I put this fork on a 29er hardtail ebike that is used mostly off road in the central PA mountains. With 700 miles on it I am very happy. It has great adjustably and has no problem with the extra weight. As for the trails to be found here they are just animal trails thru the woods but it does good there too.
Hello. I ve just bought one and I have not installed it yet. But the rebound key on the bottom does not clicking (no noticable sound). I thing from the full slow to full fast is about 4.5 turns. Maybe every half turn is a click? How yours work? From full slow to full fast? Is mine broken???? Thanks in advance.
I just got the rockshox 2023 gold 35 rl 44 offset 29in 148 12mm . 150mm travel. For my build is 150mm travel front and rear. And everything else is shimano xt m8100.😮
I have this fork, came on my Trance Advanced 2. I would recommend anyone how has one or is going to get one to use SKF 50hr service on it as soon as you can. It had a lot of stiction when I got it so I did the service and it made a massive difference.
I'm likely putting one of these on my GT aggressor pro with a cane creek 40 headset adapter, also I'm 14 so $500 can be made in a few months and I will still have an amazing fork!
Looking to upgrade my Fathom 2's Raidom SR Suntour with something of better quality. Would you recommend this fork as being a worthwhile purchase? If so, what size fork would you go with?
Do they make a straight top tube version? I assume that’s the style I would need. I would like a new fork in this realm of offerings. I have a 2013 Fuji Nevada 1.5 29 currently with a SR XCM HLO 100mm.
I've got some rock shot dual Spencer forks and very good from Worcester in England what is specialised mountain? Bit's the best thing I've ever bought. I I bought the Spencer and folks this yeabout £210 pound.
@@Jamesthebikeguy Thx James. I ordered a 2021 commencal meta tr in the origin spec and it has the silver coil version.(havent got it yet). my buddy has a trek fuel 7 with the gold version you reviewed. Can I assume if the coil happens to match my weight, then the performance will be pretty comparable between the two?
Hey James, first of all great review!! I'm looking for my first mountainbike. I'd love to get the roscoe 7 but sadly it is not available till August. I'm thinking about the roscoe 8 mainly for beeing able to ride asap (400 for two month riding with better komponents). Just yesterday I found out about the grand canyon AL sl 8.0. It's spect with a fox float 34 rhythm but no dropper and slimmer 29 tires whilst beeing a bit cheaper (about 100 € but then again no dropper) Mainly I want to know your opinion on the two froks. Thanks for reading!
@@Jamesthebikeguy thank you for the quick answer! I ordered a roscoe 8 just a few hours ago after a bit more research that had the same info. Quite a bit more money than I was planning to spend, but I managed to squeeze it in. I'm so stoked to finally start riding!! Cheers!
I just got a Ledge X1 27.5 and was seeing that the original fork will fit a 29 wheel on it. Can the 27.5 version of THIS fork also fit a 29 wheel? Looking to build a bike on a budget and found someone selling THIS fork used for a 27.5 wheel and was wondering if it would be a good fit. Thanks! (To any and all) 😇😎😀
How does this fork compare to the revelation? They got the same damper, same stanchions, but the revelation is upgradable. Seems like the revelation is the better deal at $500, what do you think?
It's neither the same damper nor the same stanchions. The revelation and the 35 are totally different chassis. The revelation shares a chassis with the pike, and the rock shox 35 is its own chassis. With that said if you can get the the Revelation that is the fork to buy.
On my scott spark 960 2020 i have a judy Silver tk 120mm, is this fork (gold 35) a worth update? First i would have a more solid fork, and after choose if stay on 120mm for geometry or go for 140 travel..
I guess i better never ride a bike with a super nice fork. I have this on my roscoe 8 and i feel like it's fine. I ride flat stuff, to rock gardens, to blues and single blacks at downhill resorts. Been thinking of getting a lyrik ultimate, but just can't imagine how much better it could be...
So, can you adjust the travel from lets say 150mm down to 130? Do you just remove/add spacers? I would like to have the revelation but finding a 130mm in our place is quite near impossible.
I'm looking at a very similar fork only difference is 150mm travel. Do you think it will work on my Marin San Quentin 1 having a 120mm travel stock 2021 Model?
That will totally ruin a bike changing travel by 30mm if the bike isn't designed for it. The BB will get high, wheelbase will extend, stack will raise, HT will get floppy without the correct trail correction.
