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Anyone know any shops selling some 27.5, 100mm travel suspension forks (straight steerer and quick release)? Really struggling to find anything online, looking to spend around £300 (for a kid's bike).
Some options here - RST ones for 80 quid?
What frame is it for?
The Manitou Markhor is probably your best bet-
Was going to suggest the RST Air...
The RST's have changable steerer tubes should you wish to reuse later.
or Manitou Markhour
I've had a look at this too as a potential upgrade for a Whyte 604 with it horrid Suntour coil fork but another possible alternative is to replace the lower headset cup with something like (you'll need to measure up / do your homework - understand whether you have a straight head tube or tapered) a Hope Type H ec44/40 which should open you up to world of tapered forks.
See p3 of
to get a better understanding of the options.
Thanks for all of the suggestions, the Manitou Markhors look good but not in stock for a few weeks.
I should have added that I am after alu stantions
@munrobiker - it is a Specialized Pitch
@scuttler - that is interesting I'll take a look but would prefer a straight forward replacement if possible.
you can get a straight tube pressed in if you can get a cheapish tapered fork
F1rst air is 6-10d delivery ... we had a 24" one and it was a good if basic airfork.
What A/C are you looking for?
I would have to check, it is for my nephew
I've just put a Markhor on my 2015 Pitch. The Suntour XC? fork it came with was rusty, heavy and collecting orange water. The Markhor is much lighter and actually compresses over small bumps. I bought mine from Rose and it was delayed being delivered. I think Rose may have stopped shipping forks to the UK now.
If you can find a Suntour Epixon in the U.K. they sometimes do straight steerer forks. They’ve got alloy stanchions and are fairly light / have some damping unlike the cheapie Suntour xcm / xct etc.