suntour fork upgrade

markhusbands

Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my suntour fork from the quitenheavy XCM fork to a lighter suntour air fork, don't really want a rockshox so was either looking at suntour radion or epicon , anyone know the difference as they seem similar beside the price,tia mark

supersonic

Epicon is lighter, with more damper options. Is a better fork, and seems better made too.

markhusbands

I noticed on suntour website you can't get the 9mm qr version in the epicon model, however I've seen some on eBay which are 9mm qr version so i may grab a pair before there obsolete. I've only just learnt about those 15mm thru axle ones that are more popular now,technology in bikes is moving fast....

poah

how much travel? there are some deals to be had on CRC site for manitou forks or you could look second hand for a bargin.

aradoman

I have both raidon and epicon forks, the raidons aren't really that good, I'd almost say my old xcm's were nicer, the epicons however are a nice fork, and adjusting travel between 80 mm and 140mm is pretty easy

markhusbands

About 100 mm will do, I might go for the epicons, is it true what I've read that they aren't home serviceable? As I like to fix/maintain my own bikes where I can!

supersonic

Basic services can be done at home. Suntour have full diagrams of the internals.