Super Soft?!

Alex-nutsaboutbiking

my freind has recently bought a new bike which came with a pair of rst launch's (130mm travel) and my bike has some old sr suntors on (because i broke the other, better, pair) and they are censored , under hard braking my forks shudder they compress about 20mm at the most (judging by the line of cr*p on the stanctions after a ride on some dowhill tracks) then i had a go on my mates bike and the forks felt super smooth and now i want a pair like this. there not the most fancy forks in the world but they're sure as heck better than the ones i've got now. and considering my budget there a fab option. but just two questions. Is there any Seriously important reason why i shouldnt buy these? and will the fit on my GT Tempest 2.0 (2008) without causing problems?

supersonic

If the steerer is the right diameter (ie 1.1/8th inch) and it has the correct brake mounts on , yep.

Alex-nutsaboutbiking

but will the length of the fork upset any angle or will it not make any differance

supersonic

Is longer than what was fitted come to think of it. Can they be got shorter? (I have seen some Tempest with 4 inch Launches, and it is really designed for 4 inch)

What SR forks do you have? Maybe they just need servicing.

Alex-nutsaboutbiking

no even if a service makes them perfect i never want to see them again in my life and they're too small for my bike aswell. but they're not jus bad they are brocken to so a service wouldnt do it, but anyway would an extra 30mm realy make a differnce to angles and handling?

supersonic

Well yes, it would slacken the anles, slow down the handling and rasie the bottom bracket. Not many jump forks are 130mm travel.

xtreem

I don't think the Launch is a strong fork.
Because you have tendency to break stuff, I'm pretty sure you'll break this one very soon. Sorry.
And because it's that soft, you're gonna bottoming the fork on the jumps.

Second hand Tora will be better choice.

Alex-nutsaboutbiking

its ok now i have worked out that because ive been working at the canoe club in town i only need to work a few more hours and i can afford a brand new dirt jumper 3! im so happy