New RockShox SID for 2008

Complete Make-Over for Race Legend SID

The story begins in 1998. RockShox introduces the new race fork SID (Superlight Integrated Design) to the professional mountainbike race circuit. A young French athlete named Julien Absalon wins the Junior XC World Championships racing on the blue fork. 10 years later, that French rider is the best XC athlete in the world, still winning on SID. The fork has become the best race fork in history, winning 14 World Championship titles and 3 Olympic gold medals - and counting. 2008 – The 10 year anniversary marks the birth of an all new SID fork.

It is still light, it is still fast, but it is even better than before! Better? Yes! The new SID is designed to sustain genuine performance while being light weight. Stiffness has been dramatically increased to provide optimum steering precision and increased control for faster and safer riding. The new SID is stiffer torsionally than the Reba World Cup, yet 100 grams lighter. The BlackBox SID has been tested and approved by top athletes like Julien Absalon (FR), Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA), and Karl Platt (DE). They love the new riding feel. What makes SID even more perfect is its great reliability and low maintenance.

Motion Control and the new BlackBox Motion Control damping provide consistency and ease of adjustment. Bushings supported by Power Bulges (reinforcements) in the lower leg guarantee miles and miles of smooth performance. Carbon Power Bulges on the World Cup model provide additional stiffness while further reducing weight. When the time comes for service, the new SID is as easy as a Reba fork and can be done with regular shop tools.

There are three forks in the SID range all available in 80 or 100mm travel options and ready to race for 2008:
SID Race (1450g)
SID Team (with Black Box Motion Control, 1450g)
SID World Cup (Black Box Motion Control and carbon Power Bulge, 1440g).

The History of SID:
1997
Mt. Snow World Cup – RockShox introduces the 1998 SID to sponsored teams, and represents the first official race of the product.
SID officially begins production in the fall of 1997. SID Blue quickly replaces Judy Yellow as THE color for mountain bike accessories! Beyond the ubiquitous color, SID features adjustments for positive air (pressure and volume) and negative spring (preload and rate). It features interchangeable rebound damping cartridges, offering options for slow, medium, or fast rebound. Structurally, the chassis uses an aluminum steerer, hollow crown, and a die cast magnesium lower leg.
1998
Mt. Ste Anne, Canada – Laurence Leboucher (Women’s) and Julien Absalon (Junior Men’s) win the XC World Championships on SID.
1999
Product advancements include the introduction of the patented Dual Air spring system along with the C3 Cartridge. This cartridge offered separate adjustment of compression and rebound through a “push/pull” adjustment knob. Åre, Sweden - Michael Rasmussen wins the Men’s XC World Championships on SID.
2000
To increase durability, SID receives RockShox’s new XXX seal system. In addition, the new All-Travel system was added allowing riders to change the travel of their fork. RockShox introduced the SIDney for its Olympic competitors. Both the Men’s and Women’s events are won on this fork. Based on the model year 2001 SID SL, a limited run of 500 individual numbered SIDney forks were released for public purchase. Sierra Nevada, Spain - Miguel Martinez (Men’s) and Jose Hermida (Men’s U23) win the XC World Championships on SID.
2001
With the introduction of the Pure damping system, SID now features externally adjustable compression with a lockout. Grouse Mountain World Cup - Roland Green competes on the BlackBox SID carbon. This is the first all carbon fiber crown steerer on a suspension mountain fork. Vail, CO – The Men’s (Roland Green), Women’s (Alison Dunlap), and Men’s U23 (Julien Absalon) World
Championships are all won on the BlackBox SID Carbon.
2002
After thorough testing on the World Cup race circuit, the SID Carbon is released to the public. Kaprun, Austria - Roland Green (Men’s) and Julien Absalon (Men’s U23) repeat as XC World Champion on SID.
2003
Addressing the demands of its top athletes, RockShox puts control at your finger tips with the addition of the BlackBox Remote Control for SID. In addition, a new lower leg design increases stiffness while shaving precious grams from the total fork weight.
Lugano, Switzerland - Filip Meirhaeghe wins the Men’s XC World Championships on SID.
2004
RockShox introduced the SID Athena for its Olympic Athletes. Based on the 2005 SID World Cup, Julien Absalon pilots the fork to an Olympic Gold Medal. Les Gets, France - Julien Absalon wins the Men’s XC World Championships on SID.
2005
Building off the success of the BlackBox Remote Control, SID gets the addition of the new RockShox PopLoc remote actuator. Livigno, Italy - Julien Absalon wins the Men’s XC World Championships on SID.
2006
Motion Control makes its debut in SID. With the addition of the adjustable Floodgate, riders are now able to make critical tuning changes on the fly. Additional refinements include new aluminum control knobs and integrated graphics. Rotorua, New Zealand - Julien Absalon wins the Men’s XC World Championships on SID.
2007
Celebrating 10 years on the World Cup race circuit, SID Blue makes its return to the race circuit at the Mt. Saint Anne World Cup.