œ500 fork?

freqy · June 2007

hi all!!

im selling my car to upgrade my bike ! (cars are smelly)[xx(]

i'm thinking either rock shox reba wc or pace RC39 C-Type (or maybe something else?)

im mainly on the road but i like to go over bumps n things once in a while, so prefer suspension to save my wrists and go for longer smoother rides.

i have at the moment (laughs) a sync exell which weighs 1/4 ton,and bends as i put the power down, so the rim brakes rub,

i like to break very hard and go round corners very fast.(its my main hobby)..but dont jump off anything higher than a kerb.

can anyone help me decide on a nice fork that might last 10 years or more?[8)]

many thanks

peace + happy riding:)

freqy[:)]

Unknown · June 2007

10 years or morwe I cannot promise, especially if you buy a Pace...

RS Reba WC IMHO is a classic case of diminishing returns. 250 quid for the fork and an extra 300 to drop a few more grams. It is the best, but at a price. Is it an XC fork that you want?

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freqy · June 2007

Oh right you think just get a standard reba. so the world cup is just a
little lighter for allot more money. yeah, nice one!

I forgot i need money for food and electric too...just a little detail i missed off my list, haha

peace

freqy:)

Futureboy · June 2007

Fox 32 F100 RLC or RS Reba Team....nuff said.

I wouldn't bother with the World Cup.

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Never had you down as a Pace basher Sonic? Reliability issues should be a thing of the past, as they are now made by DT Swiss.

Strange, that when you have a look around sites like Retrobike, there seems to be lots of old Pace forks going strong. My old RC35's are still plodding on, on my old bike (now ridden by a mate).

Unknown · June 2007

Hehe, twas a bit of a joke for Fozzy! They seem to have some batches which go abit awry, but as you say the new QC should be better.

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Unknown · June 2007

You muppets they are just "the emperors new clothes" and you've all been conned! Pace still are pace forks.. no DTSwiss involvement yet apart from the labling / marketing / graphics.. you need to wait till next year for paces iMPROVED offerings..

Get RS or some Marz forks..

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Unknown · June 2007

but with the bike it is going onto why not a Tora?

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Wolf · June 2007

You need a œ500 fork for road? a œ150 Tora/MX pro will do the trick and perform well offroad too...

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Unknown · June 2007

œ500 would buy a decent hardtail WITH a perfectly usable fork.

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streako · June 2007

Reba SL from Merlins is around œ220 with poploc. It isnt the lightest, but imo is as good as Foxes and quite stiff. Rockshox are well known for reliability aswell.

Save the other œ270 for other stuff.

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Mad Splasherwmb · June 2007

Personally, for an MTB for the road, I'd buy Pace or Bontrager rigid carbons for œ180. Or do what we did with Mrs Splashers bike and put a carbon cyclocross fork on with 700c wheels - it's a flying machine on the road and still fine for towpaths, resevoirs and farmtracks.

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taytas · June 2007

Sorry but i just couldn't justify œ500 for a fork for road use, as most of the others said, you could get a nice set of forks for half that or even a different bike for that money.

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Unknown · June 2007

If its something light, purely for road use and a bit of comfort, check ebay out for an old INDY SL by Rockshox.

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