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sanjuro
05-01-2006, 02:16 PM
Ok, ok, I don't want to hear about how SID's suck or get a Fox/Marz/anything.

I bought my cousin a 2005 Rockhopper Woman's : http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?arc=2005&spid=9340

and a friend is giving me his 2002 (?) SID which matches the color of the bike.

I wanted to know if it is even possible to upgrade the travel to a whopping 3 inches.
JRB
05-01-2006, 04:59 PM
I am pretty sure that it has everything inside and you just have to move the plastic spacers. I will see what I can dig up. I know the Judys worked that way, so I kind of think the SIDs did too.
JRB
05-01-2006, 05:08 PM
See if this helps. This is an 03 guide, but I thought that side was the same for some reason. Maybe not, but I know it's a reducing spacer that limits it to 63mm.

http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/03%20SID%20Service%20Guide.pdf
indieboy
05-01-2006, 09:48 PM
yeap. that's how it's done.
sanjuro
05-02-2006, 01:36 AM
Yeah, I talked with SRAM today, and they said rebuild the fork and remove the black spacer which lowers the travel.

Why the F would any reduce the travel on a SID is beyond me. What does that 1 inch buy you? I am not sure it is even worth it to increase the travel...
SuspectDevice
05-02-2006, 05:13 PM
What does the topcap of the right leg look like? Is there a knob there, or just a a cap? If it's just a cap, and the fork is electric blue, that means it's an '01 Sid race, and you cannont increase the travel without replacing the air internals with a newer dual-air assembly, and retrofitting either pure or MC internals to get a longer damper.

I love the '01 Sid Race. It's the lightest fork RS has ever produced. That's pretty much all you need for XC racing and riding, super light weight and a little flex and compression to dampen hits.
Serial Midget
05-02-2006, 08:19 PM
Yeah, I talked with SRAM today, and they said rebuild the fork and remove the black spacer which lowers the travel.

Why the F would any reduce the travel on a SID is beyond me. What does that 1 inch buy you? I am not sure it is even worth it to increase the travel...

I have my Sid Race set at 63mm and run it pretty stiff. I use it for touring - it gives just enough to mellow out the fire roads when I am pulling my trailor. :)