£300 Fork

clwydian_rider92

Hi, been looking for ~120mm forks for my Trek Fuel EX (price ~ £300).

For this price, I am limited on the first hand forks I can buy, but ive found a couple that look ok:

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... Forks_2009

Do these 2009 forks have basic internals? Would I be better off buying second hand forks?

I have also looked at the newer 150mm rev's but as I said beofre I want ~120mm, so could I put spacers in these to reduce the travel?

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... ION-RL.htm

Another important note is the QR and thru-bolt. I currently have QR, is the thru-bolt worth it for a fork like this and its capabilities?

Any thoughts much appreciated!

1mancity2

The first set are a fantastic fork for the money, they can be spaced down, if you currently have a qr, is your front wheel capable of swapping axle types? If not its a new hub/wheel for a thru-bolt.

Greer_

What about a set of rebas?

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRERL/ro ... k__26_inch and
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... L-2012.htm
or
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... -RLTTI.htm

(remember 10% off when added to basket with merlin)

EyesintheSky

Cannot recommend these ones enough: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=68493

So smooth, plus they're quick release but using some fancy DT swiss engineering meaning they apparently have the stiffness of a 15mm...

clwydian_rider92

Would 120mm Maxle (15mm) Reba's be good on rough stuff... i.e. going down Snowdon and trail centres etc Just that when i think of reba's especially the 100mm version i think XC

benpinnick

I would recommend the Revelation RLTs on Merlin. Slightly over budget, but I am certain that you'll be glad you splashed the extra £30 if you can afford it. They should be able to space down to 130, but I would check with Merlin first.

felix.london

I put (2011) 120mm Reba's on my '06 'hopper last season and I'm loving them. The difference over the '06 Marzocchi's MX is night & day. Takes a while to properly get them dialled but lovin em. The amount of dodgy lines I take and badly timed/landed jumps etc I do - they soak that $hit up.

Easily the best money I've spent on the bike so far