The Vivid has been resurrected! Fans have long awaited the return of RockShox’s high-volume air shock, and now it’s finally here. It’s designed to deliver coil-like performance and is intended for gravity-oriented riding. What’s new on the Vivid, and how does it perform on the trail? Read on to find out.
For a long time, the Vivid Air was the high-performance, high-volume air shock in RockShox’s lineup. Recently, however, it has been replaced by the Super Deluxe or Super Deluxe Coil on DH and enduro bikes. Now the Vivid is making its comeback! RockShox promise to have packed coil-like suppleness into an air shock, with all the associated advantages: weighing just 650 g, it’s around 250 g lighter than a comparable coil model, and it can also be adjusted more easily and accurately via the air chamber instead of replacing the coil. With a price point of € 874, however, you also have to fork out around € 250 more than you would for its coil sprung counterpart. Is it worth the extra cost?
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Words: Simon Kohler Photos: Julian Schwede
