trail forks

baba123
baba123 Posts: 235
edited July 2009 in MTB buying advice
hi does anyone have a idea about what fork to get that has between 120-140mm of travel and the price needs to be under £500 thanks
mongoose amasa elite 08
giant anthem x4 10

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  • Hercule Q
    Hercule Q Posts: 2,655
    1 word, revelations

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  • grumsta
    grumsta Posts: 994
    Revelations or Pikes - Pikes are a little heavier/burlier (and coil only now I think)
  • largephil
    largephil Posts: 358
    Pikes are great. Fully adjustable to run at 95-140mm.
  • Skonk
    Skonk Posts: 364
    I have some U-Turn Revalations (110mm-140mm) on my XC bike and I've been very happy with them.

    Cost about £370 in a sale from JEJames (pricematched to CRC prices to save an extra fiver).
    Canyon Spectral AL 9.0 EX
    Planet X RT90 Ultegra Di2
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Another vote for Revs, they're ace.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Which bike is it for, and what front hub do you have?
  • Joe_Pineapples
    Joe_Pineapples Posts: 1,718
    I might as well jump on the Revelation bandwagon!

    Best bit of kit I've ever bought. Fitted a set of Revs to my Shova a cpl of years ago and it's been a marriage made in heaven. Fit and forget.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Other forks are available. Magura Thors are mint if you're lucky enough to get a set that works all the time (mate of mine has 2 pairs, one on his 5, one on his Chameleon... The set on the 5 have been basically perfect, top handling, fantastic kit, the set on the Chameleon were ****ed from day one and after 2 returns to the manufacturers are still ****ed). No doubt there's a Talas of some sort that'll do the same job extremely well too.
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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 3,983
    Talas are fantastic (IMHO) , yes, less than £ 500, probably not.
    It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

    I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
    Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    £495-ish for an 09 TALAS 32 R
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