Help me save my fork

gritty

So I got myself a Scott Peak since I am new to mtb an all. The fork on it is terrible tho(Suntour XCM HLO), not seeing a lot of bounce on it, it's gonna be the first thing I replace. So can I put forward a couple of questions to you all.

Suggestion for fork upgrade, probably spend about £100?? Or should I spend more? What's a good value fork? I haven't looked into the market for this yet so any advice more than welcome.

Should I oil up my current fork set up so they deliver a bit more suspension as they are quite stiff just now and only travel 30-40mm...does this improve things?

supersonic

They aren't the best forks. Look for a RockSHox XC30 or XC32.

cooldad

Probably need to spend a bit more - £150-£200 will get a Suntour Epicon or Rockshox Recon.

gritty

Trust me Im learning my lessons now, 1st one is do your homework....

Hearing decent things about rock shox, cheers

gritty

cooldad wrote:

Probably need to spend a bit more - £150-£200 will get a Suntour Epicon or Rockshox Recon.

Yeah I guessed I'd have to double that...name o the game

supersonic

The forks I mentioned are good enough if you can't stretch. They use the same damper as RS forks far higher up the range.

gritty

supersonic wrote:

The forks I mentioned are good enough if you can't stretch. They use the same damper as RS forks far higher up the range.

Well I guess id rather wouldn't stretch, being new to it a cheaper upgrade will do me until Im really ready for a good bike

supersonic

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a11337 ... tAodMRUAxg

97th choice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-SR-SUNTO ... 338a3d88f7

gritty

cheers for the links guys, food for thought

mini_death

I assume CRC still have some manitou forks in their sale. Check those out too.

Edit:
just make sure you get a fork that's compatible. (Straight 1 1/8th inch steer tube, QR drop outs I assume.)

You can get one with different brake mounts (ie IS or Post) and then get a different adaptor as/if necessary, just keep it in mind.

If you get through a shop they sometimes offer free fitting, this may be worth more to you than what you'll save buying online.

jon1993

You can get second hand air forks on ebay for about £100 even up to reba's for £150 although I have a set of recons as well and there very good. Put it this way my mate couldn't get a time around Dalby forest under 2:40 using a Carrera Vulcan (same forks as yours) he swapped to my reba's on his bike and got a 2:10 there that much better! so there worth the money as long as you don't get ones that aren't too worn out they last forever as they just require a simple service so chances are you will be able to sell them again at the end of it.

The Rookie

The XCM's with HLO aren't disastrously bad, a decent service (easy 15 minute job) will probably return them to no worse than new and give you some time.

All the forks in our family were bought used, all are working fine....not for everyone I know but the son has some £700 Maguras we got for £100 and the elder daughter has Revelations that cost £72, you just need to be patient.

gritty

Cheers for all the advice guys I can't go wrong now!

The Rookie wrote:

The XCM's with HLO aren't disastrously bad, a decent service (easy 15 minute job) will probably return them to no worse than new and give you some time.


Is this a LBS service or is it easy enough to do yourself?

poah

I've got a slightly used Manitou marvel pro for sale in the classifieds if you need a 100mm 1/18 9mm fork.

gritty

POAH wrote:

I've got a slightly used Manitou marvel pro for sale in the classifieds if you need a 100mm 1/18 9mm fork.

not buying anything just now only had bike for a month prob wait until summer but cheers for the offer

The Rookie

gritty wrote:

The Rookie wrote:

The XCM's with HLO aren't disastrously bad, a decent service (easy 15 minute job) will probably return them to no worse than new and give you some time.

Is this a LBS service or is it easy enough to do yourself?

Very easy DIY, just loosen the two Allen bolts on the bottom, tap up gently to free the interference fit, undo, pull off lowers, clean stanchions and inside the top of the lowers, regrease liberally with a decent grease and refit.