Fox Forks Help

specialized989

Hi, i am totally new to fox forks and need your help. When comparing forks, i get lost in a world of floats, 32's, 36's, and RL's. what do each of these mean, and what fork should i be looking for if im after a 1 and 1/8 steerer and standard QR skewers?


Cheers

badly_dubbed

32 - 32mm stanchion

36 - 36mm stanchion

R - rebound adjust

RL - rebound and lockout adjust

RLC rebound,lockout and compression adjust

TALAS - travel adjust but cant remember the acronym lol

specialized989

That was quick!!! much big help, thanks.

specialized989

Any idea what fox forks would suit my need best?

badly_dubbed

depends on the bike

specialized989

thinking of an on-one frame build, used mostly for trail centres but a bit of commuting too, hence the 1 and 1/8 steerer and the standard QR

badly_dubbed

32 F120 RL

but depends on what frame..

specialized989

456

ride_whenever

Talas is travel adjust linear air spring.

peter413

I use a 32 Float RL on my 456 and love it but pay the extra for the RLC if you can afford it. Make sure you don't rule out Rockshox though, a pair of Pikes would be great as well and possibly a lot cheaper

cat_with_no_tail

If I were you, I'd save my money and go for some Dual position Rockshox Revelations.

I had a set of the 2011 Fox 32RLC 150mm versions and found them a bit meh to be honest. Recently tried a mates bike with the new revs on and much prefered them.

They are OK, but nothing astonishing, and remember that you have to pay through the nose for servicing at an approved Fox centre (of which there are 2). Wheras you could service the Revs yourself.

Just my 2p.

benpinnick

Float 32 RLs are probably the best value, as there is alot of OEM stuff around. That said, I would think the F120s would suit a hardtail better. The Floats tend to be as long as is trendy on trail bikes (so 150mm now, 160 next year?). The F series is XC orientated, Float is trail, Vanilla is Freedride. TALAS tries to be all things to all bikes.

benpinnick

* ABOVE CATEGORISATION IS GENERALISATION....

baba123

i would go for the talas rlc

The Northern Monkey

Cat With No Tail wrote:

If I were you, I'd save my money and go for some Dual position Rockshox Revelations.

^

connorhadfield

ive got a set of 2008 fox 100 rl which are up for sale for £170 so you could save yourself loads email me if your interested

hennez

get a set of talas32....
that way you've got 140mm when you need it.

GHill

Cat With No Tail wrote:

I had a set of the 2011 Fox 32RLC 150mm versions and found them a bit meh to be honest. Recently tried a mates bike with the new revs on and much prefered them.

I definitely think there's a subjective feel to the damping. Some prefer Fox, some RS.

Cat With No Tail wrote:

remember that you have to pay through the nose for servicing at an approved Fox centre (of which there are 2). Wheras you could service the Revs yourself.

You can service Fox yourself too. The only thing you'd miss out on is a possible second year of warranty (which requires a service after a year). Plenty of other places will also serivce Fox for you.