fox Float 36 R for

elad1379

Hi, anybody familiar with this fork? I wonder how it is to stand up and pedal, Will all the force "disapear" into the fork? The Fork has no lockout.

I am thinking of buying a Rocky Mountain Slayer sxc 50. Going down no concerns, but is it good to climb?

Thanks for any replays!

Elad
Norway

clarkson

i have 36 talas on my enduro. they are ok when pedalling, not overly bouncy or 'absorbent' although obviously they do bounce but only if yo're really caning it. love mine, cant fault them.

elad1379

Hi -thanks. I maybe think it is a different about the Talas and the loat fork. The talas have some more features I think, like lockout?

dave_hill

The clue's in the name -

Floats are air sprung, Talas are travel adjust.

What you need to be looking at is the letters after the number - e.g. R, RC2, RLC, etc.

R = rebound adjustable
C = compression adjustable (C2 means high- and low-speed compression adjustable)
L = lockout

The more letters and numbers after the 32 or 36, the more features the fork has.

So a Float 36 R is an air-sprung, fixed travel fork with rebound adjustment.

elad1379

Hi - thanks! That made it more understanding. But back to the first question, any idea about how the 36 R is to climbing?

dave_hill

Well again, the clue's in the specification - you've no lockout, and no means of adjusting the compression damping.

So that means that it's likely to bob whilst climbing. I know that my Van 36 R's do, but then they're coil sprung and so will be more sensitive anyway.

Air sprung forks like Floats are generally are harder to get moving so they may be more stable, but if you're really bothered by it, perhaps you should look at getting an RC or RL model.

clarkson

they really dont bob that much unless you sprint uphill. on a bike with 36's thats hard work anyway!

shin0r

I have a set of 36Rs on my bike - they're "ok" for going uphill but don't expect it to be a fast or pleasant experience. As soon as you hit the rough stuff on the way down they're great though.

stumpyjon

I have Talas 32 RL's and they're fine for climbing, especially if you stay seated (as I prefer to do). To be honest I don't often use the lockout, usually only on the road as although you can lock them out while riding it can be a bit tricky if you're also having to concentrate on pedalling or the terrain etc.

If you're an out of the saddle style rider you'll probably want to consider forks with lockout (and even them you'll still get some small bobbing as they don't lockout completely).