RockShox is one of the biggest names in the realm of mountain bike forks, and for good reason. The company developed the first suspension fork in the form of the original RS-1 way back in the late 80s, and in 1990 Greg Herbold used it to win the inaugural UCI World Downhill Championship. Having been taken over by SRAM in 2002, RockShox now produces a complete range of suspension forks for everything from hybrid and gravel to cross-country and downhill mountain biking, at a wide variety of price points.
We’ll run you through each of the models in the 2026 RockShox front suspension range, so you know what they’re for, which specs they come in and which one is best suited to your needs. If it’s rear shocks you want to know about, have a look at our comprehensive overview of the Rockshox shock range.
RockShox fork range
There are 14 fork models in the RockShox range for 2026, each coming in several configurations with various dampers and spring options. You can jump to a specific fork by hitting the link below, and if you want to find out about those dampers and the tech inside these forks, skip down to the bottom of the article.
- ZEB
- Pike
- Psylo
- Lyrik
- Domain
- Yari
- Revelation
- SID SL
- SID
- RockShox 35
- Reba
- Bluto
- Judy
- Recon
- Fork technologies and jargon buster
Rockshox ZEB
Following in the footsteps of competitor Fox, the RockShox ZEB uses a similar 38mm stanchion and is built with stiffness at the forefront of its design. It’s aimed at enduro riders looking for that bit extra to get them through the stage as quickly and comfortably as possible. But for 2026, it gets a rather different look as RockShox has introduced its LinearXL air spring along with a whole bunch of changes. But for more details on what the tech actually brings to the party, remember to scroll to the bottom of the page for a deeper look.
That new look starts at the chassis, which all 2026 ZEB models use. This chassis, along with its CNC-machined crown, is built to balance stiffness with weight savings wherever possible. There’s also a new-style mudguard mount that hooks around the fork’s arch. As for travel, the ZEB covers a range of 150mm up to 180mm; it’s e-bike approved, is available in 38 and 44mm offsets, depending on your wheel size, and it can accommodate up to a 220mm brake rotor, with a 200mm disc being the minimum size.
At the very top of the ZEB range is the Ultimate Flight Attendant model. As its name suggests, it benefits from the brand’s automatic lockout system and pretty much everything RockShox can throw at it. That includes the new LinearXL air spring, ButterWagon technology and the Flight Attendant Charger 3.2 damper. On top of all that, the fork boasts the brand’s ButterCup system and low-grab SKF wiper seals. This model also uses the ABO or Adjustable Bottom Out tech
The Ultimate build gets all of the bells and whistles found on the Flight Attendant-equipped fork, apart from the Flight Attendant technology.
The ZEB Select+ is one of the options you won’t be able to buy, but it will come on complete bike builds. It gets the important bits, like the Linear XL air spring, Charger 3.2 damper and low-grab SKF wiper seals, but it drops the Butterwagon and Buttercup technologies. ABO is present here, but it’s internally adjustable.
The more affordable ZEB Select can be purchased aftermarket, and it’s a more basic offering from RockShox. It uses that LinearXL airspring but changes the Charger 3.2 in favour of the Delta RC damper. The SKF seals are present, however. ABO isn’t featured here.
The regular ol’ ZEB is another OEM product, and it’s the most basic of the lot. Here, you’ll be getting the Delta RC damper and older DebonAir+ air spring. It also uses the previous generation chassis. This is another fork that doesn’t come with ABO.
RockShox Pike
The RockShox Pike is a trail fork using 35mm upper legs. The original Pike fork was launched as a hit back in 2005, and then it was remastered and modernised into its latest incarnation back in 2013. It has recently seen several updates since then, gaining an updated Charger 3.1 sealed damping cartridge and a Debonair air+ spring. Also new for 2023 are pressure release valves, torque cap adaptors and the RockShox Buttercups tech.
The Pike comes in 120mm, 130mm, 140mm, 150mm and 160mm travel options in both 27.5- and 29-inch wheel sizes, with clearance for up to 2.8in tyres as standard.
