Which New Bars and Forks

plumb71

Hi, looking to upgrade my bars and forks, on a rockrider 6.3 have a budget of £250.00 not a lot i know, but does anyone have any sugestions?

cooldad

What forks are on at the moment.

Greer_

As CD says, what's on it at the moment? But for £250, you could get some RS Recon Golds, or some Rebas if you're lucky!

plumb71

cooldad wrote:

What forks are on at the moment.

Suntour XCM Coil with lock out

cooldad

What Greer said then.

PashleyRider

I have some Reba teams on my 6.3, feel fantastic. I also run some Sunline V1 bars, 2 inch rise with a Sunliine 60mm stem which has made for a nice combination

funkybaj

For bars - I've just picked up some Answer Pro Taper 720 AM from CRC in the sale, bargain at under £30.

rockmonkeysc

PashleyRider wrote:

I have some Reba teams on my 6.3, feel fantastic. I also run some Sunline V1 bars, 2 inch rise with a Sunliine 60mm stem which has made for a nice combination

2 Inch rise must be virtually a BMX bar :shock:

cycleclinic

H?ow about rigis carbon forks. That what going on mine. Carbon cycles have them for just under £100. For bars I have just got the Thomson all montain and I really like them. So £250 would buy you the Thomson bars and a carbon fork. Much lightlness and comfort should be fine depending on the terrain you are covering.

cooldad

thecycleclinic wrote:

H?ow about rigis carbon forks. That what going on mine. Carbon cycles have them for just under £100. For bars I have just got the Thomson all montain and I really like them. So £250 would buy you the Thomson bars and a carbon fork. Much lightlness and comfort should be fine depending on the terrain you are covering.

A rigid fork on a full sus? Seriously?

The Rookie

Won't that be rigid forks on a rear sus....(or will it be a 'hardfront')....either way I hope cycleclinic hadn't realised it was an FSer.....there again maybe he did (past history)....

RS Recon gold or Reba would be my vote.

Bars - what's wrong with what you have now? less rise, more rise, wider (shorter stem?), narrower (longer stem), bars are only an upgrade if they improve the bike, otherwise they are 'bling'.

jairaj

Buying AM bars and a rigid forks doesn't make sense to me either.

PashleyRider

RockmonkeySC wrote:

2 Inch rise must be virtually a BMX bar :shock:

I'm not sure why I put 2", they are 38mm!

The Rookie

1.5" then! Either way, bars are a personal choice and what is good for one, isn't for another - personally I wouldn't touch Sunline V'1 with the usual pole...