New/used forks on a budget - £100?

Richtea70

Hi,

Just bought my first FS, a 2008 GT Idrive 5. Really pleased with it as good nick, and was a good price. However the only fly in the ointment is that the stock forks have been removed and replaced with a set of Omega RST's.

I gather that these are pretty much bottom of the range forks, so I'm on the look out for a new set but only have about £100 to spare. Is it worth me trying to upgrade these at the moment or should I just carry on with them 'until they bust or could I get a decent (used) fork for about £100?

Thanks,
Rich

ol\'gregg

You could look at these
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRETK/ro ... th-lockout.
I know my brother has these on his spesh hardtail and they're pretty good for the money.

But it may be worth you using what you have for a bit saving up a few £'s and spending a bit more on something better.

Richtea70

Thanks for the comments.

Been out with the bike today and despite my reservations the forks weren't too bad so I think I'll stick with them for now and save up a bit more for now.

Thanks again.
Rich.

supersonic

What forks are on there?

cooldad

Now Omega RST's he said.
Think they came out with Recon 318's - 120mm?

supersonic

Ah, indeed.

Standard Omegas, I am afraid to say are poor. Have no rebound damping at all. To get the bike working as well as the very capable rear, I would upgrade.

Richtea70

supersonic wrote:

Ah, indeed.

Standard Omegas, I am afraid to say are poor. Have no rebound damping at all. To get the bike working as well as the very capable rear, I would upgrade.

Any suggestions? I really am a noob when it comes to fork capability (and most other things!).

Thanks,
Rich

cooldad

pm Supersonic - he had some decent forks for around £95 if I remember correctly.
The ones linked above are much better than what you have (Recon Silver) but I think your bike originally had 120mm forks, not 100mm)

tank121

My Recon Silvers arrived yesterday to replace my Suntour XC

Richtea70

Tank,

Let me know how you get on with your Recon's

Rich

thel33ter

cooldad wrote:

Now Omega RST's he said.
Think they came out with Recon 318's - 120mm?

They had 130mm custom Halfords thingies, so anything between 120mm-140mm will work.

Richtea70

thel33ter wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Now Omega RST's he said.
Think they came out with Recon 318's - 120mm?

They had 130mm custom Halfords thingies, so anything between 120mm-140mm will work.

Thanks for the info. Does that mean that I cant fit 100mm forks, or if I do it will alter the geometery of the frame significantly?

Rich

thel33ter

It depends on axle to crown length, but I wouldn't go shorter than 120mm on that bike, as it will make it about 1.5° steeper than intended if you put a 100mm fork on

Richtea70

thel33ter wrote:

It depends on axle to crown length, but I wouldn't go shorter than 120mm on that bike, as it will make it about 1.5° steeper than intended if you put a 100mm fork on

Excellent, thank you just the info I need. I'll look out for some 120mm then.

Might put a note in the wanted section, thanks to everyone for all the help,

Rich