In an unsurprising fashion coming from the RockShox world, the brand has released their 2021 Lyrik and Pike lineup with a minor update that goes a surprisingly long way … at least, in my opinion anyhow. While the chassis for the two forks remain the same as does the Charger 2.1 damper, RockShox have found a way to get a much different feel from the fork via a tweak to the air spring design. If you’ve just recently purchased a 2020 fork, don’t stress – you can get the $ 25 upgrade kit and retrofit it with standard shop tools. Anyhow, we’ve been testing a 2020 and 2021 Lyrik back to back in the exact same travel, offset and wheel size for a direct comparison. Here’s how the update changed the ride …

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