Topping the range is the Pike Ultimate, priced at £1,049. It comes sorted with a Charger 3.1 damper, a DebonAir+ air spring and SKF wiper seals. As the top model in the range, it gets the full techy shebang, including Buttercups, torque cap adapters and a lightweight, machined crown. This fork is available in Ultimate High Gloss Black or Gloss Silver and can be purchased with or upgraded to benefit from the SRAM Flight Attendant automatic suspension system if your budget can stretch to this level of technology.
Then, there’s the Pike Select+ that runs most of what the Ultimate gets, but it drops the lightweight crown and Buttercups tech. This one looks to be OEM only and isn’t available aftermarket.
The Pike Select comes with a DebonAir+ air spring, Charger RC damper, and Maxima Plush damping fluid. Note that SKF wiper seals are seen here. This one is upgradable to use Pressure Relief Valves and comes with torque cap adapters. The Pike Select will set you back £763.
Rounding up the Pike range is the Pike base, which comes with a Rush RC damper, DebonAir+ air spring and everything that we get on the Select model, including the opportunity to upgrade the fork to use Pressure Relief Valves. Like the Select+, this one looks like it’s OEM only.
RockShox Psylo
The Psylo is RockShox’s latest 35mm aluminium-stanchioned platform that’s designed to bring big performance and great value. It’s suited to be fitted to regular mountain bikes and e-MTBs. It’s available in travel lengths from 130mm up to 160mm, can fit 650b and 29in wheels and comes in 37 and 44mm offsets.
The Psylo Gold RC tops the Psylo range and benefits from the Isolator RC damper that gets a three-position compression circuit and externally adjustable rebound. With a DebonAir air spring, there are premium bushings, Maxima Plush damping fluid, and suspension lube, and the fork’s short fender compatible.
The Psylo Silver RC sits in the middle of the range and gets a Motion Control damper that provides rebound and low-speed compression adjustments. There’s then a SoloAir air spring.
The Psylo Silver R gets all of the above, but it gets a simpler Motion Control rebound-only damper and a coil spring, rather than air.
RockShox Lyrik
For 2026, the RockShox Lyrik, like the ZEB, has received an almighty overhaul. Like its bigger stanchioned range-mate, there’s an all-new chassis design that’s constructed to save weight and boost stiffness. In fact, it gets pretty much everything that the ZEB does, but it’s whittled down into an all-mountain and enduro fork that features 35mm stanchions. The new range looks incredibly similar in terms of features, too.
This fork covers 140 up to 160mm of travel and is available in 27 and 44mm offsets depending on your wheel size. It can accommodate up to 220mm brake rotors with a minimum size of 180mm.
There’s a Lyrik Ultimate Flight Attendant that benefits from RockShox’s automatic lockout system, the new LinearXL air spring, and Charger 3.2 damper. It also rocks the ButterWagon tech as well as ButterCups for a boost in smoothness. Present are low-grab SKF seals, an integrated fender mount, and ABO (Adjustable Bottom Out). The Ultimate fork gets all of that goodness, apart from Flight Attendant. We’ve reviewed the latest Lyrik Ultimate and had a really good time with it, so for some impressions, check out the review.
Much like the ZEB, the Lyrik comes in Select+ flavour that’s not available to buy aftermarket, but it’ll come on complete bike builds. It uses the LinearXL air spring and Charger 3.2 damper, but it doesn’t get the Butterwagon or Buttercups tech. It does, however, get low-grab SKF seals. ABO is available here, but it’s an internal adjustment.
The Lyrik Select can be bought aftermarket, and it gets the LinearXL air spring but changes the damper out for RockShox’s Delta RC unit. It also gets low-grab SKF wiper seals. There is no ABO included.
The regular old Lyrik uses the previous chassis design, the Delta RC damper and DebonAir+ air spring. ABO isn’t available here, either.
RockShox Domain
The Domain brings the stiffness of the ZEB’s 38mm stanchions to a more wallet-friendly price point. The Domain shares many similarities with its bigger brother, but it gets 6000 series aluminium upper tubes. Then, the Domain comes sorted with a DebonAir air spring.
