Anyone tried a Boardman HT with 120mm forks?

jairaj

Hi all,

Is there anyone who has tried 120mm forks on their Boardman hardtail? If so I'd like to hear your opinions on how it feels.

I have a Boardman HT frame built as rigid MTB that I use for commuting and occasional off-road riding in the local woods.

I've entered a few races this year and would like to use the boardman as its much lighter than my normal do it all hardcore hardtail. I was thinking of temporarily putting my u-turn Revs on the boardman with the forks set at their lowest travel of 120mm but not sure what it will feel like as the bike is designed around a 100mm fork.

jairaj

hmm that'll be a no then ... ?

The Northern Monkey

if it was me.. i'd be looking at the reba, not the rev.

jairaj

yeah the ideal fork is prob a reba or a sid but I have a rev on the the other bike and its just a temp measure to get me through a few races. not sure I want to spend £300 buying a new fork for a few races?

frogstomp

Why not swap the Revs onto the Boardman and see how it feels? It's not a big job and at least that way you'll know if it works for you...

grawp

I bought a second hand Boardman HT with 130mm Recons on it. No problems for me and absolutely love it. Seems I've got a bargain.

dot1

I've got a Boardman with 120mm forks on it. Feels fine!

Rick_huggins

I've some reba 100mm (internally adjustable to 120mm) for sale as some tw@ didn't pay on flea bay if your interested

trail jacker

my GT came with stock 100mm forks but Im running 130mm u-turns fine now, 120mm will be no biggie

jairaj

OK sounds like putting the 120 Revs as a temp measure should work out ok then. Cool might try swapping the forks over at the week end. thanks all ...

bails87

I've got a Boardman Pro, extended my Rebas to 115mm and I prefer it like that.