My C456 could do with a new fork so I’m wondering what’s the collectives opinion on is/was best 26inch 140mm fork ever made?.

Watches with interest

Marzocchi 44 RC3 Ti Evo2 or else 55 TST 2’s , converted to shim stack damping and dropped to 140mm.

I ran a set of totems at 140mm travel for a while, they were all kinds of awesome…

Uturn Pike?

Should have added in the op that since new I’ve had a pair of 2011 revelation RLs on it and have always been a bit disaponted in them

UTURN air pike but overkill for a C456

IMHO a talas or similar as I found the front end wandered at 140 up steep hills so something adjustable

RS Revs with a 20mm axle or if you fall into the correct weight category for the springs then Fox Vanillas.

44rc3ti or new pike or bos deville

Not used the latter but heard very good things.

Not 140, but I run a 150 Pike on my C456. Very nice. Uturn I wouldn’t bother about. Too much compromise. I have no problem climbing on big forks even without lock out. Have a 170 Lyrik on my Nomad with no lock out. Not an issue.

Latest Pike is good and can be run 140mm does the C456 take a taper fork?

Bos Deville or Marzocchi 44rc3ti. Or, source a cheap Sektor and have the Avalanche cartridge fitted.

Jeffus – Member
does the C456 take a taper fork?

Yes. It was designed for tapered.

Cool i would get a set of Pikes set to 140mm plenty of mint 2nd hand for £300 or less i paid about £280 for mine rate them highly.

44 RC3 Ti’s. Got several pairs on various bikes.
Best forks that were made for 26″

For me a Pike, or Revelation RCT3, depending on how stiff you want.

(mine has coil-converted Revelation Teams with the old black box damper and a sektor spring, they’re fantastic, but they were never available to buy in that form so I guess they don’t count. Actually heavier than Pikes but I prefer ’em. Took a long time to get them this good though)

If you’re leaning towards 44 RC3 Tis I do have a set of 140mm straight steerers, plug plug. Though, I don’t like them as much as the Revs so I can’t do you a hard sell 😆

RS Revs with a 20mm axle

Is the correct answer

From my perspective a set of Fox 36 Talas Fit with 20mm axle like I bought a couple of months ago from Mojo…….most riding I run them at 180mm but drop them to 140mm so as not to wheely up the climbs…….I have a set of 2009 Rev Dual Air U Turns that are currently sat as spares……and I won’t be re fitting them and riding the bike like I can now with the big forks on…….

Revs always felt a bit artificial IMO .

My vote would go for DT Swiss XMM140’s. Best fork I ever had and miles better than the float or Rev that
Went before them. Great forks.

Marzocchi 44 RC3 Ti Evo2, without a doubt. Very reliable, too. In 3 years, all I’ve had to do was change the oil, seals and a bushing.

Really, with all that jumping about on them?

I’m going to wave the flag for Suntour Durolux forks here- 35mm stanchions, stiff as you like 😳 , plush, 20mm axle, cheap-ish to buy new, reliable as tomorrow, simple to service and, dan-dan-daaaaah, you can get them in straight or tapered.

Bos Devilles, I’ve Revs on my ht and they’re not even in the same league.

If you’re nervous about Bos then try to find a pair of the last of the proper RC2 Fox 36 Fit Floats (lowered to 140).

I ran Vanilla 140s on mine with heavy springs.

I used to think my dual air Revs with RCT3 damper and 20mm axle were the best things ever. Then I got a Manitou Mattoc which was in a totally different league.

Used to have a rev team on my c456.

I tried a fox 36 for a bit, but found it too heavy for such a light frame, the bike felt unbalanced.

So thinking about it I’d probably go for the Pike for it’s balance of weight, stiffness and performance.

Best performing 140mm fork, hands down it has to be the Deville for me, I’m on 160mm Pikes on both bikes now so the Devilles were sold, for me they outperform the Pikes but are far more expensive (and slightly heavier) and if you need parts then it’s a bit of a lottery so although Devilles win on performance I’d never recommend anyone buy them new!

Pike dual air u-turn with an RCT3 damper and dual flow.Cost a small fortune to mod but awesome set up.Sadly sold them but kept the RCT3 damper if anyone needs one. 😀