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Not me, for a friend. He was looking for used forks, but I was unable to advise since I know nothing about the current market for plus forks.
He would probably prefer something tougher than lighter, but he's not really enduro hardcore really. Bike is a Genesis Tarn 10.
Boost or not?
If not, then the newer version of the Manitou Minute (2016 onwards) fits a 27.5 x 3" tyre with decent clearance. Can be had pretty cheaply new or secondhand - I got a set for £55! Pretty good forks too.
Errr.. boost is just 110mm spacing isn't it? I think the bike is boosted.
I have some Fox Rhythm 34 FIT 29er 130mm boost forks, barely used which I ran 27.5 x 3.0 on a 45 internal rim.
Drop me a line if of interest...
I can recommend these. Decent price too.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/manitou-magnum-pro-forks-15mm-2016/rp-prod134144
Yeah saw those. Look amazing.
err use a 29er fork?
err use a 29er fork?
Not all are suitable.
The Tarn came/comes with a boost front end.
I am running some of these. Not particularly clever, but pretty heavy and seem pretty stiff. Seem to cope very well with my poor set up and riding skills. Bought as a temporary thing as I wanted to try suspension forks on my rigid bike but didnt want to commit to £400 on some new ones. I will upgrade when they die, but they go up and down just fine right now
Reba 29/27.5 Boost.
Cheap and cheerful but great fork!
Thanks,
Max
Errr.. boost is just 110mm spacing isn’t it? I think the bike is boosted.
You mean the front hub is boost spaced?
Anyway, X-Fusion Sweep with non-boost takes most 2.8" tyres, I presume the boost version will go slightly bigger. There's a a couple of pairs of new, ex-display, non-boost for £275 from Upgrade Bikes on eBay at the moment, but I guess it depends on how you define budget. For under 300 quid I'd say they were a bit of a bargain.
Upgrade to the Rough Cut damper and they're even better.
X-Fusion Sweep with non-boost takes most 2.8″ tyres
Do they? I've got some of those I was going to sell on as last time I checked they definitely didn't fit the 2.8 tyres I had.
Do they? I’ve got some of those I was going to sell on as last time I checked they definitely didn’t fit the 2.8 tyres I had.
They do for me. WTB Scraper rims, I've run them with a Nobby Nic 2.8" and a Minion DHF and a Rekon+ in 2.8". They all fitted fine, though I guess the profile may depend on rim width and impact on clearances. I hadn't really thought of it like that, a narrower rim might give a more rounded tyres shape I guess. Interesting.