Rockshox Testing of a Sektor Fork

Just one of the many tests that Rockshox inflicts upon its forks. All told, they go through a minimum of 40 forks for each iteration of each model during the testing process before it's approved for production. The forks have to pass a minimum of 100,000 cycles on this torture test! For more info about our visit to Rockshox's Colorado Springs, CO, tour, check out Bikerumor.com!

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Sports

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• rockshox
• mountain bike
• cycling
• bicycle
• suspension
• component
• prototype
• testing

[blazeofglory92]

will it blend?

[RcMicroFlyer]

@reparatorii A large company like this doesn't change to cheaper/less materials without testing. They don't want the customers to hurt themselves because badwill is pretty darn expensive. Much more expensive than a few grams of steel. This is very important. If the forks were altered in such a way that the production versions were weaker, people could hurt themselves when the forks fail. This would be seriously bad for business.

[mertti96]

wonder if my rockshox recon silver tk is that strong too, it has steel upper tubes but the crown looks different

[sakurasoushi]

Wow

[TURST67]

Will it BEND

[danilch]

@stoianRT not rly

[stoianRT]

more like a FSA headset testing :P

[aksel3007]

@reparatorii I agree in that fox is good but they are also expensive as hell.

[eckstream1]

@MrAnsonHunter

I've had my Sektor fork to 38mph and they hold up just fine!

This test is simulating a frontal crash... 100,000 times!

Normal riding forces are much less than this test!

[max866271]

@MrAnsonHunter Physics! If it doesn't go too far it's strong enough! upgrade and enjoy

[MrAnsonHunter]

@09hollowtech2 I ride an old set of MOTO120 DH. those inverted large diameter, super stiff, stanchons beat me to death...but i'd rather ride with sore shoulders than go 30mph on the forks seen above. what worries me is the apparent flex where the casting (perhaps a forging but unlikely) meets the steerer tube; either the tube is wallering a hole in the casting...or...scariest of all IT IS DOING THE BENDING!!! if so you're in for a world of hurt. thin wall tubing flexing over and over....ahhhh