The fork is available with 150-, 160-, 170- and 180mm of travel, offering space for up to a 2.8in tyre on both 25.5- and 29-inch models.
It also comes with either 1.5- or 1.8in steerer options for OEM e-MTBs and three crown sizes with 59mm, 63mm and 69mm options. The latter is big enough to fit that 1.8in steerer.
Costing just £530, the Domain Gold RC gets a DebonAir air spring with a new Isolater RC damper with a three-position compression adjustment and external rebound adjustment. There’s also Maxima Plush damping fluid.
The Domain Gold R looks to be OEM only, but it gets a DebonAir air spring. With this fork, RockShox is rather quiet about which damper it gets, but you’ll find Maxima Plush damper fluid.
RockShox Yari
The RockShox Yari is a more affordably priced version of the Lyrik, using the same chassis but less refined dampers across the range to keep the cost down. The Yari is a versatile offering with 100mm of travel up to 180mm and 37mm to 51mm fork offset options.
The Yari RC is the only entry to the range, and it gets a Motion Control damper. Unlike the Charger dampers seen in more expensive units, this isn’t a sealed damper – it’s an emulsion damper where air and oil aren’t separated from each other. It’s got adjustable rebound and compression damping. As with the rest of the RockShox fork range, it runs a DebonAir air spring, and this one will set you back £512.99.
RockShox Revelation
As the Yari is the more affordable version of the Lyrik, the Revelation is to the Pike, with a 35mm-legged chassis derived from it, though not precisely the same. It’s offered in 120-, 130-, 140-, 150-, and 160mm travel for 27.5- and 29-inch wheels, though one solitary fork is available in 26-inch. All the forks get the DebonAir air spring.
The Revelation RC uses the Motion Control damper with rebound and compression damping adjustment and a DebonAir air spring. It then gets Maxima Lower Leg Performance Lube to reduce friction. This fork costs £479.
RockShox SID + SID SL
The SID SL is the all-out cross-country racing fork in the lineup, and in 2023, it got a range of updates. Now, in 2025, it’s available equipped with RockShox’s Flight Attendant tech.
SID SL is an out-and-out race fork that gets 32mm stanchions, 100mm to 110mm of travel, a 44mm offset, and comes for 29ers only. This fork uses the latest Race Day 2 damper.
Introduced in 2023, there is also a burlier 35mm stanchioned model available that offers from 110mm to 120mm of travel. This chunkier fork benefits from increased bushing overlap and bolt-in torque cap adapters. This fork is claimed to tip the scales at 1,476g.
At the very top of the range is the SID SL Ultimate Flight Attendant. RockShox promises that this is the lightest cross-country fork, but it gets the brand’s very latest Flight Attendant technology. On top of that, there’s a Charger Race Day 2 Flight Attendant electronic damper that automatically changes the compression between an Open, Pedal and Lock position. It also features Adaptive Ride Dynamics, which means that the electronic system can learn from the rider and terrain for even better performance. It’s sorted with a 32mm chassis with 100 or 110mm of travel, and its crown is machined to shed weight. Along with Maxima Plush Dynamic suspension lube, there’s the brand’s DebonAir air spring.
The SID SL Ultimate tops the non-Flight Attendant-equipped SID SL range with its DebonAir air spring, lightweight Charger Race Day 2 damper and machined and anodised crown. As with many other RockShox forks, it gets SKF wiper seals and Maxima Plush damper fluid. This fork is compatible with only 29-inch wheels and comes with 100mm to 110mm of travel. It’s available in the Signature SID Blue Crush colourway or Ultimate High Gloss Black and will set you back £959.
On high-end Specialized bikes, you’ll find the SID SL Ultimate with Spesh’s Brain tech. It gets special Position-Sensitive technology and the Inertia Valve that automatically opens up and locks out the suspension based on the bumps it senses.
