Air or coil?

fivelittlefish

Hi guys
I'm in the nice position of being able to get some new forks. I've had Fox Floats on most of my bikes, but I wondered what the difference would be with Vanillas?

I tend to ride trail and XC. I must say that once I've set the air pressure my floats get left alone apart from lockout adjustments. I have a Zesty with 140 forks.

So I guess my question is - what's the real world "rider feeling" difference between air and coils?

Thanks for any help.

Andy B

air are lighter, but less linear in travel & not as plush as coil

PS wrong section, would be better in General or Buying.

fivelittlefish

Thanks - sorry for wrong section :oops:

So the only advantage of coil is lightness?

Andy B

no, other way round

Coil is heavier, but more linear in it's travel & plusher than air.

Air is lighter, ramps up towards the end of the travel, can be less plush than coil

fivelittlefish

Yes, got it. So air would deal with bigger hits better, since it ramps up?

Would each affect normal ride height differently?

supersonic

It can be easier to set sag with air. They sometimes handle bigger hits easier if you are freqeuntly bottoming out.