Fork Upgrade for stock Hardrock 2012
Plyphon
Posts: 433
Hiya.
First of all I know how terrible the fork is on the Hardrock complete so please - as little "any fork will be an upgrade" replies as possible
The current Suntour XCM thing has 80mm travel - will I get away with 100mm? How badly will it effect the headangle?
What sort of money do I have to spend to make it "worthwhile" - as in, theres little point spending say 200 if its still going to be a mediocre fork, but for 250 I can get something awesome.
Are the lower end Rock Shox any good? I've seen a few Recon Gold solo airs around - they look ideal, nice and light etc but a brisk £300 odd quid - I don't mind paying that if it's my only option but if there is a semi decent fork with a decent weight to performance ratio for £250...
Any help greatly appreciated, new to MTB - so take a while to get my head around things.
Cheers!
First of all I know how terrible the fork is on the Hardrock complete so please - as little "any fork will be an upgrade" replies as possible
The current Suntour XCM thing has 80mm travel - will I get away with 100mm? How badly will it effect the headangle?
What sort of money do I have to spend to make it "worthwhile" - as in, theres little point spending say 200 if its still going to be a mediocre fork, but for 250 I can get something awesome.
Are the lower end Rock Shox any good? I've seen a few Recon Gold solo airs around - they look ideal, nice and light etc but a brisk £300 odd quid - I don't mind paying that if it's my only option but if there is a semi decent fork with a decent weight to performance ratio for £250...
Any help greatly appreciated, new to MTB - so take a while to get my head around things.
Cheers!
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100mm is fine ime. Head angle, didn't notice any difference personally with my bombers.
Recon silver seems a popular choice for the hardrock.0 -
2011 Reba's are £250 on One One at the moment...0
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100mm 2012 Reba RL about £250 (with discount) on Merlin."Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes
Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build
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specialeyes wrote:
yeah I saw those earlier - anyone know if the V brake hardware is removable? I'd buy them literally now if it is - I REALLY don't like the look of them with the V brake mounts just sat there
Dub L wrote:2011 Reba's are £250 on One One at the moment...
That seems a good price, I will have a peek if the above Recon Gold's don't work out!0 -
Yes, you can unscrew the brake studs. But the bit they screw into will still be there. By far and away the best fork for this money. Do it!0
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The 179 pricepoint is very tempting thats for sure!0
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Ooops, I meant the Reba! At £250 is a superb buy. Worth the extra over the Recon Gold TK.0
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supersonic wrote:Ooops, I meant the Reba! At £250 is a superb buy. Worth the extra over the Recon Gold TK.
that was going to be my next question, for £70 more is it just easier to go for the reba..... buy cheap buy twice afterall!0 -
It's not really cheap. They are both good, just the Reba is more than £70 better as it's lighter and more tunable.0
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I love my recon gold - incredible improvement over my suntour fork! Just spend what you can afford, neither is bad but the reba is worth the extra - not sure if I would've noticed the difference between the reba and the recon gold though as the difference is just so much compared to the XCM!0
