Which 5" travel replacement fork for my 2007 Reba SL?

silly lily

Hi guys!
That's it: I"m replacing my Reba SL fork on my On One inbred because I'm tired with tinkering and adjusting the neg and pos air pressures all the time and still not getting it right.
I want a fork simple to adjust and not heavier than the Reba.
Would also like bit more travel.

Any suggestions? Pikes? I like the adjustable travel and would quite like to keep the poplock thingy - are they light, though?
Oh, I'm probably looking at getting a good second hand pair, so not new.

Andy B

Pikes are not particularly light (over 1lb heavier compared to the Reba) & are a 20mm axle, so new front hub (or wheel) needed

What problems are you having with the Reba?

silly lily

Oh, yeah, good point about the 20mm axle; so must have the regular QR thingy (I won't change the wheels)
the Rebas are either too stiff and feel so or, on the contrary, too soft with a lot of sag. As I said, I'm just tired of constantly adjusting the 2 air pressures - don't like (or particularly understand) the system at all.

RealMan

Maybe invest a bit of time learning how to set the fork up before you go and blow a load of money on a new fork..

Should have instructions that came with the fork, or find a guide online.

supersonic

From the FAQs:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12629675

silly lily

Oh, that's a very good guide. Will give it a go, thanks.

nicklouse

Also there is a fair chance that you can remove the spacers and up the travel on the reba.

The Spiderman

You definitely need to experiment with the Rebas.I only found the sweet spot after running pressures lower than those reccomended by Rockshox,and using less rebound damping.

My SLs had 2 spacers inside when I took them apart,I removed 1 to get 100mmm,and have the option to remove another to get 115mm.

silly lily

RealMan wrote:

Maybe invest a bit of time learning how to set the fork up before you go and blow a load of money on a new fork..

Yes, dad! Sorry, dad!