SID World Cup 2008, Available in February
Friday, September 28th, 2007Rock Shox is releasing their SID World Cup dual-air revised fork in February, and it’ll weigh only 1425 grams. The bright blue fork hasn’t changed all that much since it was released in 1998 as the first fork with an integrated crown and air springs, though it does lighten up a little bit every year. I remember when this fork came out because it was when I lived for new bike technology and would pay any price for something that would lighten my bike and make me a little faster. I’m not sure where my tech interest jumped the shark, but I think it was the switch to road biking that pushed me toward single speeds and fixed gears. Now I look at suspension like this and agree that it would be nice to own, but I can admit that I’d be fine with a fork that weighed a little more and cost a lot less. I’d rather spend my time riding simple, silent bikes and admiring cleanly designed frames with hand-made lugs. Still, it would be pretty sweet to put one of these on my 1970s Schwinn cruiser.




