as im knew to a 160 AM bike and only had a 100mm XC bike previous whats your thoughts on the best fork out there.
i have the Fox 160 RC2 Talas FIT which i love so plush. my brother has a set of Rock Shox Lyric 160 coil which seem nice but not so plush as my Fox.
36 Float will be more plush that the Talas as there are less seals and stuff inside, or the Vanilla. According to Fox the best 160mm air fork is the 36 Float 180mm RC2 with the travel limited to 160mm.
Also heard good things about Bos Deville and would love to try one.
Bos Deville. I ran a set of pushed pike coils before them and they were quite a step up from a fork I already though wasn't bad when it got rough and fast. Seriously good fork. Few weeks ago R53 engineering were selling them at 750£ as well!
I'm surprised you found the talas more plush than a coil lyrik, assuming it was set up for your weight etc? Lyrik springs are known for being a bit firmer than the official ratings (mine has a medium spring but based on my rider weight I should be a firm, for example)
Ultimately if you prefer the feel of the talas, then stick with the talas 🙂
The bos deville, £200 cheaper then the floats, 1 year service intervals, and from people who use both are better than the floats.
Second - the floats. Excellent fork, I have these, plush, strong and do not bottom out harshly.
what does it mean by PUSHED i seen it on TF Tuned but didnt know hwat it was
PUSH are an American outfit who make aftermarket damping guts for Fox and Rockshox forks and shocks.
They do a compression damping kit for the Pike, which is supposed to be brilliant but I've never used it. TFT will service and tune the fork (extremely well IME) to suit your riding styles.
question: wtf does 'plush' mean?
from experience:
Marzocchi 66's are worse than crap. and very heavy
domains are good, but a bit heavy.
lyrics are better, lighter, but a bit pricey.
fox 36's are about the same as far as i can tell, but a bit more pricey still, and then they wear out.
of course i meant marzocchi 55's - not 66's
66's are even heavier still, i've never owned a pair, but a few friends do and they don't seem to work very often
smooth
I have 36 rc2 vans, 36 rc2 talas, 66rc2x, coil lyriks. The vans are the nicest by far.
And with equal servicing the lyriks have stanchion wear, the foxes don't.
question: wtf does 'plush' mean?
Soft, spongy and wooly to me. I prefer forks to be well damped and taut, but supple. Supple is a better word I think. 🙂
FWIW I've got some coil Lyriks and they are superb forks. I can't ever see me needing any better to be fair.
Nothing wrong with marz 55's 2010 onwards, they are very nice forks ime.
However 2008-09 are very unreliable and heavy.
The 2010/11 lyriks with mission control DH damping (RC2DH models) are amazing and blow my old fox 36's out of the water.
There's a small review of them in this months MBUK.
However there's a huge range of damping systems available with the Lyrik - I've heard the cheaper ones aren't so good whereas mine are
like a mini boxxer !
BOS Devilles are good, and a step up from the '10 36 Floats I was using.