Are Rockshox Judy and SID parts cross compatable?

[crossnutz]

Heard a rumour that you can bolt a SID directly to a Judy fork crown /
steerer assembly.

Reason: Tiny good friend with great hard tail Bontragger MTB wants to
upgrade her fork. Problem; 1" steerer.....

Current shock, old Rock Shox Judy, (yellow)

If this works for the oldies as well, are there date of manufacturer
issues?

 

[Matt O'Toole]

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:51:17 -0800, crossnutz wrote:

> Heard a rumour that you can bolt a SID directly to a Judy fork crown /
> steerer assembly.

Yup.

> Reason: Tiny good friend with great hard tail Bontragger MTB wants to
> upgrade her fork. Problem; 1" steerer.....

You're not the first with this issue.

> Current shock, old Rock Shox Judy, (yellow)
>
> If this works for the oldies as well, are there date of manufacturer
> issues?

Earlier SIDs were definitely compatible with Judies. I don't know about
the later ones -- they may still be.

A more common mod is to use the lighter SID crown/steerer/stanchion
assembly with more reliable Judy lowers, with steel springs and a White
Bros. or Risse cartridge. Actually this is what I would use, instead of
switching to a SID. It's smoother, with better damping, especially for a
lighter rider, and dead reliable. I have an extra 3" travel White Bros.
cartridge if you're interested.

Another good upgrade is an older Marzocchi B2, another great fork for a
light rider, also available with a 1" steerer.

Matt O.

 

[CowPunk]

crossnutz wrote:
> Heard a rumour that you can bolt a SID directly to a Judy fork crown /
> steerer assembly.
>
> Reason: Tiny good friend with great hard tail Bontragger MTB wants to
> upgrade her fork. Problem; 1" steerer.....
>
> Current shock, old Rock Shox Judy, (yellow)
>
> If this works for the oldies as well, are there date of manufacturer
> issues?


Marcheesy has 1" crown forks this year...
try these:
http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?id=25080
http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?id=29235

 

[Bill Manry]

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:51:17 -0800, crossnutz <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Heard a rumour that you can bolt a SID directly to a Judy fork crown /
>steerer assembly.
>
>Reason: Tiny good friend with great hard tail Bontragger MTB wants to
>upgrade her fork. Problem; 1" steerer.....
>
>Current shock, old Rock Shox Judy, (yellow)
>
>If this works for the oldies as well, are there date of manufacturer
>issues?

As the owner of 3 Bontragers (and a Ritchey P-20, also 1") I am
somewhat familiar with this issue. The early SIDs were available with
a 1" steerer and these sometimes turn up on eBay--be prepared for some
spirited bidding as they are popular. As others pointed out Marzocchi
continues to supply 1" forks. Besides the ones Cambria lists I
believe you can special-order some other models with a 1" steerer.

As to your specific question, I've never seen a SID with a pinch-bolt
crown, only the cryo-fit or whatever they call it. So the question is
how will you get the stantions out of the SID crown?
---
Bill Manry - Oracle Corp. USA
Opinions are mine, not Oracle's.