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Last year I bought a Bird Aeris 120 frame and swapped the parts over from my Whyte 901. Ive been slowly changing/upgrading the parts. Next on my list is the forks. I'm quite well up with bike parts generally but I feel I'm going around in circles.
I need 140mm, 27.5, tapered steerer, currently have a non boost front wheel but after looking online are all new forks boost? If so I can sort out a wheel too.
Anyone seen any good deals?
I've seen these...
2017 pikes 130mm
Can they be easily changed to 140mm?
Or these...
2019 pikes 140mm £550
Anything else I should be looking at? Anything I should avoid? Help! Please.
You can change most non boost hubs to be boost, what hub have you got?
Also l'd look at fox over rock shox having used rock shox many times my fox 34 are buttery smooth in comparison.
The front hub is only a Whyte own brand job
Just get a boost spacer kit for about a tenner off ebay.
I got a mt zoom set and it works a treat.
Experts? Yep the forum is full of them 😉
Yes you can swap travel on 2017 pikes by swapping the air shaft maybe able to get a debonair upgrade one too, or one of the other systems that increase the negative air chamber volume ( smoother initial movement) luftkappe etc.
I've just read the description of the CRC 2019 one. And realised is has oneloc. This is a remote lock out? If so I dont think I'd ever use it and would clutter the bars. Can it be removed easily? Google suggests yes, no, it's easy and its difficult to do.
So let's say I get the 2017 I'd need a 140mm air shaft like This and then whilst I've got the fork apart I could stick in a luftkappe? How would this then compare to a 2018/19 model? Will I notice a difference?
This is what I mean it's a nightmare!
These things used to be so simple, then ‘Standards’ were Introduced to make things even easier.
It's so confusing most of the descriptions I read on the websites of the places selling them contradict themselves...
Go for crown adjust it’s a lot less faffy.
Your lbs may be able to do a deal on some forks/ price match if they talk to the distributor & advise & fit all parts to save you the confusion/hassle.
Have a look at some x fusion forks.
Upgrade bikes have a pair slants 27.5 non boost forks will set them at the correct travel prior to dispatch for no extra.