mm to 180mm?
Thanks !!

 

[ifu03558]

Is it possible to increase the RockShox Pike RC29, 150 mm to 180mm?
Thanks !!

No max for a Pike is 160mm, Lyrik can go up to 180mm though

 

[Luis MH]

No max for a Pike is 160mm, Lyrik can go up to 180mm though

Thanks