ROCKSHOX ZEB ULTIMATE AND SUPER DELUXE ULTIMATE MY23
£1,119 Zeb Ultimate • £ 578 Super Deluxe Ultimate • RockShox.com
Eighty pages. That’s how long the press release runs to for the new MY23 RockShox suspension line-up. Considering brevity is one of the pillars of a good press release, it just goes to show how much is new with RockShox’s updated range of premium forks and shocks.
Pike, Lyrik and Zeb all get new chassis, dampers and air springs, while on the shock side there are new dampers, a hydraulic bottom out control and a variety of air cans to choose from. Trying to get to grips with all the changes is enough to induce a tech coma.
Rather than dive into the minutiae of shims, valves and oil pathways, let’s get back to basics – what did RockShox want to achieve? In its own words the goals were: “deliver unprecedented control”; “mute trail chatter”; and “win the fight against friction”. All this alongside a quest for real tunability – giving tangible adjustment of suspension parameters to help riders achieve their ultimate set-up.
ZEB ULTIMATE FORK
The observant among you will recognise the chassis from the Flight