@@Jamesthebikeguy thanks for that Mate. Other says only raise up to 20mm and you're probably right. 30mm will be too much since my stock fork is only 120mm... Thanks very much.
Not really budget friendly for me.. was hoping maybe 250-350 but then seen it was 450 :/ that will be a ways down the road for me given the bike I'm buying soon is under $650 hell 450 would be almost a whole nother bike lol.. but nice video anyhow enjoyed the info and review
Be Carefull, token for this fork is token 32mm (black) ,not token 35mm Grey :)) after service and 1 token on my rockshox 35 gold rl, its way better ,way smooth (than with no service ), and better with 1 token 32mm black:))
Please, don't go by the stickers saying "debonair" and making people think they get physically the air spring of higher end models. It is not running the internals of Pike, nor Reveletation (35mm), nor Yari, nor Lyrik. In fact it even uses the tokens used in 32mm forks. A great thing about this air spring is that - like the Judy Gold - can be travelled by what RS calls All Travel Spacers. From the manual it seems the more travel the fork has out of the factory, the less spacers are inside the fork. That being said, when reducing travel you might still need to purchase such spacers but hopefully the pricetag of those is considerably less than what you have to spent on an complete air spring assembly for the higher end forks.
Another thing I noticed is that you compared the weight of the 35 to a Judy Silver with black steel (!) stanchions. This is much more heavy than the gold version that uses alloy upper tubes.
Not sure who/what you are going after here, but the RS 35 does have a Debonair Air spring assembly. I re-watched my video and I never say it has the same internals as a Pike. The fork on it's own runs a Motion Control damper not a Charger Damper. Sure the tokens are shared with others (Solo Air / DebonAir, SID, Reba, Revelation, RS-1, Bluto, Argyle RCT Solo Air, 35 Gold, Part#11.4018.032.003). As far as the video comparing weights, I compared it to 3 different forks none of which was I saying the forks were exact matches. In fact the pike I weighted was a 27.5" as noted in the video. No "gotcha" here.
Sorry, no offense. I enjoy all of your videos and you typically mention a ton of details in a very professional way. But with this one I felt if I were not so deep into technical details I might go away here with some information being misleading. In 01:48 you say you get the debon air spring that one might get in higher end forks. I feel like RS is putting a debon air badge on allmost any new fork making it kind of pointless to take it as an advantage. However the assemblies are not identical and hence people can easily think forks at different price points are equally performing while they do not. It is certainly clever marketing afterall. Second, when you compared weights you just said the Judy which again, a beginner, might just say hey the judy is so heavy with its small stanchions. In fact the silver version you put on the scale even has got black coating on it making it look almost identical to the gold version. In my eyes this comparison is not sound. But hey, keep up the good work and your recent plan on getting fitter!
Ye the 35 Is just a sektor with fatter stanchion it still uses a debonair air spring but it uses the one uses on the 32mm forks not the same as the pike or rev which sucks
Question I have this on a my Ragley mmmbop HT at 160mm 1 token and it’s pretty plush But I can get a 2020 Yari for 300 bucks ( not with the new debonair airspring ) is it worth it or just save up for a better fork later , the 35 is working fine no issues
According to manual, yes. But not by changing the whole air shaft, just by remove/add travel spacers. Im going to increase travel from 150 to 160, just by removing one 10mm travel spacer. I hope it's that easy as manual says: "To increase or decrease the travel in your RockShox 35 Gold, All-Travel spacers can be installed or removed. For example, to increase travel from a maximum of 130 mm of travel to a maximum of 150 mm of travel, the 30 mm All-Travel spacer must be removed, and a 10 mm All-Travel spacer must be installed onto the air spring assembly"
My Trek Roscoe 8 came with this fork, but after only 6 rides, the wiper seal blew out. Turns out that the internal seal is leaking air into the negative chamber. If you notice that your fork pressure has dropped considerably, stop riding immediately and notify your local bike shop. Sram is sending me a new lower bulkhead seal and internals for the air chamber.
So this be alright small rock Gardens jumping over logs jumps basically what ever trail hit you with .. this is on trek fuel ex 7 2021 Which iam getting I hope got good bike My first mtb ✊
I have this fork on my bike and I absolutely hate it, small bump compliance is none existent, the debonair spring is straight crap on this fork. Not compatible with any internal upgrades and weighs quite a bit. If it comes on a bike ok for the mean time but if you are buying to upgrade better off buying a pike select. It does take drops pretty good but that’s about the only good thing. Also loud on the trail makes a squish noise when you hit roots.
