Pikes or argles

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Pikes or argles
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flag elzyboy104
Posted: Jan 7, 2010 at 13:52 Quote
what are better overal for dir jumpingj and street and light freeriding
flag drflatty
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Posted: Jan 7, 2010 at 13:54 Quote
It depends how much u do of each if u do more street id go argyles bt if u do more dh/fr id go pikes. With pikes u can wind down with the u turn and lock out so u have a better chance with pikes.
flag jamesc94
Posted: Jan 7, 2010 at 14:02 Quote
pikes with an extra firm spring
flag pinske
Posted: Jan 7, 2010 at 14:05 Quote
pikes are the way to go, argyles are just too mushy
flag elzyboy104
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 5:36 Quote
thanks
i want pikes
with u turn

does anyone know if pikes are lighter or stiffer than argles
flag hampsteadbandit
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 5:47 Quote
does anyone know if pikes are lighter or stiffer than argles

Pike is lighter (aluminium alloy stanchions)

Argyle is stiffer (cromoly steel stanchions)


a cromoly steel stanchion is always stiffer and stronger, but heavier than an aluminium alloy stanchion of the same diameter (32mm on Argyle and Pike)
flag elzyboy104
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 5:52 Quote
i have dj3 09
they weigh a ton
would argles make as much difference as pikes
flag hampsteadbandit
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 6:02 Quote
Argyle is around 5-5.5lb depending on model (409 Air is lighter)
flag rs-overkill-fsu
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 8:15 Quote
elzyboy104 wrote:
i have dj3 09
they weigh a ton
would argles make as much difference as pikes
do you know exactly how heavy they are?
flag elzyboy104
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 10:46 Quote
they are about 2.8kg
flag rs-overkill-fsu
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 11:15 Quote
elzyboy104 wrote:
they are about 2.8kg
okay thanks, does anyone know how much a pike weighes?
flag hampsteadbandit
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 11:50 Quote
go to www.sram.com

check out the Rockshox fork section, it lists all the fork weights for Pike and Argyle models
flag Frumpy-Housewife
Posted: Jan 11, 2010 at 23:12 Quote
Pike 454 Air U Turn was 2155g
Argyle 318 (coil I think) was 2533g

Also something you might not have considered, the axle to crown measurements,
for Argyle @ 100 it's 491
for Pike @ 100 it's 478

It is hearsay but I've read of Argyles getting bent (steerer tubes namely), I don't know how common it is.

The Argyle came with my STP but I got a Pike pretty much straight away because I wanted to use the bike for some DH, anyway I sold the Pike to fund a dually and now the STP has a Tora on it. One thing that Argyle has going for it is chrome stanchions, they are much more durable I found compared to anodized stanchions of the Pike....my Pike got a scratch really quickly, whereas I've had a Tora for much longer and it's still fine, the Domain I have hit a rock while I was doing Downhill and they came off fine (amazingly!). With the Pike I clipped a gutter with my pedal and fell off the bike, it got a scratch just like that (on the stanchion), I was not impressed!

So hard choice, I'd go for a Pike but I don't fancy the anodized stanchions, so I reckon I would look for something similar to a Pike but with chrome stanchions from the Rock Shox range. I'm not dirt jumper though and I'm happy with my Tora 318 which would be a bit nicer if it was coil I reckon.
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Posted: Jan 15, 2010 at 22:29 Quote
argyle tup FTW i hate my buddies pike so much Thumbs Down
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