Handjob ;)

Glynnd111
Glynnd111 Posts: 169
edited July 2010 in Your mountain bikes
My Cove Handjob
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Cove Handjob Frame

Bomber MX pro lo Forks 120

Mavic XC 717 Front (soon to be EX721)
Mavic EX 721 Rear

Shimano XT rear mech

Shimano Deore front mech

KMC X9 chain

Hayes Stroker Trail disc brakes

Maxxis High Rollers

FSA Isis Drive

Truative XR stem 75mm

Easton EA70 Monkey Bars

FSA Carbon wrap seatpost

Charge Spoon Seat Wiggle Edition

Superstar Custom Grips

Im looking at getting some new forks but the frame will only take 130mm forks and i want air forks budget around 300.

Any suggestions ?

Comments

  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    nice bike, if you want to go down in travel these are highly recommended and within budget
    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/marzocchi ... -2010.html
    or there are these at 140mm but i think that is to much for the frames geometry
    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/marzocchi ... -2010.html
    YT Capra comp1
  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    nice bike, if you want to go down in travel these are highly recommended and within budget
    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/marzocchi ... -2010.html
    or there are these at 140mm but i think that is to much for the frames geometry
    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/marzocchi ... -2010.html
    YT Capra comp1
  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I have an older handjob that I run with 100mm forks. The geometry hasnt changed and mine is sweet at 100mm.
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • Dirtydog11
    Dirtydog11 Posts: 1,621
    With a £300.00 budget Reba SLs are your best bet and will save you around a pound in weight over the Marzocchis.
    Kinesis Maxlight XC

    Orange 5 AM Custom
  • Glynnd111
    Glynnd111 Posts: 169
    Weight realy isnt an issue but i dont want to go lower looking at 130mm forks rarther than 100mm forks.

    Im a realy heavy rider so going lighter isnt an option as ive found with the rims.
    they were not strong enough hence the EX721 on the rear and the front is going to be the same.

    Ive heard that u can run 140mm forks if the axle to crown height is correct but not sure what this measurment is ?
  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I'd go for these then - lower them for long climbs to stop the front wandering then crank them up for the downs - I have them on my Heckler and they are pretty decent. If you are heavy you may need to upgrade the spring though, mine bob quite a bit.

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40912
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    paul.skibum wrote:
    I'd go for these then - lower them for long climbs to stop the front wandering then crank them up for the downs - I have them on my Heckler and they are pretty decent. If you are heavy you may need to upgrade the spring though, mine bob quite a bit.

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40912
    +1 for recon 351 uturn, totally forgot about these even though i had them on my old scott genius and i think wmb gave them a good review as one of the best budget trail forks on the market for the money
    YT Capra comp1
  • Glynnd111
    Glynnd111 Posts: 169
    My friend has a set of those with the stiffest srping in and there still to soft when your as heavy as me u need the air lol

    I do apreciate the suggestions though
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    the stiffest spring is extra firm, most forks come with firm or medium, so are you sure he's on the stiffest spring?

    I'd get an RS Tora 130mm U-Turn and get an extra firm spring from TFTuned - having a word with them first, of course.
  • Glynnd111
    Glynnd111 Posts: 169
    Yeah he had to buy it from tf tune himself as hes quite big like me.

    Still looking into the axle to crown length of forks as this may mean i can run 140mm forks but struggling to find a list of forks with the axle to crown lenghts
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    you could run 140mm travel forks but you'd likely invalidate the Cove frame warranty - so you'd need to email them and sound them out about it telling them you're a large-un. Or you could just buy a 140mm U-Turn fork and run it up to 130mm and have done with it.

    fork axle to crown length is measured along the direct line from the fork crown to the centre of the front hub. so what someone is getting at is you could have 140mmm travel fork that is still only the same length as a standard RockShox 130mm (fully extended) fork. Therefore not taking the frame geometry beyond the designed and recommended limit.

    just find a 140mm rockshox U-Turn fork within your budget and run it at 130mm. Or a fork that can be internally adjusted and set to the frame limit.
  • Glynnd111
    Glynnd111 Posts: 169
    Thanks for the info blister.

    Ive heard that some rockshox can be adjusted internaly anyone know witch ones ?

    Also i was thinking that if i set the correct sag the forks they would sit lower than 140mm probably around 120mm so would that be ok or not or would that still void my warrenty as its still a 140mm fork ?

    Most forks that have u turn and are air springs arnt realy in my budget unless i buy secand hand witch i dont realy want to do.

    I was also looking at just replacing my forks with something better but keeping the travel and was looking at some Rock Shox RECON Race would i see a improvement over my current forks ?

    So sorry for all the hassle and again im realy gratefull for the replies
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    this should really be in the buying section, supersonic knows all the ins and outs of this stuff. Start a new thread in the buying section titled something like "Big Bloke and Forks" and make sure you put a link to this thread and explain the detail is here.
  • Glynnd111
    Glynnd111 Posts: 169
    Sorry my bad wasnt expecting much response as i put the bit about the forks at the bottom didnt even think anyone would read it ill do what u ask good sir thanks

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