It seems that 2012 is the year where 29ers have
hit the big time, they’ve gone from somewhat of an oddity to well and truly
mainstream. Now most component manufactures are busily creating new components
to feed the ever-growing 29er market. The SID has long been the top XC fork
from RockShox and the just released 29er variant follows the same theme. It’s
offered with an optional 15mm thru-axle to retain stiffness in the longer legs,
and in its top World Cup variant the SID features a tapered full carbon crown
and steerer assembly. This combined with the cast magnesium sliders keeps the
total fork weight down to 1,582g – and that weight includes the thru-axle and
hydraulic bar-mounted X-Loc lever. That makes the new SID close to 200g lighter
than previous top 29er model, the Reba XX. SID 29er pricing should start from
around $799 and go up to $1,299 for the carbon equipped XX World Cup model.
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