Which one to buy?
fireboy
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At last I'm in a financial possition to treat my self to a pair forks for my Cove Stiffee which i had built up in about 1997 . I am trying to decide between a pair of Fox RLC100's or the Magura Durin 100 and would welcome any helpful pointers on both
Many thanks for your help on this one Fireboy javascript:emoticon(':twisted:')
Many thanks for your help on this one Fireboy javascript:emoticon(':twisted:')
COVE STIFFEE 97,XT ,RACEFACE NEXT SL POST AND BARS,HOPE PRO2'S WITH MAVIC717 RIMS AND PACE RIGID FORKS
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Doesnt the Stiffee work best at more travel than the 100mm you suggest? Unless your older model has different geo. For 100mm, I'd get a Reba. Unless you are dropping off houses, I can't see a better fork.0
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If you are dropping, Rockshox Argyle."Internet Forums - an amazing world where outright falsehoods become cyber-facts with a few witty key taps and a carefully placed emoticon."0
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hi, i have a stiffee and i have Rock Shox Pike 454's on it and they work really well with the frame. i'd say the geometry and handling would be better with a longer travel fork than 100mm.0
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llandai wrote:hi, i have a stiffee and i have Rock Shox Pike 454's on it and they work really well with the frame. i'd say the geometry and handling would be better with a longer travel fork than 100mm.
Maybe for a new Stifee but what forks were 1997 Stiffees designed for?"Internet Forums - an amazing world where outright falsehoods become cyber-facts with a few witty key taps and a carefully placed emoticon."0 -
yea your probably right. only noticed after posting that its a 97 frame. have a look at merlin cycles if your thinking of getting a reba. i just ordered one off them for £229 for my inbred. thats £70 off, pretty good deal.0
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For a stiffee (old'n) you want something a bit more burly than reba's. Maybe argles or the marzocchi 4x.0
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The very nice man in the shop said that my frame would work best with either 80 mm or 100mm travel forks, he also said i should look at rockshok reba but did not point me towards any particular model , i have around £500 to spendjavascript:emoticon(':D')COVE STIFFEE 97,XT ,RACEFACE NEXT SL POST AND BARS,HOPE PRO2'S WITH MAVIC717 RIMS AND PACE RIGID FORKS0
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Can you post a picture? Just that I doubt that a stiffee doesn't really suit reba's, it is a bit more mental than that. You want a whacking great bolt through front axle.0
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I imagine back then it came with a Judy or Bomber Z1/Z2 with 30mm stanchions and QR!
Thats a big budget, you must love that frame!0 -
Personally, I would put a set of Marzocchi 4X on it - the right mixture of strength and weight."Internet Forums - an amazing world where outright falsehoods become cyber-facts with a few witty key taps and a carefully placed emoticon."0
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Just got back from my local Evans and they have a pair of Fox f80's on sale at £420 are they worth getting ?COVE STIFFEE 97,XT ,RACEFACE NEXT SL POST AND BARS,HOPE PRO2'S WITH MAVIC717 RIMS AND PACE RIGID FORKS0
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Dependws on what you plan to do on the bike. just XC, then will be a great choice. If anything harder, then as Splasher suggests.0
