What are the best forks I can fit on my Carrera Fury?

ssjgoku101

Hi all,

I was looking for some advice, I'm trying to decide what the best fork I can get for my Carrera Fury is.

I have the 2012 model with the Raidon X2 forks and want to upgrade to something better. As far as I can tell I am slightly limited because the frame head uses a straight through design instead of tapered and has a 9mm QR.

Can anyone recommend some decent forks for this frame please?

Thanks

rockmonkeysc

What's your budget?

ssjgoku101

Up to £250, I'm looking for second hand.

rockmonkeysc

Look for a set of Rockshox Rebas.

poah

what travel?

Chunkers1980

Just a guess, but a Carrera will be 80-120mm

poah

I had a look for 2012 fury's to see the fork travel (120) and they come up as 15mm axles not 9mm

ssjgoku101

It has 120mm travel. Yes your right, its 15mm not 9mm, my mistake.

Was thinking of bidding on a Reba RTL. Any alternatives?

njee20

SIDs, same lowers, lighter uppers/internals.

rockmonkeysc

Reba RLT is ok. If your buying Rockshox, I would avoid dual air. I have had a few dual air forks and became very familiar with air spring rebuilds. They can be quite unreliable, usually either a circlip or o ring coming off.

junglist_matty

£50 extra and you could get a pair of these:

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/fox-32-f ... oCpLfw_wcB

CitizenLee

Loads of Reba's on Pinkbike at the moment...

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/listnew ... category=9

SIDs too but not so many...

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/listnew ... category=9

Marzocchi 44 an option, or one of the X-Fusion models?

rockmonkeysc

junglist_matty wrote:

£50 extra and you could get a pair of these:

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/fox-32-f ... oCpLfw_wcB

I had a set of them on my Anthem. Very, very flexy fork. Also the wrong axle size

coulddobetter

You could consider getting a new front wheel that would take a 15mm . Run 2012 dual air sid and rate highly.

ssjgoku101

I cant find a dual air sid with 120mm travel thats non tapered.

Pudseyp

Reba Reba.....said like a mexican....

The Rookie

That wopuld be "a Reba, a Reba, a Reba2?

The OP said the best, SIDs.

ssjgoku101

I found a great deal on a Reba RL but it has a 175mm steerer length. Is that too short for the fury frame?

The Rookie

I think that will be 'just' long enough, but measure it and see (from base of crown race to just below the top of stem)

I believe my steerer is 185mm in my Carrera frame and I have 10mm of spacer.

Carrerabob

Any updates on this thread? My forks are dying and I was looking at possible upgrades. Would I get away with a 140 or 150 travel?

The Rookie

Depends what bike you have? But on a Carrera hardtail, no.

What sort of update are you thinking would be relevant?

swod1

Carrerabob wrote:

Any updates on this thread? My forks are dying and I was looking at possible upgrades. Would I get away with a 140 or 150 travel?

No unless the frame is designed for that amount of travel. Look for some replacements around the same travel as on the bike to be sure of not breaking the frame.

mattyfez

Suntour Epixon.. In budget and next model up from Raidon.
As good or better than the rockshox equivalent at that price.



Think mines a 2017 model.
They still do straight steer & 26er models models too if you need.

http://www.srsuntour-cycling.com/components/fork/?Model_Year=2019&Model="Epixon"

Carrerabob

Well I was wondering if there were any actual answers to the fork on Carrera question, last answer was in 2014 and things have changed (not me and my bike mind).

Matty that is what I was after, I have a 2014/15 fury with 120 travel. I was looking at Fox floats to be fair but you’ve given me food for thought.

Rookie I’ve been on here a while previously but lost login details, I followed the weight loss of your kraken then. I want to keep going with the fury as all the lads I ride with have bigger pockets than I and it’s very satisfying as “the fat lad on Carrera” to have to drag em along

mattyfez

Think epixons are 9mm QR though, at least mine is.