This fork is budget crap, low speed doesn't exist, sticky as glue, not stiff as it should be 35 mm stanchions, it's not worth as upgrade for 400 dollars rather spent that on chics. Everyone who says it's good didn't drive good fork for a single minute in his life.
I put this fork on a 29er hardtail ebike that is used mostly off road in the central PA mountains. With 700 miles on it I am very happy. It has great adjustably and has no problem with the extra weight. As for the trails to be found here they are just animal trails thru the woods but it does good there too.
Hello. I ve just bought one and I have not installed it yet. But the rebound key on the bottom does not clicking (no noticable sound). I thing from the full slow to full fast is about 4.5 turns. Maybe every half turn is a click? How yours work? From full slow to full fast? Is mine broken???? Thanks in advance.
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I just got the rockshox 2023 gold 35 rl 44 offset 29in 148 12mm . 150mm travel.
For my build is 150mm travel front and rear. And everything else is shimano xt m8100.😮
I have this fork, came on my Trance Advanced 2. I would recommend anyone how has one or is going to get one to use SKF 50hr service on it as soon as you can. It had a lot of stiction when I got it so I did the service and it made a massive difference.
What is stiction
I was hoping the service would cure that.
With big box bikes starting to get a lot better (i.e. Schwinn Axum), this seems like a good fork when it’s time to upgrade.
This would be a great upgrade for that bike!
I'm likely putting one of these on my GT aggressor pro with a cane creek 40 headset adapter, also I'm 14 so $500 can be made in a few months and I will still have an amazing fork!
@@Jamesthebikeguyhow it's possible to mount the remote lockout without lose the adjustment clicks on the lockout knob?
This is a great video... I just got this fork on my Roscoe 8.
I just learned a shit ton!! Thanks man.
glad i could help.
Really amazing video with good details! I'm happy with my RS recon RL from 2019, it performs well!
The rebound is crap
Looking to upgrade my Fathom 2's Raidom SR Suntour with something of better quality. Would you recommend this fork as being a worthwhile purchase? If so, what size fork would you go with?
For sure a worthy upgrade.
That shock is on my 2020 fuse expert 29. So far it’s been great. Decent amount of adjustment on a budget fork.
For sure, enjoy it!
Did u say.....shock
Did you try fitting tokens in it?
I have not. Works pretty good for me the way it is.
I bought the Fuze 27.5 bike, retailing for about 1,300. It came with the Judy silver, biggest regret of my life buying that bike :(
Looking forward to seeing what you’ve done with the fuel!
Do they make a straight top tube version? I assume that’s the style I would need. I would like a new fork in this realm of offerings. I have a 2013 Fuji Nevada 1.5 29 currently with a SR XCM HLO 100mm.
I want to mullet my giant trance 27.5, should i buy this fork? My one is a 34 rythm by fox, its gonna be a big downgrade?
I've got some rock shot dual Spencer forks and very good from Worcester in England what is specialised mountain? Bit's the best thing I've ever bought. I I bought the Spencer and folks this yeabout £210 pound.
This is the 29" version that can also run a 27.5x3.2 tire? Just want to make sure before I order one. Need clarification. Thanks
Should I buy the 29er version fork if im running 27.5 wheels incase i decide to go mullet in the future?
same question he just said it will suit 27.5er though its a 29er. would that affect anything?
My only question is: RockShox Recon RL 140 mm or RS 35 130 mm for my hardtail trail bike ?
Rs 35
BikeGuy, looking at getting the 2020 Fuel EX 7, 29er. Think I can swap this off to my boys Roscoe 6, 27.5”? Or do you have to match tire sizes?
Puedes hacer una comparativa con las fox 36???
Hey James. Thx for the vid. How does this compare with the coil version (35 silver R)?
Air is lighter and more adjustable. But also more expensive.
@@Jamesthebikeguy Thx James. I ordered a 2021 commencal meta tr in the origin spec and it has the silver coil version.(havent got it yet). my buddy has a trek fuel 7 with the gold version you reviewed.
Can I assume if the coil happens to match my weight, then the performance will be pretty comparable between the two?
Hey James, first of all great review!!
