It’s quite easy to do that, if you have the proper tool to open the RS-1. After putting one Token the fork felt more progressive and predictable. When we first received the RS-1 there was no Bottom Out Token inside, and the compression curve was way too soft in the mid stroke. This means that the RS-1 reaches very high levels of sensitivity, bringing a little of the Pike to the XC segment. The big advantage of an inverted fork is certainly the fact that the lubrication oil is always in the right place, not going down and letting the bushings and seals dry up if you don’t put regularly your bike upside down in the garage. With regards to the damping, obviously the RS-1 is targeted at cross country riders: it’s not as plush as the Pike, you can literally feel that “racing” tuning that keeps the fork high in its travel, still being small bump sensitive and very capable on big impacts. We scratched the upper part, as you can see from the photo above, we scratched the frame with rocks that have been smashed in the air by the front tire but no, the stanchions are still like new. And we can say we have been riding on very rocky terrain, with one major crash. The racing part was very important, because we tried to ride the fork as hard as possible, knowing that many readers would ask “Didn’t you scratch the stanchions?”. We tested the RS-1 in different conditions, mostly on trail riding in the Alps, including the 6 days stage race Swiss Epic Flow. – Optional Bottom Out Tokens to change the progression curve. – The lockout, controlled by the XLoc Remote directly on the bar, is very firm. – The compression is controlled by the Dig Valve that manages the diving especially on hard hits and braking. – Rapid Recovery system, well known from the Pike, to let the fork work mostly in the more sensitive first part of the travel. – the air has been eliminated from the damping circuit to ensure consistency.
The heart of the RS-1 is the Accelerator damper: XLoc remote (lockout and floodgate) and Beginning Stroke reboundįork Offset: 46mm/51mm, Brake Type: Disc,Lower Leg Material: Carbon, Axle: Predictive Steering w/Maxle Ultimate (hub sold separately) Specs TRAVELĪccelerator (with Dig Valve and Rapid Recovery rebound tune) That necessitates a bit of extra attention when you need to cut it. The upper part is one-piece carbon, with a tapered carbon steerer.
#Rock shot xloc full
Whether you like it or not, this full carbon fork (except the lower tubes), especially when combined with a carbon bike frame, will give your bicycle a unique look, giving continuity to the lines of the frame, that seamlessly transitions to the fork. The tuning can only be done internally, and would be best done by a good mechanic. The RS-1 is available with three travel settings: 80-100 or 120mm. Trying to put some real technical matters on the plate, we have been testing it for over two months, riding it on a Ibis Ripley, with 120mm travel. The RS-1 is hands down, the most polarizing fork of 2014: with its inverted design, people either love it or hate it.
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