change recon for a revelation

dandel36
dandel36 Posts: 70
edited June 2009 in MTB buying advice
hi all
thinking about changing my rock shox recon for a revelation u turn, will it be worth it and will i notice much difference in the forks.
many thanks
dandel
dale prophet sl
dale f4
boardman urban

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  • xtreem
    xtreem Posts: 2,965
    From which Recon? Race, XC, SL, 351, 335, 327?
    And to which Revelation 2008 model or 2009?

    May not be possible to do this for example if you have 100mm Recon SL to
    whatever Revelation 2009. Not many frames support 40mm of travel increasment.
    NS Bikes Eccentric Alu custom - 2016
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    They're essentially the very same fork.

    The Recon has a steel steerer and just an adjustable compression dial / no external flood gate on the LH leg.

    The Revelation has an alloy steerer and have an externally adjustable flood gate on the compression dial on the LH leg.

    Do you need the extra function?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    the recon can have an Alloy steerer :wink:

    but yes it depends on which recon you have now and which Rev you are looking at and also what bike you have.

    if you really just want a U turn it could well be retro fitable to your current fork.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • dandel36
    dandel36 Posts: 70
    hi
    got a 2007 recon 251, thinking of the revelation 426 u turn, bike is a cannondale prophet
    cheers
    dale prophet sl
    dale f4
    boardman urban
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    what year Rev?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • dandel36
    dandel36 Posts: 70
    2009- the recon has 130 mm of travel
    dale prophet sl
    dale f4
    boardman urban
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    i guess you mean the recon is a 351? so the top of the range of the recons?

    what are you going to gain?

    more travel that the frame will not like. a bit more weight. and a new brake mount adaptor and maybe a bigger rotor depending on what your current brakes are.

    for a lot of money.......
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • dandel36
    dandel36 Posts: 70
    think i keep with wot i got . thanks for opinions
    dandel
    dale prophet sl
    dale f4
    boardman urban
  • xtreem
    xtreem Posts: 2,965
    I think the Prophet is designed for 140mm forks.

    If you go for the 20mm axle option on the Revelation, you'll probably feel the fork
    stiffer, and if you have the SoloAir version then the U-turn adjuster could come handy,
    but at the loss of 100-200 grams more. But if you have the U-turn version, then the only
    difference will be stiffer fork.

    So as nicklouse said Not much for a lot of money.
    But if you're planing of changing the wheels to some better ones then it
    might be a good upgrade.
    NS Bikes Eccentric Alu custom - 2016

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