Upgrading forks on a 2011 Spesh Rockhopper

Big_Ham

Looking for some new forks for my Rockhopper. The standard ones are like pogo sticks. What forks would make a good upgrade to the package. It's standard at the moment, bar some DMR V8 pedals as the standard ones were horrid.

It's used for XC trails, and a bit of bike park stuff.

I personally like these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=78544

Will they fit, and are they a decent buy? I reckon around 80-100mm travel's best so as not to mess with the geometry too much?

nicklouse

Big_Ham wrote:

Will they fit,

No.

supersonic

They are decent forks, but that will not fit your bike due to the 1.5 steerer tube. You need 1 and 1 1/8th.

If you have around £500 for upgrades I'd get new wheels and forks ie a Reba and Superstar wheels:

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/f ... forks.html

and

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=496

A great combo.

ADL

or 2013 Reba RLT here:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSRBRTSAF ... plock_2013

arthur_scrimshaw

supersonic wrote:

They are decent forks, but that will not fit your bike due to the 1.5 steerer tube. You need 1 and 1 1/8th.

If you have around £500 for upgrades I'd get new wheels and forks ie a Reba and Superstar wheels:

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/f ... forks.html

and

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=496

A great combo.

Ha - exactly the forks and wheels I bought for my (slightly older) rockhopper - I'm still amazed every time I pick it up how much lighter it is, and the ride has improved so much!

Great investment

Big_Ham

THanks for the advice gents.

felix.london

Got a set of 2012 Reba RL (dual air) on my '06 'hopper and they really are pretty excellent. They take a fair bit of fiddling around and experimenting to get them set up how you want them but once you have they are awesome. Super plush. Think I paid £290 for mine last year - worth every penny