Kona Hardtail build but which forks?

matt@theforce

I've been buying parts to build myself a 2nd bike for light trail rides/nipping to the shops/commuting to work.

I've bought a Kona Caldera Frame and now have most of the bits that I need to start the build however I've not decided which forks to buy. My old Cannondale F6 came with Rockshox Dart 2 which are more than capable but to keep costs down I need to be able to mount a 180mm Hayes front rotor and the Dart 2/3 only appear to accept 160mm.

What other forks are out there that are worth considering upto a max of £150? Max of 100mm travel

Matthew

Twojumpers

These are a very good buy

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRETK/rockshox-recon-silver-tk-coil-100mm-fork-with-lockout

Or possibly consider 2nd hand. You caould get a really nice reba or similar for that money

matt@theforce

That fork looks OK. I'm hoping to buy New so I can get the Steerer tube the correct length for my riding style. I can't imagine anything worse than buying a 2nd hand fork where the steerer tube isn't long enough

leaflite

Supersonic had some tora 318s fo sale for around 150

nonnac85

I have a Caldera and I have air sprung Fox F32 RL forks 100mm travel. Really light and works well for me. Usual routes are Woburn jumps / xc and similar but I have ridden Ben Nevis red too and it handled it well.