cracking deals , but which one??

Bostin Chops

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRETK/ro ... th_lockout

And then upgrade to moco damper.. or

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRECGLDA ... th_poplock

I cant decide on which to upgrade to, i ride pretty aggressively drops and jumps and fast red routes, obviously the gold is better specd with moco but will it take as much abuse as the coilie with steel stanchions? I want to buy new and the price of the golds are at the top end of my budget so please no reba selling please.

Can anyone who rides these forks and ride fairly hard help me decide because there seems to be pros and cons to each and i cant make the decision on my own :roll:

bails87

If you can afford the better one then get it.

Bostin Chops

the only thing stopping me is the aluminium stanchions, would these be noticably weaker? wold the performance be night and day between the two? Im not too bothered about saving weight i just want a good reliable fork on trails that can take a good few hits. Is there any massive pros of air vs coil or vice versa. would the coil fork be a big upgrade from my SR XCT? So many questions im sorry

cooldad

Aluminium is better, if anything. Lighter, don't rust and have a nice smooth coating. I don't think they are motion control though, they are turnkey - On One are confused.

Bostin Chops

can both forks be upgraded to motion control? and for the extra 70 quid do you think there will be a big difference in the ride quality. Thanks for taking the time to answer the post, appreciated

jairaj

I agree with Cooldad, I think both forks are Turnkey damping.

The advantage the more expensive one has is the air spring which can be adjusted to rider weight easier than the less expensive which has a coil spring.

I believe they can be both be upgraded at a later date to have motion control damping but this is usually more expensive way to do it.

Just save a bit longer and go for this one:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRERL/rockshox_reba_rl_dual_air_100mm_fork__26_inch

Greer_

cooldad wrote:

Aluminium is better, if anything. Lighter, don't rust and have a nice smooth coating. I don't think they are motion control though, they are turnkey - On One are confused.

Yep, not motion control. You'd be looking for the 'RL' not TK if you wanted that

supersonic

What bike are these for? What do you weigh?

Bostin Chops

Theyre for a hardrock disc 2012, the xct i have on has zero travel and is crap to be.

I weigh roughly 11 stone.

If im honest its no good me saving for the reba as im rubbish at saving, the only reason im upgrading is because of a nice cheque from the tax man, so i figured id change the one thing im unhappy with on my bike.

So without motion control i suppose its down to the coil vs air debate?

supersonic

Air is so good nowadays that they have caught up with the fluidity of some coil forks, service intervals are large, are more adjustable and lighter.

Bostin Chops

Do you think the performance difference is worth the £70 price difference? I suppose im being fussy as both forks are probably a world apart fom my xct

supersonic

You save a fair bit of weight, and can upgrade at a later date with the Gold.

Bostin Chops

decision made then, thanks for the advice