80mm travel fork

konarob8
konarob8 Posts: 18
edited June 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi Guys any advice please.

I have a lovely Kona Caldera ('98 vintage before they went Aluminium) that is great other than the old Judy T2 which I fear might need replacing as spare parts are apparently impossible to get hold of. The big problem is of course that the Judy T2 was only an 80mm travel fork. This is perfectly adequate for the riding that I do and I don't want to muck up my frame geometry by going for something longer.

Any ideas on a decent 80mm travel front shock?
Kona Caldera 1998 (I love good steel)
Trek 8000 circa 2001 (Al crap)
Dawes Kickback 500 circa 1992 (well most of the bits anyway.)

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Rebas and SIDs can all be reduced to 80mm with the all travel system.
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    And Tora's if you don't want to spend much.

    Fox also do the F80 but this is probably to expensive
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  • konarob8
    konarob8 Posts: 18
    Thanks for the suggestions guys. I was thinking about a new bike, but there is nothing better in Steel for under a grand and I don't have that kind of money to burn. Besides I love my Kona 8)
    I might have to renew parts slowly though, it gets expensive when you add it all up! Almost the cost of a new bike but not quite. :roll:
    Kona Caldera 1998 (I love good steel)
    Trek 8000 circa 2001 (Al crap)
    Dawes Kickback 500 circa 1992 (well most of the bits anyway.)

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