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Might be end of the weekend Monday on its way mindmelt but can't think straight on this one right now.
Have a bit of cash left over this month to bring forward my bike spending plans this year a bit.
Having ridden at Whinlatter and Cannock this last couple of weeks it's become clear that my heavy 100mm forks (Society Xeno) aren't up to the trail riding job I want them to do. They are mighty stiff and strong (36mm stanchions and 20mm bolt-through) but not quite enough travel and starting to feel a bit steep on the downs.
My current wheels are swappable between 9mm QR and 20mm, so that limits my fork choice a bit.
My shopping list for the year is -
steel HT frame (BFe is favourite)
bigger travel forks (between 120mm and 150mm or adjustable)
new wheels (if I need to)
Figuring a fork swap is the most immediately noticable change I can make and seen decent prices on both 120/150mm Sektors and Marzocchi 44s at CRC. The Sektors come in ether 9mm Qr or 20mm maxle and the 44s are 9mm QR.
So my question is, given that I can only afford forks and not forks plus new wheels (for a 15mm set up), would I see huge amounts of difference in steering stepping 'backwards' to a 9mm QR to get the Marzocchis, or would I be better off keeping 20mm and getting the Sektors?
Whichever, I need forks that can be adjusted down to 130mm or below while I still have the Mr Hyde frame. Riding style is HT AM/trail centre red type stuff. Also a Marzocchi fan since I rode Bombers for years in the early 2000s (have never ridden RS forks except short spins on mates bikes - big fan of SRAM in other areas though).
All opinions/alternatives (except save up and buy stuff together - we all know that doesn't work in a male brain) welcome.
slainte ❓ rob
Got a Pike 454 Dual Air I might be willing to sell, suits a BFe nicely. Really want to keep it but can't really justify having the 2 bikes considering the HT needs so much work and would hardly get a look in anyway for my style of riding!
I'd get some Pikes....15mm? Pah! Don't see the point.
Bump for the daytime crowd.
A while since I rode 9mm QR forks. Will I notice THAT much difference?
slainte ❓ rob
Even if its toms fork or not, Pikes are a really good fork, So are the 44's especially the 20mm ones,
What wheels have you got, if you can switch between 9mm and 20mm there's a good chance you'll be able to get an adaptor that's for 15mm too,
I may be interested in your forks if you wanted to sell them to raise a bit more cash - my mail is in my profile...
Bump for the daytime crowd.A while since I rode 9mm QR forks. Will I notice THAT much difference?
slainte rob
I cant remember the complete ins and outs of it but there was group test of forks in MBR or MBUK and iirc they reckoned that the differemce between 9mm QR and 15mm bolt through was fairly vast but minimal difference between 15mm and 20mm bolt through.
Take it as you will but magazine tests never lie 😉
edit - Sektors are very good by the way had them on my pitch very underated imho
Nothing to do with Uri Geller then?
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