Awaits inevitable RockShox fanboi wisdom. 😀

I’m looking to buy one of these but the price still seems high. The 2013 models are starting to be listed on some websites. Should I give it a month or so for the prices to drop before pulling the trigger, or will the prices remain high for a while?

I don’t much fancy one of the 2013 models, given the lukewarm reaction to the CTD damper.

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/frame-forks/forks-shocks/fox-suspension-forks/fox-32-f120-rlc-fit-forks-2010.html

2010 – £380

not certain if you have seen this?

If you want forks for 26″ wheels, best buy them now before they are phased out.

I had seen that Merlin offer, thanks. Anyone know what changed between 2010 and later versions? I’ve been struggling to find out.

I don’t think they will phase out 26″

Any particular reason you want the F120s over a Reba (for example)?

I had 2 F120s, 1st set with QR and second set with the QR15. Both had the hollow brace. I’m not a great rider, but I did notice the flex in the fork. Front wheel didn’t track round corners nearly as well as the R130s, Revelations (QR) or Rebas (Maxle). I also couldn’t get full travel on either version – the forks stopped before the last 15mm or so, although the damping was excellent, and they are light. One was a 2010 model, I think, the other a 2009.

The Reba Maxle 120s I have at the moment are much flusher forks, and stiffer! Shame they’re not as sexy to look at 🙁

I will probably be taking a Float 120 off a new 2012 bike to sell soon, email in profile if interested.

I am about 15st so the stiffer the better probably. I haven’t ruled anything out really, so may also look at DtSwiss and Magura too. But I have some old Vanillas at present which have served me well, hence my preference for Fox.

Get float 140’s instead of f’series and space em down to 120, they have a stiffer webbed arch instead of the hollow f’series arch, and they have more stantion/bush overlap when you space em down which stiffens them up as well…

the best thing about the F120 is it only gives 100mm of travel. Certainly the older (09-10) ones did, plenty of threads on here and MTBR about it and possible modifications.

140s spaced down would probably be better. The only page I can find on the Fox site is this:

http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/Content/Service/QuickTech/FFloatAirSpgTravelAdj.htm

But, it all seems a bit vague for my liking, I’d like to see a list of years and model numbers to be absolutely sure this could be done on the models I’m looking at. I don’t know why Fox have moved to that shitty online manual rubbish, just let us download the sodding PDF by year/model. Gah!

Thinking about this overnight, I think a Float 150 spaced down to 120 would be better still, as this would give me an upgrate path, should I decide to switch my Soul for a Rocket. I’ve mailed TF Tuned to see if this is do-able.