Torque Cap compatibility help keep the slender shoulders of the SID SL from twisting under power and hard cornering. It’s only available for 29in wheels, with 100mm of travel and a 44mm offset. Like the beefier SID, the SL gets a new 32mm chassis and waif-like Charger Race Day damper to achieve this. At a scant 1,326g (claimed) this is an impressive 166g lighter than the previous model. 1 Rock Shox SID Select Charger RL DebonAir suspension fork Each of the new SID forks comes with a 44mm offset. A race ready package, SID SL Select comes with the Charger RL damper, proven for the start line.Diffusion BlackRemote Adjust32mm chassis focused on light weight for the classic XC bikeDebonAir air spring is tuned specific to meet the demands of XC and maintains a higher ride height for increased confidence and controlUltra-low friction SKF wiper seals provide long lasting fork performance and improve overall suspension feelProven Charger RL damper provides smooth performance and a rock-solid. The fork they’ll be riding is this, the new SID SL.

Tune into the Olympic XCO event in Izu, near Tokyo later this year and the chances are you’ll see Nino Shurter or Kate Courtney with a bright blue fork on their Scott Spark, at or near the front of the field. To reflect the World Cup circuit moving away from 27.5in wheels, the SID is only available as a 29er fork with 120mm travel and a short, 44mm fork offset. It’s such a light fork, that it’s no hardship adding some 38g back by fitting the new, integrated mudguard that comes with it – genuinely a godsend in the winter we’ve been having. The new bladder unit is incredibly slim, with a much smaller oil volume, and is the best part of 90g lighter than its predecessor. One of the most significant reductions comes from the new Charger Race Day damper. Some of the weight saving measures are much harder to spot. And that’s despite RockShox moving away from the carbon crown and steerer found on the previous generation SID.

That’s 150g less than an equivalent Fox 34 Step Cast that we weighed. Material has been carved, scooped and milled from every nook, cranny and crevice to keep the weight down to an impressive 1,508g on our test fork.

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