For Lakes, North Wales and Scotland riding (bit vague I know) would I be better with 140 or 160 travel Fox forks?
My front hub only takes standard QR and is not upgradable so am I limited to 140s with Fox?
I run mine with 160mm Fox's...
But am thinking of reducing them down to 140mm to see how that feels...
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my "old lady" has 160mm forks but i only ride her in the alps and uplift days in the uk and they are perfect
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am I limited to 140s with Fox
Yes, afraid so.
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To answer your question though, I have Talas 160/120 on mine and have to say that 160 is fantastic. Previously had 140s and would say the 160 is better. Have 120 option for steep climbs, works well.
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I really would't buy a QR fork though, get yourself a new 20mm front wheel and go for the 160 Talas.
Just out of interest why have you limited your choice to fox, and when its going on a heckler (which isn't as high end)
Have you considered getting the wheel relaced with a new hub? If you choose the right hub you may be able to use the same spokes, if you lace it up yourself as well (and get a trusted LBS to tension/true it) you can keep your costs down a bit
If you need new length spokes to go with a new hub then it can often be cheaper to get a new wheel built than new hub/spokes/wheelbuild. Even if costs were close with a new wheel you sell the old QR one on
I'm with jockhaggis on this one.
I've got 36 160/120 talas on mine.
Drop em down and I can pretty much climb up anything.
Let em out to 160 on the downhill bits and let the fun begin 😀
If you can scrape the money up to get them it's well worth it.
Ps you can soon get a 20 mm adaptor for your front wheel.
Well to cut a long story short...
I have matching green hubs and I'm a colour matching whore, so, if I changed my front hub then I'd also have to change my rear (anal, I know!).
I've ridden both Fox and Rock Shox and I've always just preferred how the Fox feel, again just personal preference I guess.
Just done a deal on some Float 140s anyway so it's all by-the-by now I guess but thanks all for your input anyway. Would have liked 160s but hopefully the 140s will ride well, too. I'm used to riding a hardtail with 100s on anyway so 140s will feel massive in comparison.
Can't wait for it all to come together and get out in the Peak!
Dare I turn this into a 'show me your Heckler' pics thread? In fact no, I'll start another one 😀
Briefly ran my 2011 Heckler with 150mm Fox 32's but it just didn't feel right.
Now running RS Lyrik Coil U-turn's.....now THAT'S more like it!!!! Absolutly lovely. Got a 5th Element coil on the back too and the combination is great.
It's going to be a fun 3 weeks Alps trip soon.
had a pike on my heckler and it was very good....
but now...with a marzocchi z1 freeride 1 (same length as lyriks ) and a fox dhx coil and it is even better..
"have matching green hubs and I'm a colour matching whore"
Superstar do 2 greens, either close enough?
No it's more a yellowy green. The DT wheelset came with my Cube GTC Reaction SL -- off of which I'm now selling the frame and forks and the rest of the kit is going on the Heckler.
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140 OK
150 mmmm
160 Flying!!!
Screw the hub colour and go bolt through, it's for riding not looking at
it's for riding not looking at
That's what I thought about my ex misses but it didn't last long. I'm shallow, I go for looks every time 😆