Upgrading forks on a 2010 Specialised Rockhopper

Speshnewbie

Dear all

I'm a new convert to Mountain Biking and I have a question about upgrading the forks on my bike.

I have a 2010 17" Specialised Rockhopper Comp which came fitted with 80mm Rockshox Tora Forks. I've mostly done some cross-country riding so far, but as I'm hoping to get to Glentress later in the summer, I'm wondering if I should upgrade my forks.

I've seen a set of 100mm Rockshox Rebas at a good price and I'm tempted to upgrade. However I contacted Specialized's customer services and they advised me that any suspension upgrade should not have any more than 10% travel than the original forks. As this would mean that I could not fit the Rebas, does anyone know if you can limit the amount of travel on the fork to 80mm?

I apologise in advance if I'm asking a daft question, but I don't to fit the Rebas and then discover that something breaks!

phildsmith

They used to come with 100mm Reba - I have a 2007 Pro.
Check the specialised web site but I'm certain the frame has not changed.

chez_m356

the frame has changed, they come with both 80mm or 100mm depending on frame size, 100mm should be fine for you