New forks for hardtail?

declan1
declan1 Posts: 2,470
edited November 2012 in MTB buying advice
I have a Saracen Mantra 1 hardtail (see sig for info) and I'm looking to upgrade the fork. The stock one is rather rubbish, and after an extremely bumpy ride down Ben Bhraggie (Golspie Wildcat) the other day, I think a new one would be a nice upgrade.

I have a budget of not very much.

I was looking at this:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FORSXC30/ro ... ut_poplock

Does it look any good? Don't forget I'm upgrading from an RST Gila Plus T7 (which is useless).

Also, does anyone know if it'll fit my frame?

Thanks for any help!
Declan

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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Is your Mantra not a 120mm bike? Those are 80mm forks.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    Northwind wrote:
    Is your Mantra not a 120mm bike? Those are 80mm forks.

    I was thinking that may be an issue. The current forks don't ever travel any more than about 80mm, but I presume it'll affect the geometry a fair bit?

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • LJ.
    LJ. Posts: 149
    Recon silver £112 at merlin cycles
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    LJ. wrote:
    Recon silver £112 at merlin cycles

    They look pretty good actually. Thanks for that! I'll have to wait until christmas to see my final budget :lol:

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.

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