RockShox Updates Its SID SL & Reba XC Forks

RockShox Updates Its SID SL & Reba XC Forks

The RockShox SID has been tackling cross-country race courses since it debuted way back in 1998. A lot has changed since then, and RockShox has continually updated the SID to keep up with the times and the changing demands of XC racing. In the SID lineup, the SID SL is the short-travel — 100 or 110 mm — option that prioritizes weight savings while providing the control and performance that racers need to ride faster. Given that seemingly around …

RockShox targets rider comfort with its new SID SL XC fork, adding a bigger air spring and wider tyre clearance

XC racing has traditionally been about efficiency, with skinny tyres and rockhard suspension. That’s quickly changing though, as courses around the world get technically harder: so step forward the RockShox SID SL, which has been redeveloped for unadulterated comfort. The flagship whippet fork RockShox, SID SL now uses a bigger volume air spring for more comfort, a new chassis with less flex, and tyre clearance up to 2.4in: that’s chunky, for an…