RockShox Recalls 29-Inch Lyrik and Yari Forks
RockShox 29" Lyrik (left) and Yari (right) forks are affected in both red and black colors. The lowers have casting marks visible behind the arches (top center) that are numbered "0" and either "18" or "19" (lower center).
Bicycle Retailer reported today that RockShox recalled over 900 of their Lyrik and Yari forks with suspect lowers that might fail. The CPSC, who handles recalls in the US, says no injuries or failures have been reported in the field.
Affected forks were sold in both the US and Canada to OEM and aftermarket retailers. Everyone who owns or suspects they may own an affected fork is warned to stop riding it immediately and to contact SRAM or their local dealer to check the serial numbers and arrange to have the lowers replaced. Serial numbers can be checked on line at www.sram.com by clicking in their product recall page
Serial numbers of the affected forks are listed below:
 | The forks were sold in the aftermarket and as original equipment on several bike models. The recall involves 29-inch forks with serial numbers 02T95514009 through 08T96214665. The recalled forks are black or black and red. A casting code 18 and O or 19 and A is embossed inside the webbing of the arch. The serial number can be found on the rear of the fork crown. |
More information: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/SRAM-Recalls-RockShox-Front-Suspension-Forks-Due-to-Crash-and-Injury-Hazards
*Affected forks were sold as standard equipment on these bikes:
Kona:
Process153 29
Process 153 DL 29
Process 153 CR 29
Process 153 CR DL 29
Process 165 29
Santa Cruz: Megatower 29
Trek: Powerfly LT 7 US; Powerfly LT 9.7 US
Scott: Ransom 930
*Aftermarket forks are also affected by recall. Please verify your serial numbers before riding.
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Comes with the adapter to change air pressure.
Comes with a good remote don't have to pay extra for the good one.
Have to look real hard on the net to find anything bad said about it.
Company actually encourages you to pick the bike up by the seat.
Total confidence in my dropper.
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02 to 08 fits in. Anything greater than 08 (09, 10, 11, etc.) does not. So let's say you're 02. If you're any letter less than T (i.e. ..q, r, s), then you're out. So now let's say you're T. Then, any number greater than or equal to 95514009 is in the recall...I'm assuming to the greatest 8 digit number. Then it'll switch to 02Uxxxxxxxx, and so on. What exactly happens to the serial number when is switches from 02 to 03? I would think it should be 03A00000000 or something like that? Then when you get to 08, your serial number has to contain T or any letter less than T. So ...q, r s. And then it has to be less than or equal to 96214665. Goodness.
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Gotta love how you can't get free replacement lowers if you stole it LOL.
Quality wasn’t really their either especially for SRAM brakes. Power is pointless if you have to re bleed them every time you change altitude or temperature flux.
Outside of their drive train, I didn’t see any wow factor of performance for any SRAM subsidiary.
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No warranty left = a fork worth less than the stickers on the sides.
It was Loctite 290 if I remember correctly. As said it wicks in to the gaps that have no air, fills and dries. I applied it a number of times.
I did it with my third (unsuccessfully) and then my fourth, brand new, crown/stanction assembly from Fox. The first application happened direct from warranty, the following over the course of a couple months.
I can't see on a microscopic level but I would say it probably has more of a sealing effect in this case than actually holding the bond together. My thinking was that a. it couldn't hurt, as my warranty was ending and b. that if I could get some sort of capillary effect from the dried loctite, to keep the crap out of the interface, it couldn't hurt. So far it's paid off.
Laughable when the sram task force deploys to refute, dispute and present an alternative reality for the masses.
Surely with the hope that the consumer masses will line up for the sram-bro flavored cool aid.
Love the eagle though, that's some damn fine drivetrain action there.
Sample group in the 100's for sram and Shimano.
Rockshox forks have been working great for me for years, I won't be changing from them any time soon.
Considering the number involved it sounds like they may have received a batch of sub-standard raw materials which can happen to any mass produced item. In the wide world of mass production, fecal matter hits the rotary oscillator now and then. It's never pretty and it stinks but to be fair I think RS has done a good job responding to the situation.
BTW, before you assume I'm a RS fanboy, I have both RS & Fox forks/shocks on my bikes and like them both.