Then there’s the SID SL Select+, an OEM fork that gets a DebonAir air spring, a Race Day 2 damper, and SKF wiper seals. There’s also Maxima Plush damping fluid, and just like the range-topping fork, it’s available with 100mm or 110mm of travel and for 29-inch wheels.
The SID SL Select comes with a DebonAir air spring, Charger XC damper, SKF wiper seals, and Maxima Plush damper fluid. With a remote, it’ll cost £739
Finally, the SID SL looks like another OEM fork, but this one gets a Rush XC damper with a DebonAir air spring. This fork gets the same seals and fluid as the rest of the range.
The standard SID range is available in all of the models stated above, including Ultimate Flight Attendant, but this fork boasts a larger 35mm chassis, which ups the weight against the SID SL but adds stiffness. The SID forks also offer a 120mm travel option.
What’s important to note is the Ultimate’s damper has been machined to shed weight, whereas the Select’s damper hasn’t.
Rockshox 35
The RockShox 35 is a fork that you’ll find on lower-end mountain and e-bikes. As its name suggests, it gets 35mm aluminium stanchions and comes with 100mm of travel up to 160mm along with 37mm to 51mm fork offsets. It fits up to a 2.8in tyre and is compatible with two or three-point fenders. It’s also available with a 1.8in tapered steerer.
The top-of-the-range 35 Gold RL comes built with a Motion Control damper with a DebonAir air spring. This one is priced at £489.
Then, there’s the 35 Silver TK, which has an e-MTB focus. RockShox is quiet about the damper in this fork, but it uses a coil spring or the Solo Air spring. This one comes with a TurnKey lockout, but it’s OEM only.
Also, OEM only is the 35 Silver R. It gets all of the bits and pieces you’ll find on the 35 Silver TK, apart from the TurnKey lockout, and it only gets the coil spring.
RockShox Reba
The Reba is a more affordable cross-country and light trail riding fork, offering 100-, 120-, 130-, 140- and 150mm travel options in 26-, 27.5- and 29-inch wheel sizes. It uses 32mm upper legs made from aluminium and is available in tapered and straight 1 1/8th steerer tubes. This fork is compatible with either OneLoc or TwistLoc remote lockout switches.
The Reba RL is the only fork in the range and uses a Motion Control damper with rebound and compression adjustment with a Solo Air spring. With a remote lockout, it’s priced at £613; without, it’ll be £538.
There’s also the Reba 26, which gets all of the kit you’ll find on the RL, but it’s tuned for lighter and smaller riders. However, this one doesn’t get remote lockout compatibility.
RockShox Bluto
The Bluto is one of the very few dedicated fat bike suspension forks available. It’s based on the 32mm-legged Reba chassis but stretched to accommodate super fat rubber on a 26-inch rim – up to 4.8in wide. It comes in 80mm, 100mm and 120mm travel with a Solo Air spring.
It only comes in one model, the Bluto RL, which gets a Motion Control damper with seals and grease that’s specially rated for low temperatures to maintain consistent performance through all conditions. RockShox is asking for £669 for this fork.
RockShox Judy
The Judy moniker is another blast from the past. It is designed as a low to mid-range fork that offers plenty of clearance for Plus tyres up to 2.8in wide, using Boost hub spacing to achieve this. It comes in either 100mm or 120mm of travel and 27.5- or 29-inch wheel sizes.
The Judy Gold RL is the higher-spec model, with a Motion Control damper featuring rebound and low-speed compression adjustment to lockout. It uses a Solo Air spring and gets aluminium uppers only with a tapered steerer. It’ll set you back £439 with a remote lockout or £369 without.
The Judy Silver TK entry-level model with Turn Key damping offers a lockout and rebound adjustment. Again, there’s a Solo Air spring with a tapered aluminium steerer. Still, the upper legs are made from heavier steel. This one costs £319 with a remote lockout and £289 without.
Then, Judy gets a factory-set rebound, a TurnKey lockout, and it’s compatible with 9mm QR axles. It also comes with a coil spring. This fork is OEM only.