I'm looking for my first mountainbike. I'd love to get the roscoe 7 but sadly it is not available till August. I'm thinking about the roscoe 8 mainly for beeing able to ride asap (400 for two month riding with better komponents). Just yesterday I found out about the grand canyon AL sl 8.0. It's spect with a fox float 34 rhythm but no dropper and slimmer 29 tires whilst beeing a bit cheaper (about 100 € but then again no dropper) Mainly I want to know your opinion on the two froks. Thanks for reading!
As a beginner MTB rider you will appreciate 27.5+ tires. Lots more balance, I'd make sure you can get a 27.5+ bike
@@Jamesthebikeguy thank you for the quick answer! I ordered a roscoe 8 just a few hours ago after a bit more research that had the same info. Quite a bit more money than I was planning to spend, but I managed to squeeze it in. I'm so stoked to finally start riding!!
Cheers!
Two questions...1) does this fork use the same tokens as a pike? 2) I have a 140mm version can I add travel to 150/160?
The same tokens as the pike. You would need different air springs to adjust the travel
suittsonmission does not take same tokens I tried it
@@Jamesthebikeguy Wrong.
Tokens black 32mm (not 35mm grey) for this fork :))
You can reduce the travel with tokens right?
What you think of the 35 silver
I just got a Ledge X1 27.5 and was seeing that the original fork will fit a 29 wheel on it. Can the 27.5 version of THIS fork also fit a 29 wheel?
Looking to build a bike on a budget and found someone selling THIS fork used for a 27.5 wheel and was wondering if it would be a good fit. Thanks! (To any and all) 😇😎😀
Do you know the the difference between RockShox 35 silver TK to the 35 silver R?
What’s better
What is the different that and the RockShox revelation?
Can you add a remote lock out ?
Hi, would this take up 29x3.0 DHF?
Do you think it's worth upgrading to this fork from a rockshox recon silver rl? Thanks
Yeah big upgrade
I came here with the same question.. Good news!
Domain is better
How would you all compare this to Marzochi Z2
That shock is a peach, great review as well!
Thanks. It is a pretty dang good fork and glad to see it on bikes under 2k!
How does this fork compare to the revelation? They got the same damper, same stanchions, but the revelation is upgradable. Seems like the revelation is the better deal at $500, what do you think?
It's neither the same damper nor the same stanchions. The revelation and the 35 are totally different chassis. The revelation shares a chassis with the pike, and the rock shox 35 is its own chassis. With that said if you can get the the Revelation that is the fork to buy.
@@Jamesthebikeguy So there are more types of motion control dampers out there?
This or the Bomber Z2? 10 year old, 90 lbs, upgrading Roscoe 6 or 7
Tough call. I myself have the Marzocchi Bomber Z in mind for a build. I haven't ridden one but I trust Fox to do a killer damper in that price.
I’m in the same boat. Leaning towards bomber but haven’t ridden it
Mine is incredibly sticky. Can you upgrade the damper?
No but you can do better seals
If it's sticky , return it , some had out of spec lowers so they will be replaced.
Richard Stoica will do
Can I make my rs 35 gold 140mm into a 160mm?
On my scott spark 960 2020 i have a judy Silver tk 120mm, is this fork (gold 35) a worth update? First i would have a more solid fork, and after choose if stay on 120mm for geometry or go for 140 travel..
This is a ton more burley than the Judy.
I guess i better never ride a bike with a super nice fork. I have this on my roscoe 8 and i feel like it's fine. I ride flat stuff, to rock gardens, to blues and single blacks at downhill resorts. Been thinking of getting a lyrik ultimate, but just can't imagine how much better it could be...
Do you think the RockShox gold weights less or more than the RockShox silver?
Within reason they should be nearly identical.
@@Jamesthebikeguy Thanks for the reply
So, can you adjust the travel from lets say 150mm down to 130? Do you just remove/add spacers? I would like to have the revelation but finding a 130mm in our place is quite near impossible.
You change the air spring assembly
@@Jamesthebikeguy cant you just put spacers in it?
Will it work with 27.5x2.8 ?
Yeah
Have you tried this fork in comparison to a Fox 34 Rhythm?
Fox is better
I'm looking at a very similar fork only difference is 150mm travel. Do you think it will work on my Marin San Quentin 1 having a 120mm travel stock 2021 Model?
That will totally ruin a bike changing travel by 30mm if the bike isn't designed for it. The BB will get high, wheelbase will extend, stack will raise, HT will get floppy without the correct trail correction.
