Old bike new forks?
chrisw333
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A mate of mine has a 19.5" Giant ATX 870 1997 model as per link below, but with RST MOZO Comp forks. (the specced forks in the link are Rock Shox Indy XC with 72mm of travel I think)
http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/Bike ... &Type=bike
This was a good bike in it's day and he loves the way the it rides, but is hankering after some new forks. (I think he should prob keep the bike retro and put the money towards a Rockrider as a second bike in due course, but then it's not my money!)
So the question is, would the bike benefit from new forks, will it cope with 80-85mm of travel and any suggestions? Budget is pretty limited - c £100 I think. He's currently looking at Rockshox 2012 xc28 or Suntour XCR 011 series 2012.
Typical riding is semi technical single track and trail centres. Left me in his wake on the MBR route with his 16 year old bike and 72mm of travel!
Thanks fo any input.
http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/Bike ... &Type=bike
This was a good bike in it's day and he loves the way the it rides, but is hankering after some new forks. (I think he should prob keep the bike retro and put the money towards a Rockrider as a second bike in due course, but then it's not my money!)
So the question is, would the bike benefit from new forks, will it cope with 80-85mm of travel and any suggestions? Budget is pretty limited - c £100 I think. He's currently looking at Rockshox 2012 xc28 or Suntour XCR 011 series 2012.
Typical riding is semi technical single track and trail centres. Left me in his wake on the MBR route with his 16 year old bike and 72mm of travel!
Thanks fo any input.
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