Rockshox Reba SL
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GilesM
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No experience of this specific fork, but in general the Reba forks are all pretty good, I've been using a Reba Race on my hardtail for about a year now, no problems, perfect for most trail centre stuff, and as with all Rockshox forks, very reliable.
Sorry I can't be more help.
Giles
Sorry I can't be more help.
Giles
Globalti
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Just replaced my worn out SID with a Reba SL. It's just a beefier heavier version of the SID really, the action is smoother and the stiffer stanchions make you feel more confident. It's definitely better than a SID when blasting over rocks. I am slightly concerned about the amount of oil seeping past the seal on the RH leg, which I think might be coming from the shock absorber but so far the fork still works fine. I didn't bother fixing up the lockout lever as I am seldom out of the saddle on climbs anyway.
BTW the cheapest price I could find was something like £219 at Merlin Cycles in Leyland; you get a 10% discount if you go to the shop to collect the forks. I see their current price is just under £200. See: http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=category&categoryId=16
BTW the cheapest price I could find was something like £219 at Merlin Cycles in Leyland; you get a 10% discount if you go to the shop to collect the forks. I see their current price is just under £200. See: http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=category&categoryId=16
I've had the Reba SLs on my bike for three years. When I got them I noticed a lot of people reckoned that the recommended pressures were too high and ran both the +ve and -ve a lot lower. The recommended pressures for my weight were around 130/115 (+ve/-ve) and I've found that I prefer them at 90/80 psi.
ivancarlos said:
Have a look here
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=183213&highlight=reba+pressure
for a lot of info on Reba set-ups.
Mr Pig
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- North Lanarkshire
GilesM said:
That's what I thought. But it turned out that the rebound damper on my Tora was unable to withstand the punishment of rolling the bike out of the shop! It packed in almost as soon as I bought the bike and weeks later I'm still waiting to hear about when it's getting fixed.
And I'm not alone. Rockshox are not what they used to be. Not saying they're rubbish, but they were bombproof.
Mr Pig said:
You're right. They used to be crap
. The quality got much better when SRAM took them over 4 or so years ago. Both RockShox forks in my household (one 3 years old, one 1 year old) have been used extensively and have been fault free.At least you can get hold of RockShox service manuals. Marzocchi, for example, stop publishing them because of potential (US) law suits by prats who claimed to have had accidents as a result of being "encouraged" to service their own forks by downloading manuals and getting it wrong.
GilesM
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- East Lothian
Mr Pig said:
Touch wood, my Reba Race forks have been excellent, they been on over a year and I have had no problems, when you consider the abuse they have taken, this is very good. Also as Coldash mentions, the service manuals that are available are very good.
Hope you get yours sorted soon.
Giles
GilesM
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- East Lothian
Rigid Raider said:
IHTH
http://www.sram.com/en/service/
I should add, go to the technical manuals for dealers.
