Suntour Raidon

carrera_vulcan
carrera_vulcan Posts: 125
edited May 2011 in MTB buying advice
Hi,

A friend of mine is considering swapping his Rock Shox Tora 302 Coil 130mm for an SR Suntour Raidon Air fork. It is SF11 X1 and it has 140mm of travel with lockout and rebound.

http://shop.screambikes.eu/bg/vilki-amo ... ir-26.html

Can you please tell me your opinion of the fork and whether it is worth exchanging for his Rock Shox Tora 302 Coil?

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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    I would much rather have the Rockshox. The Tora is a pretty decent fork and will last a very long time if you look after it. For an actual upgrade how about Rockshox Sektor or Revelations?
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  • carrera_vulcan
    carrera_vulcan Posts: 125
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    I would much rather have the Rockshox. The Tora is a pretty decent fork and will last a very long time if you look after it. For an actual upgrade how about Rockshox Sektor or Revelations?

    Thanks!
  • leaflite
    leaflite Posts: 1,651
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    I would much rather have the Rockshox.

    I wouldnt be so sure. Those suntours get some good reviews. Also, the tora 302s only have the turnkey damper. However, I think that if you are going to splash out on new forks, rather than getting something that will be a little better, it would be wise to get something that will be a lot better such as a reba, revelation, fox 32 etc.
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  • leaflite
    leaflite Posts: 1,651
    edited May 2011
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Rockshox are better built & will last longer. Probably a lot easier to get rockshox spares as well.
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  • Shaggy_Dog
    Shaggy_Dog Posts: 688
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Rockshox are better built & will last longer. Probably a lot easier to get rockshox spares as well.

    Bang on, another downside to the Raidon is that the brake has an annoying habit of forcing the non-driveside of the front wheel out of the dropout, it's a design flaw and there's no way of fixing it. It won't force the wheel all the way out as there are "lawyers lips" that stop it from doing so, but it is a pain as it makes the rotor rub against the caliper and fork leg
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  • carrera_vulcan
    carrera_vulcan Posts: 125
    Shaggy_Dog wrote:
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Rockshox are better built & will last longer. Probably a lot easier to get rockshox spares as well.

    Bang on, another downside to the Raidon is that the brake has an annoying habit of forcing the non-driveside of the front wheel out of the dropout, it's a design flaw and there's no way of fixing it. It won't force the wheel all the way out as there are "lawyers lips" that stop it from doing so, but it is a pain as it makes the rotor rub against the caliper and fork leg

    Thanks a lot for your comment and also for all of your comments.

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