RockShox Recon
The Recon is designed as a cost-effective, high-value cross-country fork built with 32mm stanchions. With travel from 80mm up to 150mm. It also fits up to 2.8in tyres without fenders.
The Recon Gold RL is the more advanced fork in 27.5- and 29-inch versions. It uses the Motion Control damper with rebound and compression damping adjustment, and the steel 32mm upper legs are black anodised. Note that this fork is OEM only.
The Recon Silver RL comes with a Motion Control damper with low-speed compression to lockout. There’s also a SoloAir air spring. This is the only fork you can pick up off the shelf, and it’ll set you back from as little as £239 with 9mm QR compatibility up to £357 with boost spacing and a 15×110 axle.
Rounding off the whole RockShox fork offering is the Recon Silver TK. It gets boost spacing and the TurnKey lockout. This is also an OEM-only fork.
RockShox Fork Range – fork technologies and jargon buster
Charger 3.2 damper
The Charger 3.2 is RockShox’s very latest damper. It’s built especially to be paired with the LinearXL air spring found on the newest ZEB and Lyrik, and it offers increased damping to best suit the newer air spring and the updated chassis of the brand’s most recent forks.
Charger 3.1 damper
The Charger 3.1 damper gets what the brand claims is truly independent high-speed and low-speed compression damping, eliminating any cross-talk, or the overlap in functionality that ties the two together. This means that riders can adjust their fork however they like, without compromise.
This is thanks to a new damper design which uses an Internal Floating Piston (or IFP). A coil spring opposite this piston boosts responsiveness on impact while making the fork feel more consistent through its travel. It’s claimed that the Charger 3.1 is pretty quiet, too.
Featuring upgrades from the Charger 3, the Charger 3.1 damper features a broader range of high and low-speed compression adjustment to suit the needs of more riders. There is a small range of rebound shim stacks for further tuning opportunities and for lighter riders.
Charger 2 damper
This is RockShox’s previous range-topping damper. It’s a fully sealed unit that uses a bladder to isolate the damping oil from the air. It’s available in different formats depending on the application. Still, the three main specs are the basic RC with adjustable rebound and low-speed compression to lockout. The RCT3 has a three-position compression setting from lock-pedal-open with low-speed compression adjustment in the open mode, and the RC2 gets high and low-speed adjustable compression damping plus rebound. The latter is only seen on dedicated gravity forks.
Charger 2.1 damper
This is an updated version of the Charger 2 damper seen on ‘Ultimate’ forks with some changes to the valving, such as less high-speed compression damping and more low-speed compression damping to make the fork sit up high in its travel.
There is also a new piston wear band inside the damper, which is said to better manage oil flow, while a new rod seal from SKF is claimed to reduce friction by upwards of 30% at the rebound shaft.
It is available in RC2 and RCT3 versions, with the same differences in adjustment as the regular Charger range.
ButterWagon
Found only on the Ultimate and Ultimate Flight Attendant models of the ZEB and Lyrik, Butterwagon takes the form of a slew of dimples found on the covered sections of the fork’s stanchions. The idea with this is to help circulate bath oil around the fork for smoother performance.
ButterCups
Buttercups are little rubber pucks that live in a gold-coloured housing which sits at the bottom of both sides of the fork. The idea of this tech (which is also found in chainsaws and off-road vehicles) is that they dampen high-frequency vibrations before they get to your hands. In fact, they’re tested to eliminate trail chatter by 20% on average. Buttercups are found in all Ultimate forks, but the full lineup can be upgraded to run them.
Bottomless Tokens
This is a term for volume spacers that can be added to the fork’s air spring to adjust how much progression there is – how much harder it becomes to move the fork as it goes deeper into the travel. Adding more makes the fork harder to bottom out under hard riding; having fewer means of achieving full travel for a given starting pressure is easier.
To fit them, you need to take all the air out of the spring and then remove the top cap using the correctly sized spanner or splined cassette tool. You can put multiple tokens into a fork as they thread together and attach to the top cap. Different colour tokens fit different fork models.
