rock shox dart 3 versus toras

welshkev
welshkev Posts: 9,690
edited May 2009 in MTB buying advice
i'm on a real budget for quite a few reasons but i want some new forks.

i can get RS toras fot £165 from the LBS but i can get RS dart 3's for £130.

are the toras that much better or would it be ok to buy darts? i ride crosscountry on the bik i'll be putting them on (my orange in the pics)

cheers

kev

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  • papasmurf.
    papasmurf. Posts: 2,382
    merlin are doing recons for 150...or tora sls for 129...stay away from the drats.
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  • dav1
    dav1 Posts: 1,298
    tora definatly. I chose tora over dart about 18 mopnths ago and never looked back.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Which Tora is it? There's quite a bit of variation in performance across the range, the Tora 318 is ****-hot... I had the 302 SL and it was decent but not amazing. I gather the Dart 3 is a cut above the Dart 2 but I've never ridden one myself to compare.
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    i've seen the cheaper toras, but the problem i've got is i need v brake bosses, that's why i'm looking at the cheaper options.

    i did think the answer would be the toras but i was just checking.

    cheers

    kev :D

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