It may well be RockShox’s answer to Fox’s Kashima Coat fork stanchion coating – a slick mirrored black finish, which was spotted on Ross Schnell’s Lyrik fork at last weekend’s Downieville Classic.

While Schnell didn’t offer any details, pushing on his custom 160mm-travel Lyrik fork told a story. The Mission Control DH damped fork was noticeably more buttery than any previous version we’ve had a chance to ride or cycle.

The BlackBox stanchions are very slick; pushing on the fork produced an ultra-buttery action

The mirrored black coating is said to be the same as that spotted on Steve Peat and other BlackBox downhill racers’ Boxxer World Cup forks. Like all BlackBox products, SRAM offer no word on when the technologies will find their way to production, though the sexiest (the World Cup carbon crown being the prime example) usually find their way to market if their benefit is great enough.

Schnell’s bike was also equipped with white brake lines. The coloured hydraulic lines are SRAM spec and sport XX fittings. Look for the colours to be a production option next year.

Source: Bikeradar.com (http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/downieville-spy-shots-giro-rockshox-and-shimano-26991)

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