xc forks

Kong

Hi i need some help with forks, I'm currently looking for a new fork for my XC bike which I'm building. i have got every think except the fork the two forks i have been looking at are the "Rock Shox Sid Race" and the "Magura Menja Forks" both forks come in about the price on chainreaction. Any experience or information you have on ether one of the forks would be most great full.

ratty2k

Magura, very smooth and pretty stiff with the double arch design. Most will say Rockshox and there aint anything wrong with them... But thats only the same as everyone saying that DMR V8's (and clones) are the best flat pedals! :roll:
Had a set of Magura Laurin forks, very impressed with 'em. Currently running some Rockshox Lyriks and (after 6 months, one warranty return and finally a trip to TFT for coil conversion) and am not really feeling the love for 'em...

nicklouse

what year SIDs? if the old then i would not get them.

if this a Race bike or a go riding bike?

elPedro666

I might be right in saying the Maguras are a more linear stroke (oo-err), which might influence your preference.

On the other hand I might be talking bollox; in which case someone will gleefully point it out in no time at all and you'll still have a useful nugget of information...

Kong

the newest SIDS and no racing

supersonic

SID seems a fair bit lighter - half a pound. More adjustable too.

Steve_b77

Can I throw Reba Race's into the mix?

toasty

Why Menja? Cost? Durin is the direct competitor for a Sid. Out of those two I'd get the Sids.

If it were my own money I'd hunt down a set of Fox or save some money for the Teams, I've never liked sproingy Rockshox damping quite as much as the Foxs, the new black box stuff is supposed to be good though.

Kong

what fox forks would you recommend?

toasty

Just standard F100s of any sort, Fox F100 RLC being the top dog assuming you need 100mm travel. I bought my F100 RL brand new from someone who'd bought a bike for the frame, with the plan of splitting the parts. I paid him about £200 but it was a bit of a rare find.

Both have their pros/cons though really, the Fox forks cost quite a bit more, will come in heavier than the Sids and some people talk of stanchion wear if you don't look after them properly. Even after ages of tweaking positive and negative chambers I never had my Rebas or Revelations feeling as good as my F80X, F100 RLs or Floats (on the Meta) in my opinion. The new team Rockshox with "Black Box" damping are supposed to be better though.

I'm being finicky really though, either would be fantastic.

nicklouse

if your not racing i would go Reba.

M4VERICK

nicklouse wrote:

if your not racing i would go Reba.

My Reba Team come in the post tomorrow. Once fitted i'll let you know how good they are!

allthegearnoidea

if you want a light for then look for the Spinner Aeris, they are basically the sids under the makers name, cheaper etc.
i looked at the sid's, magura durin's, manitou r Se7en and the aeris when i was thinking of new forks! (ended up with old light sid's ) all around the 3lb mark and you can get the manitou'#s for good money now!