@@Jamesthebikeguy thanks for that Mate. Other says only raise up to 20mm and you're probably right. 30mm will be too much since my stock fork is only 120mm... Thanks very much.
Is this fork come with the Giant trance 2021 (27.5) ? What's the differences between the 35 gold and 35 gold RL ?
RL should be remote lock
anyone else at 4:31 notice the book? Kelly Starret!! I have new found respect you Supple Leopard!
Good eye!
Im thinking of getting this fork but with a travel of 120 mm for my Trek Powerfly 4. Anyone tried putting one of these on a Powerfly?
Can you add some volume spacers on the 35 Gold?
Yes
Not really budget friendly for me.. was hoping maybe 250-350 but then seen it was 450 :/ that will be a ways down the road for me given the bike I'm buying soon is under $650 hell 450 would be almost a whole nother bike lol.. but nice video anyhow enjoyed the info and review
Fair enough!
Would they be ok to use on my Trek E-bike ? 🤘🤘
If the specs and fit match up correctly.
Can you travel this fork up or down aß Otter rockshox forks? thx
Yes
Hi can i upgrade the motion damper using lyrik on this? Thank you for the great informative videos
Unfortunately not.
Jamesthebikeguy can you explain in your next or future videos why ebikes must have emtb ratings on certain parts like tirees, shocks, cranks etc thx
Can I make this fork a 130mm
can a 29er size Rockshox 35 gold rl suits a 27.5 x 2.4 tires? will it be an odd combination?
It works well
Can you change the motion control damper to something a bit higher end
No
My RockShox lockout doesn’t click ??
Which is cheaper RST Stitch vs RS gold 35?
Google
Did you try fitting tokens in this fork?
You can run them
Be Carefull, token for this fork is token 32mm (black) ,not token 35mm Grey :)) after service and 1 token on my rockshox 35 gold rl, its way better ,way smooth (than with no service ), and better with 1 token 32mm black:))
@@Fabb1 thanks. I'll try get some of those tokens.
Does this do good/better in a 27.5 frame?
If you get the 27.5" version.
Hey guys, if my mtb has qr axle..... do I plan changing my hub , to run this fork?
Not unless you change your hub too.
Ok..... thank you.... I'm going for it because, that qr is no thicker than a pencil, an there's ALOT riding on that !
Can u rate recon,judy reba & 35.. from lower to higher performance and price
Judy Silver < Judy Gold < Recon RL < Reba RL < Reba RL
@@Jamesthebikeguy whats differences between gold and silver...
Please, don't go by the stickers saying "debonair" and making people think they get physically the air spring of higher end models. It is not running the internals of Pike, nor Reveletation (35mm), nor Yari, nor Lyrik. In fact it even uses the tokens used in 32mm forks. A great thing about this air spring is that - like the Judy Gold - can be travelled by what RS calls All Travel Spacers. From the manual it seems the more travel the fork has out of the factory, the less spacers are inside the fork. That being said, when reducing travel you might still need to purchase such spacers but hopefully the pricetag of those is considerably less than what you have to spent on an complete air spring assembly for the higher end forks.
Another thing I noticed is that you compared the weight of the 35 to a Judy Silver with black steel (!) stanchions. This is much more heavy than the gold version that uses alloy upper tubes.
Not sure who/what you are going after here, but the RS 35 does have a Debonair Air spring assembly. I re-watched my video and I never say it has the same internals as a Pike. The fork on it's own runs a Motion Control damper not a Charger Damper. Sure the tokens are shared with others (Solo Air / DebonAir, SID, Reba, Revelation, RS-1, Bluto, Argyle RCT Solo Air, 35 Gold, Part#11.4018.032.003).
As far as the video comparing weights, I compared it to 3 different forks none of which was I saying the forks were exact matches. In fact the pike I weighted was a 27.5" as noted in the video. No "gotcha" here.
Sorry, no offense. I enjoy all of your videos and you typically mention a ton of details in a very professional way. But with this one I felt if I were not so deep into technical details I might go away here with some information being misleading. In 01:48 you say you get the debon air spring that one might get in higher end forks. I feel like RS is putting a debon air badge on allmost any new fork making it kind of pointless to take it as an advantage. However the assemblies are not identical and hence people can easily think forks at different price points are equally performing while they do not. It is certainly clever marketing afterall. Second, when you compared weights you just said the Judy which again, a beginner, might just say hey the judy is so heavy with its small stanchions. In fact the silver version you put on the scale even has got black coating on it making it look almost identical to the gold version. In my eyes this comparison is not sound. But hey, keep up the good work and your recent plan on getting fitter!
