Short Travel XC Forks for HT

Top Cat65
Top Cat65 Posts: 5
edited September 2007 in MTB buying advice
I missed the What Mountain Bike review of Short Travel XC forks in the April 07 issue. Could anyone let me know what the overall results were, as I am building a HT light weight with forks of around 80mm and would like to get the best., or I would even be prepared to buy the back issue from anyone. :roll:

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    no idea on the results but Reba.
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  • ddoogie
    ddoogie Posts: 4,159
    My money would be with the Pace RC39 C-types.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,719
    Reba reba reba all the way (they won too btw)
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    ddraver wrote:
    Reba reba reba all the way (they won too btw)

    but if the new SID was included then i think that would have won. :wink:
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  • gaz047
    gaz047 Posts: 601
    here you are, scores are out of ten

    marzocchi mx pro 2205g, 85 or 100mm (wmb gold and value) 9 £160
    rockshox tora 318 2222g, 85-130mm. 8 £170
    marzocchi xc500 1906g, 100mm (wmb gold). 9 £280
    magura menja 1762g, 85, 100 and 130mm. 8 £315
    rockshox reba race 1608g, 100, 80mm (wmb gold). 9 £320
    rockshox sid team 1464g, 80mm 7 £430
    spinner aeris 1244g, 80mm. 7 £475
    white bros magic imv 100 1760g, 100mm. 8 499
    pace rc39 c-type 1340g, 100mm. 8 £499
    marzocchi corsa sl wc 1670g, 80, 100mm. 8 £500
    pace rc41 c-type 1456g, 100mm. 8 £535
    rockshox reba wc 1608g, 100/80mm. 8 £600
    fox f100x 1692g, 100/80mm 8. £639

    winner - rockshox reba.

    personally i have used the rebas and a similar fox model (rl80). the rebas took a few rides to loosen up but having covered 2000 miles are still going strong and have never let me down (their the reba team with u turn 85 -115mm so are suitable for pretty much any trail you point them at). the fox's were and still are super plush straight out of the box and are dead easy to set up with just one air chamber and rebound to set. these have done around 2200 miles and again have never let me down. the rebas are a bit lighter and a hell of a lot cheaper. so between the two it would be rebas for me. hope this helps gaz
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  • Scubar
    Scubar Posts: 453
    SID or Rebas are the way to go.
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  • milkywhite
    milkywhite Posts: 534
    http://chainreactioncycles.com/Models.a ... elID=17121

    Great fork, Awesome price...IMO. I just got the 100mm model and they're living up to expectations, and more. I wouldn't bother paying the extra for the Reba race. The only difference is the internal/external floodgate adjustment. Not worth the extra $$$ really. CRC offer a 2 year warranty on their OE forks.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    ddoogie wrote:
    My money would be with the Pace RC39 C-types.

    :lol:
  • Fluffbomb
    Fluffbomb Posts: 20
    I've had no problems with my Fox RLCs. Plush & stiff but if I was buying I wouldn't be able to ignore how much cheaper Reba forks are! 8)
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Go for the REBA team forks.

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