Which Reba?

OllyUK
OllyUK Posts: 230
edited June 2008 in MTB buying advice
This August I'm looking to upgrade the Tora on my Fury to either:

Reba SL (Disk only)
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=18

Or

Reba Team (Disk and V)
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=18

Is the extra £20 and redundant v brake clamps worth it for the higher Team model? What extra features come with the team?

Also, am I right in assuming these forks from merlin cycles are OEM, ie no shock pump/ brown box job?

Does anyone have a link to a decent guide to fork removal/instalation or is it best left to take to the lbs as I've never done it before?

Cheers,

Olly

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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    The Team has external floodgate adjust, as opposed to internal on the SL. Not worth the extra IMO.
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • OllyUK
    OllyUK Posts: 230
    I've been leaning towards the SL due to the cosmetics (no V brake mount) and slightly cheaper price, and there is only a 20g difference, but the RRP of the team is much higher.
    And, the SL comes with poplock right?
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    It says so in the description. You could always contact Merlin to check with them.
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • oddy74
    oddy74 Posts: 91
    The SL does come with a pop-loc, I got some last week :)
  • OllyUK
    OllyUK Posts: 230
    oddy74 wrote:
    The SL does come with a pop-loc, I got some last week :)

    from Merlin? Was it OEM?

    I'll give them a ring sometime next week.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,861
    OllyUK wrote:
    oddy74 wrote:
    The SL does come with a pop-loc, I got some last week :)

    from Merlin? Was it OEM?

    I'll give them a ring sometime next week.

    Ditto.

    Was it OEM - ummm, I don't know how I would tell to be honest, it came with a manual I that makes any difference.

    Dan
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  • heez29
    heez29 Posts: 612
    Did it come with a pump? come in a rockshox box?
  • OllyUK
    OllyUK Posts: 230
    Daniel B wrote:


    Ditto.

    Was it OEM - ummm, I don't know how I would tell to be honest, it came with a manual I that makes any difference.

    Dan

    If its OEM it comes without a pump and normally in a brown box (without rockshox logo).

    OEM is basically the version that the counsumer would normally buy fitted to a premade bike.
  • oddy74
    oddy74 Posts: 91
    It didn't come with a pump so it guess they are OEM.
    OH and yes I did get them from Merlin.
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    Definitely OEM. Definitely comes with poploc. Definitely no pump. Definitely a great deal ;)
  • OllyUK
    OllyUK Posts: 230
    I dont suppose anyone could reccomend a decent shock pump then?
    I'd put the money saved from going for the SL towards a pump.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    any as they all are about the same. just make sure that the guage is readable for the pressures you will want to be setting the fork to.

    so maybe a low pressure guage?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • oddy74
    oddy74 Posts: 91
    I bought the Beto shock pump from woollyhatshop on ebay, seems to work fine.
    £13.94 buy it now or you could try getting it cheaper by bidding.
    http://sports.search.ebay.co.uk/_Pumps_ ... llyhatshop

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