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Apologies for been daft, but upon trowling the net for a set of pikes (possibly) ive come accross
409s
426
454 air
454 coil
Now i know what the air and coil mean but whats the difference between the model numbers, do they perform any different, are they different besides hurting your wallet?
Heres what i think
426's are the new 409
426's are coil and have a steel steere
454's are coil or air and have an alu steerer and hollow crown so come in about .5lb lighter than the 426
409 and 426 have a steel steerer, 454 an alu one.
I think 409 is the OEM designation - they probably have less adjustment than the 426 if they're like my 409 Revs (no extrenal floodgate adjust).
But somebody more knowledgeable will probably be along in a tick to set me straight.
I have the 426, they are coil with steel steerer and have the handlebar mounted floodgate thingy, also have u-turn.
409 - Steel Steerer and solid crown, coil sprung, no external floodgate adjustment (Still adjustable with an allen key)
426 - Same as 409 [b]with[/b] external floodgate adjustment
454 - Aluminium Steerer and hollow crown saving quite a bit of weight
Air U-Turn = Air Sprung with U-Turn function to allow travel adjustment
Coil U-Turn = Coil Sprung with U-Turn function to allow travel adjustment
Dual Air = Air Sprung with [b]no[/b] travel adjustment (Saving weight by leaving out U-Turn gubbins inside)
All clear now?!
Not quite - 2009 Pikes are now all coil, no air (that spots been taken by the new Revelations).
The information that Fishers/RS appear to have sent out to online dealers is, frankly, pants & very confusing.
But there are still no air Pikes in 2009, despite what that link says.