Here’s a fun little hop up for your haggard older Maxle Lite fork. I love Rockshox forks. The post Reba era has been good to the brand and they only get better. Now, everything has through-axles. Until recently, the lighter forks got Maxle Lite through axles. This was great. A much stiffer and easier fork. Initially, things go well.
The Maxle Lite, quite simply, sucks over time. Actually, it doesn’t really suck. It’s handy and works well structurally and in theory. The problem is that even with care they get buggered up when wrenching them around to loosen and tighten and work themselves toward real metal failure. I’ve never been happy with this but the convenience was so nice.
Get a RockShox 15mm Maxle Ultimate! Do it.
Yup. Not compatible. That’s what they say. Only PIKE, Lyrik, and RS-1. But they are compatible. Same length. Same threading and thread length. Both are 14.85mm diameter. Even the receiving parts on the forks are identical. Go for it! It’s a massive improvement in a sano setup. The difference in cost is only about $15 if you are looking for a replacement.
For Standard (15x100mm):
00.4318.005.002 Axle Maxle Lite Front MTB, 15×100, Length 148mm, Thread Length 9mm, Thread Pitch M15x1.50 – SID/Reba/Revelation/Recon/Sektor/XC32
00.4318.005.001 Axle Maxle Ultimate Front MTB, 15×100, Length 148mm, Thread Length 9mm, Thread Pitch M15x1.50 – PIKE/Lyrik/RS-1
00.4318.005.018 Axle Maxle Stealth Front MTB, 15×100, Length 148mm, Thread Length 9mm, Thread Pitch M15x1.50 (not compatible with RS-1) Standard
For Boost (15x110mm):
00.4318.005.004 Axle Maxle Lite Front MTB, 15×110, Length 158mm, Thread Length 9mm, Thread Pitch M15x1.50 Boost Compatible – SID/Reba
00.4318.005.007 Axle Maxle Ultimate Front MTB, 15×110, Length 158mm, Thread Length 9mm, Thread Pitch M15x1.50 – Boost Compatible
00.4318.005.019 Axle Maxle Stealth Front MTB, 15×110, Length 158mm, Thread Length 9mm, Thread Pitch M15x1.50 – Boost Compatible
Here’s a Maxle Ultimate in a Recon 120mm fork. So much nicer! No more concerns. Works perfect.
