Is the rockshox recon a good fork?
Is the rockshox recon a good fork?
The Rockshox Recon combines trail performance and affordability giving riders a bombproof fork that is reliable and strong. Offering 100mm of travel, the Recon Silver RL is perfect for anyone looking to upgrade their stock suspension. In this review, two of our customers did just that.
Is rockshox Recon better than Reba?
The main differences are in the stanchoins (Recon Silver = steel; Reba = Aluminum alloy), weight (Reba is more than a pound lighter), spring (Recon uses either a coil spring or a single chamber cartridge-like air spring, while Reba uses a larger and more complex air spring system with two air chambers that provides …
What does rockshox Recon weigh?
Specifications
| Size | 265mm, 100mm |
|---|---|
| Steerer material | Aluminum |
| Stanchion material | Steel |
| Spring type | Air |
| Weight | 2025g |
Can you upgrade rockshox Recon?
There is not much. You need the aluminium stanchion Recon Gold that’s upgradable to shimmed compression and shimmed rebound damper. Yours has steel stanchions, the only possible upgrade is the Argyle’s motion control compression damper that has an adjustable floodgate.
What is rebound on RockShox?
Rebound Damping. Rebound damping controls suspension fork extension/return speed which affects traction and control. • Optimal rebound damping allows the fork to extend at a controlled speed and maintain traction and control.
Why choose recon gold forking?
With optimized material concentrated at the brace and seal area, outstanding stiffness-to-weight ratio, and available eMTB configured fork options with fender mounts, Recon Gold is a high-value fork suited for any trail or eMTB bike.
How can I improve the harshness of a RockShox revelation?
To try to improve it I changed the damper unit to a MoCo RCT3 DNA for a RockShox Revelation. This added a lot more adjust ability to the lo speed dampening and 3 lockout settings which is nice but didn’t do much to fix the harshness.
What is the RockShox trailhead app?
It’s like having a personal tuner in your pocket. RockShox TrailHead App is the starting point to get your suspension dialed in for the perfect ride. Tuning recomendations, upgrade information, and service support all in your hand.
