fork upgrade for 07 hardrock

kenone · June 2007

Hey,
Bought a hardrock about a month ago and pretty chuffed, (im only a beginner to serious riding). Me and a few mates planning a trip to wales in august and thinking of upgrading the forks, obviously dont really wanna spend much more than œ150 as the bike was only œ350!, But im no expert so any reviews, advice or helpful links would be much appreciated.
Cheers

nicklouse · June 2007

current fork is?

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ddoogie · June 2007

Marzocchi MX Comp

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kenone · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by nicklouse

current fork is?
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mmm_pie · June 2007

RS Tora or MX Comp

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kenone · June 2007

Originally posted by ddoogie

Marzocchi MX Comp

just read reviews and seems a good choice, although current forks have 100mm of travel is losing the 15mm gonna affect performance in the situations ill be riding?(obviously new forks are much better quality though)
As i said before im pretty new to it all so i wont be goin too crazy, but i can jump a bike and like to think we could be doin some pretty rapid stuff in wales. Waddya reckon? If it means payin abit more....

gravityengine · June 2007

MX Comps come in 80mm or 105mm

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nicklouse · June 2007

and 120mm but if you are on discs the MX has Post mounts. be aware.

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kenone · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by nicklouse

and 120mm but if you are on discs the MX has Post mounts. be aware.

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<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">postmounts?
Im running discs but surely there would be bracket/fitting kit as most people run discs?!
Im pretty mechanical so could i fit the forks myself or would you recommend taking them to a specialist ( local bike shop is pretty sound)

nicklouse · June 2007

postmounts read the sticky in tech.

fitting a fork http://www.mbuk.com/grimetimedetails.asp?id=14

what is the current brake? picture please.

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omblae · June 2007

Plenty of postmount adapters. Finding the right one for the brake is definitely a LBS jobby.

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kenone · June 2007

heres my brakes, have also found the following forks for 90 quid, rock shox tora 302 lockout any good?
Thanx for all yhis help its much appreciated

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Hopper of rocks · June 2007

You don't need an adaptor for a 160mm disc which is what you have. the brake just bolts directly onto the fork without the original adaptor

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me_groovy · June 2007

as it happens, I have MX comps on mine, my mate has the tora's. Although the lockout is nice to have, the mx's are lighter and perform better. Get them if you want proper bump absorption

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kenone · June 2007

Originally posted by me_groovy

as it happens, I have MX comps on mine, my mate has the tora's. Although the lockout is nice to have, the mx's are lighter and perform better. Get them if you want proper bump absorption
sweet, cheers bud have heard better reviews about marzocchis generally.
Quite a price hump though. Is it worth gettin a new 06 fork, as ive just been lookin and it could save me a fair bit. Which models do you have?

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Cerberus · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Hopper of rocks

You don't need an adaptor for a 160mm disc which is what you have. the brake just bolts directly onto the fork without the original adaptor

Who said gears for queers? i wanna find them...
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He will need an adapter, as the mount on the RSTs and on the brakes is IS mount, the MX Comps have post mount, so he would need an IS to Post adapter.
What make/model are the brakes?

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ROCHA · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Cerberus

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Hopper of rocks

You don't need an adaptor for a 160mm disc which is what you have. the brake just bolts directly onto the fork without the original adaptor

Who said gears for queers? i wanna find them...
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He will need an adapter, as the mount on the RSTs and on the brakes is IS mount, the MX Comps have post mount, so he would need an IS to Post adapter.

What make/model are the brakes?

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He won't need an adptor, he'll just have to remove the adapter (post mount to IS) that came fitted.

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mr_b_at_home · June 2007

Just had rockshox revelations fitted to my hardrock 07. You'll not regret changing the forks :-)

me_groovy · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kenone

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by me_groovy

as it happens, I have MX comps on mine, my mate has the tora's. Although the lockout is nice to have, the mx's are lighter and perform better. Get them if you want proper bump absorption<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
sweet, cheers bud have heard better reviews about marzocchis generally.
Quite a price hump though. Is it worth gettin a new 06 fork, as ive just been lookin and it could save me a fair bit. Which models do you have?
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mine are 2003, his are 2006's iirc. mine are still better, and lighter. and with the weight of the hardrock frame, you'll want to save weight wherever you can

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