marin bobcat suspension upgrade

dpn1983

Hi can anyone give me some advice on what shocks I should be looking at for a 2011 marin bobcat, I'm not after info on which brand to get but the size"s as I'm a bit confused, the standard shocks are surtour xcm hlo with 100 mm travel if that helps, cheers

supersonic

Depends on your budget - how much d you have to spend?

dpn1983

Probably 200 at the most, probably go second hand, will any forks fit, are the diameters of the fork stems all the same,

cooldad

Nope steerer could be straight or tapered, and two different sizes of straight. If you buy second hand you also need to make sure the steerer tube is long enough.
See Parktools below.

dpn1983

Cheers for the info mate, probably best if I buy new then, how could I tell if it's tapered or not

97th choice

Take your existing fork out, and measure the steerer tube length whilst you are at it. You can buy second hand then.

cooldad

According to this 1 1/8" straight steerer.*

http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/Bike ... bcat+Trail

Length you can measure well enough without taking it to bits.

*the writer accepts no responsibility for any financial loss incurred. All information is for entertainment purposes only.

dpn1983

Thanks for your reply the shocks I had my eye on won't fit, what's everyone's options on what shocks to go for

supersonic

What is your budget?

cooldad

dpn1983 wrote:

Probably 200 at the most, probably go second hand, will any forks fit, are the diameters of the fork stems all the same,