New Forks???

AJWILLIAMS
AJWILLIAMS Posts: 11
edited June 2007 in MTB general
I bought a Marin Hawk Hill several months back and have been using it on a few light trails and paths round were I live and its been fine. Yesterday I went to Rivington Pike and found myself and the bike wanting. Maybe its my ineptitude on a bike and the lack of skills but I found myself getting kicked about a bit from both ends and the loss of rear wheel traction to up some of the steeper climbs. Would a better set of forks help out??? The bike came with Marzocchi MZ comp I think. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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  • joed05
    joed05 Posts: 794
    all mountains?
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  • flyingmonkeycorps
    flyingmonkeycorps Posts: 468
    The MZs I have on my spare bike are pretty much undapmed, so they do tend to buck you around a bit. What length forks are on there and how much do you want to spend? MX Pros are probably gonna be a big imporovement, or the equivalend RockShox. Toras, I believe.

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  • rubber side up
    rubber side up Posts: 2,150
    If you're loosing rear wheel traction on climbs, try shifting your weight a little bit further back or try a slightly more grippy tyre.

    The all mountain series of fork would be a good buy.

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  • AJWILLIAMS
    AJWILLIAMS Posts: 11
    Not sure what length forks are on there now but had looked at those Rockshox Tora 302 or 318's as they seemed to be around my price band, don't want to go too expensive as otherwise I might as well have just bought a more expensive bike which perhaps I should have. Maybe should have just got the Specialized Rockhopper for œ50 more which had those forks on anyway.
    Will have a look at the All Mountains.
  • ddoogie
    ddoogie Posts: 4,159
    Better tyres will help on with grip but its got a lot to do with body positioning. If you're getting knocked about a lot from the front then a new set of forks that can cope would be good. Something like Rebas or the MX Pro SL.

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  • flyingmonkeycorps
    flyingmonkeycorps Posts: 468
    The All Mountains might be a bit too much travel for the frame. I'd stick to around 100mm.

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