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Been riding Fox for over 10 years now. What do the other big brands offer as an alternative to the Fox 36 range?


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 11:09 am
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Lyric


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 11:09 am
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lyrik or marz 55 imo


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 11:14 am
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Cheers. I was wondering if anyone did something similar but cheaper. Seems they don't really! Well, certainly not cheaper.


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 11:35 am
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Rock shox domain. Or rock shox sektor


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 11:39 am
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The Lyrik is only £50 cheaper. Meant to be good though, at I hope so as just bought one!


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 11:57 am
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I have got a marz 55 ata 2 with fully upgraded internals ( they had a reliability issue with the originals.....) they are black , good condition and yours for £75....


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:19 pm
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£75? What's the catch?


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:21 pm
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They have ata internals.....


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:23 pm
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By all accounts X-Fusion Vengeances are as good or better than 36s and about £300 cheaper.


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:30 pm
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What about second hand 36's?


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:32 pm
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There desperately needs to be an outbreak of sanity in the 160mm fork marketplace.

Everything is expensive 🙁


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:33 pm
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domains are great forks - just a little heavy.

(only about half a kilo more than 'air' lyriks - yes i've owned and weighed both)

The chrome steel stanchions are bullet proof, very durable.


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:44 pm
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Just buy 2nd hand. Loads of Lyriks kicking around for circa £250


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:51 pm
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Another vote for Domains, yes they're heavy but super plush, massively adjustable for climbs/descents and cheap! I got mine for £310 from Winstanleys and am absolutely loving them.


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 1:51 pm
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try ebay member coloradocycles

drop him an email of what you're after, his prices are very good


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 2:01 pm
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I was looking second hand but the vendor wasn't happy when I asked to check the stanchions!


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 2:46 pm
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Fox's are insanely expensive new IMO.
Although I have some 36Van RC2s for sale I could do for £260 posted 😉


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 7:19 pm
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i got a decent price on some lyriks from winstanleys at the weekend. shop about a bit, theres good stuff out there for @£500 (which isnt cheap, just cheaper than £800+)

be good to see those x fusion ones break in to the market...


 
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Also now running Domains (had them for about 3 months now), was originally looking for a set of Lyriks, but a deal came up on a set of 2nd hand Domains, which was too good to turn down (£120).

They are noticably hefty weight wise (I have the coil u-turn ones), but the performance is similar to the Pikes they replaced.


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 8:53 pm
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I'm selling my 160m Lyrik coils for £220. They are 1.125" steerer with wind down, and in very good condition. I put them on classifieds a while back but no replies yet!! Reason for sale is i swapped them for 1.5" steerer ones for my Nomad ... stanchions etc absolutely perfect... not used much either as i have 4 bikes!!


 
Posted : 06/09/2011 9:18 pm
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Onzadog did you find any forks?

I'll have some of these forks sale next week (my email address is in my profile if you want the details)
[url] http://singletrackworld.com/reviews/fox-36-float-160-fit-rlc/ [/url]


 
Posted : 07/09/2011 1:45 pm