- Black bottomless tokens fit these Solo Air forks: RS-1 SID, Reba, Bluto, Revelation.
- Grey bottomless tokens work with these Solo Air forks: Pike, Lyrik, Yari, Pike DJ, BoXXer.
- Dark red bottomless tokens fit in these Dual Position Air forks: Pike, Lyrik, Yari.
LinearXL air spring
The LinearXL air spring is RockShox’s very latest air spring, and it’s a little different to models we’ve seen prior. The most notable difference is that there’s a little lump on the bottom of the left fork leg. This, essentially, is a larger volume air spring that increases the size of the positive section of the air spring. This has been added to boost suppleness.
Debonair+ air spring
The Debonair+ builds on everything the brand had learned from its previous springs, the aim was to further improve performance. This air spring is claimed to be softer at the beginning of the suspension’s stroke, become supportive in the midstroke and ramp up better than before towards the end stroke.
Debonair spring
This is the premium air spring that RockShox offers. It uses a higher volume self-balancing negative air spring relative to the standard Solo Air design to offer a reduced breakaway force for better small bump compliance and a more linear starting stroke.
Dual Position Air spring
This air spring allows you to externally adjust the travel by up to 30mm, depending on the fork.
Motion Control
This is the mid-range damper, and it comes in a few different formats. All are emulsion dampers, where the damping oil isn’t separated from the air in the fork, which can lead to less precisely controlled damping when the two materials mix -become an emulsion – under more extreme use. Not having the damping oil under any positive pressure – as it is in a sealed damper – can also lead to loss of damping control due to cavitation, though this is rare.
Solo Air spring
This is the standard air spring seen on RockShox forks. It’s called Solo air because you only need to add air to a single valve, and the spring will equalise the negative chamber by itself. At one point, they had a Dual Air spring that required you to do this via a second valve, hence the name.
Sag gradients
RockShox is the only company to anodise sag markers onto their fork legs to ease setup. All of their forks – except budget ones – have this feature.
Turn Key damper
This is the simplest and hence affordable damper seen on RockShox forks. It’s a basic emulsion damper.
Ultimate Bushing Package
Only found on the 2023 Ultimate model forks, the Ultimate Bushing Package is designed to be tougher than bushings prior. These use a larger internal bushing overlap to minimise friction and the lower bushings are 53% longer with the same aim.
Pressure Release Valves
Another bit of tech found on Fox’s recent forks is the Pressure Release Valves found just underneath the fork’s seals. These are designed to release unwanted pressure in the fork lowers that are caused by variations in altitude or temperature. Simply give them a push, and your fork will return to normal, restoring its performance.
Hub End Cap Adapters
These, new for 2023, add an additional 5% of torsional stiffness but are removable if you’re not interested.
Flight Attendant
Flight Attendant was introduced into RockShox’s range in 2021, and it’s a completely wireless spin on Fox’s Live Valve self-adjusting suspension. Through a Bluetooth connection and special gubbins found on the top of the fork, shock, and inside the crank spindle, Flight Attendant senses the kind of terrain you’re riding and adjusts the suspension’s overall compression to offer what it thinks is the best setting for the given situation. For example, while you’re climbing, it’ll firm up the suspension for better pedalling and as you roll into a descent, it’ll automatically open up the suspension for the best performance downhill.
This can be adjusted to suit your preferences and to either hold in its firm setting more frequently, or not so frequently.
Flight Attendant is found on just the Ultimate Flight Attendant Pike, Lyrik, SID, and ZEB models for now.
ABO (Adjustable Bottom Out)
Something new found on particular ZEB and Lyrik models is ABO. It’s a little dial that sits at the lowest section of the airspring-side leg, and it’s a small bumper that softens the blow of bottom outs. However, it’s adjustable. With the turn of a 5mm Allen key, users can introduce this bumper sooner into the fork’s travel, enabling riders to tune its performance.
We’ve also found that this has a similar effect to adding volume spacers, adding a level of progression adjustment to the fork.