Ye the 35 Is just a sektor with fatter stanchion it still uses a debonair air spring but it uses the one uses on the 32mm forks not the same as the pike or rev which sucks
Question I have this on a my Ragley mmmbop HT at 160mm 1 token and it’s pretty plush
But I can get a 2020 Yari for 300 bucks ( not with the new debonair airspring ) is it worth it or just save up for a better fork later , the 35 is working fine no issues
I HAVE A SCOTT SCALE 2011!DOES THIS FIT IN MY BIKE????????
NO IT WONT 2011 SCALE!!!!!?
Epic video
This one or suntour auron? Thanks
same question
This for sure!
Can you adjust the travel on this fork?
Yes by changing out the airshaft
According to manual, yes.
But not by changing the whole air shaft, just by remove/add travel spacers. Im going to increase travel from 150 to 160, just by removing one 10mm travel spacer.
I hope it's that easy as manual says:
"To increase or decrease the travel in your RockShox 35 Gold, All-Travel spacers can be installed or removed. For example, to increase travel from a
maximum of 130 mm of travel to a maximum of 150 mm of travel, the 30 mm All-Travel spacer must be removed, and a 10 mm All-Travel spacer must
be installed onto the air spring assembly"
@Ján Činčar could you post an update if it worked that easy?
@@rumscheid303 hi, yes, travel change is easy as described. But I changed it back to 150.
@@jancincar6747 why did you go back to 150mm ? I’m actually thinking on doing the same thing .. 150 to 160mm.
My Trek Roscoe 8 came with this fork, but after only 6 rides, the wiper seal blew out. Turns out that the internal seal is leaking air into the negative chamber. If you notice that your fork pressure has dropped considerably, stop riding immediately and notify your local bike shop. Sram is sending me a new lower bulkhead seal and internals for the air chamber.
Glad SRAM is making it right. Weird that that was an issue.
@@Jamesthebikeguy Hope that's all it is....
this or the durolux36?
Never messed with the SR
Can it convert to 140mm travel?
This is 140mm travel.
This or fox 34 rhythm?
Hmmm, This is stiffer, the damper in the Fox 34 is better. Choose your preference IMO
@@Jamesthebikeguy thanks
So this be alright small rock Gardens jumping over logs jumps basically what ever trail hit you with .. this is on trek fuel ex 7 2021 Which iam getting I hope got good bike My first mtb ✊
Low Speed doesn't exist. When we try to compress the fork you can feel a resistance. And fork move with stick-slip. I have a giant trance 3 2020
Part of why nicer dampers exist.
@@Jamesthebikeguy i guess..
I agreed. Low speed damping sucks. Also forget about any downhill riding with this fork.
How does this compare to a Lyric Select Charger RC?
Charger RC damper > Motion Control damper
Hey, is the travel adjustble???
With replacement air shafts yes.
My mate has this fork and it's completely seized 😂😂
Probably locked the pressure out on the knob lmao
Decent price for a RockShox, but Suntour is still a better value in my opinion.
New England Skier 13 nope they really suck .
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I have this fork on my bike and I absolutely hate it, small bump compliance is none existent, the debonair spring is straight crap on this fork. Not compatible with any internal upgrades and weighs quite a bit. If it comes on a bike ok for the mean time but if you are buying to upgrade better off buying a pike select. It does take drops pretty good but that’s about the only good thing. Also loud on the trail makes a squish noise when you hit roots.
Hmm sounds like something wrong if it is making squishing noise. Have you taken it to your local bike shop to get looked at?
Jamesthebikeguy yes rockshox said it was normal
Daniel Rodriguez same thing with mine
Squish not normal lol and sounds you need a pike lol or a fox
Wallyedmonds I just installed a pike ultimate
This fork is budget crap, low speed doesn't exist, sticky as glue, not stiff as it should be 35 mm stanchions, it's not worth as upgrade for 400 dollars rather spent that on chics. Everyone who says it's good didn't drive good fork for a single minute in his life.
Sounds like you're set up was not right. These ride plenty well, sure not as nice as a charger 2 damper, but it works pretty well
This fork is crap