newbie fork advice needed

custom-freak

hello i mainly ride road but have decided to have a go at some light mtb riding, i have a spesh hardrock frame and most of the biuts i need to finish the bike but am in a bit of a mess as far as forks go. the frame is steel with a 1" headtube i have a choice of a whole bunch of rigid forks and a couple of sus forks mostly zoom cheepies and one suntour mrx6000 any advice? i want it to be a cheap build just to give me a taste, if all goes well (and i get a job) i will shell out for a whole new bike (poss a 29er) but for now i just want to get onto some trails

Thanks Cf

supersonic

Pace and Zocchi forks can be got with 1inch steereres, but may be out of the budget you are looking at. I take it you mean 1 inch steerer required, threaded. I'd stick with rigid to be honest, cheap forks will add weight, flex and have no damping.