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RockShox Lyrik 2 Step Air (08) | $1100
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RockShox Lyrik 2 Step Air

BikeRadar verdict

35 out of 5 stars

"Great potential, but very high price and still rebuilding its reliability rating"

By Guy Kesteven

The most expensive single-crown, long-travel fork we've tested recently, the Lyrik 2 Step still has a lot to prove. The lower end, with its 35mm stanchions, is sound: decent stiffness and weight, and Maxle screw-through axle convenience.

The basic air stroke isn’t as nice as the coil, but it’s smooth without being too linear and the Mission Control low speed/high speed/platform compression damping is great if you know what you’re doing. 

The ‘palm-slap-and-twist’ move needed to engage the Floodgate is tricky and the lurch from 160mm to 115mm (6.3in-4.5in) travel is too extreme. The 2 Step also suffered a few problems last year – SRAM have detailed their fixes, but we’re reserving judgement on reliability, which makes the price harder to swallow.

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Specification

Name:
Lyrik 2 Step Air (08)
Built by:
RockShox
Price:
$1100.00

Weight (g):
2485 g
Stanchion Diameter:
35 mm
Travel:
-9999999 mm
Min. Fork Travel:
115mm mm
Max. Fork Travel:
180mm
Damping Adjustment:
High Speed Compression, Low Speed Compression, Platform

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