how much can i increase the travel ??

Alwild

i am looking to upgrade me forks to something with a bit more travel , i have got a specialized xc comp and it has 120mm rock shox at the moment , would i be able to get a fork with say 140 or 150 mm travel ? and also has anyone got any good suggestions for a fork around £500 ??? thanks everyone who helps !!

peter413

I think 130mm is the max travel

I would look at a Fox F120 or RockShox Reba

Alwild

thanks for your help , much appreciated

RupertCommunicator

Don't put anything on with travel over 130. It'll mess the handling right up and potentially snap the headtube, smashing your face in!

hbrashaw

if you need the extra travel, you need another bike. look at a pitch pro or marin wolf ridge

cavegiant

Hi,

If spesh say 130mm is good, then it is good.

My bike needed a longer fork, so I asked the factory, they ok'd upto 35mm more.
Made the bike a different machine, so much more fun,

Alwild

what factory did you ask ? specialized ? if so how did you contact them ? email ?

supersonic

It says on the website somewhere.

Alwild

thanks lads !

Andy B

Spesh say upto 10% more travel than standard on the majority of their bikes (on their website... somewhere) so 130mm should be fine

But £500 forks on a bike that cost only £1100 is a hell of a lot to spend just on the forks alone, the money could be used in many other ways to improve the bikes performance (provided it is as std spec)