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Hi,
For my build at the price i want to pay. I can obtain a set of either
Fox 140 RL Vanilla or Revolations 426 u turns
What the general opinion both new and at a very sensible price
both good forks. if the revs have the adjustable compression damping then i would go for them because i think its a useful feature, particularly on coil forks. are either of them qr15/ maxle? that would sway me too
Fox are qr and Revs are 20 mm, not a problem either way front hub is pro 2..
being a bit heavy handed, the maxle would definitely win it for me, if you like going a bit quick over rough stuff you wont regret it!
Just went through a very similar dilemma, opted for the Revs as they were lighter and had the maxle
I'm currently running Vanilla RLC 140's QR on one bike, Revelation Team Dual Air Maxles (reduced with spacers from 150 to 140mm) on another and some 'old' 130mm Coil U-turn Revelations QR on my hardtail. Oh, until recently I was running Vanilla R 140's QR on my Five. (er...the bikes are shared amongst other members of the family...honest 😉 )
Depends on your priorities really. For ease of set up and maintenance, plus suspension performance, I think it's hard to beat the Vanillas. However, in the QR versions, they're definately not as stiff as the 20mm thru axle Revs. The Vanillas are also heavier than the dual air revs - although, personally, I think the more supple action of the coil forks offsets the comparative lack of stiffness, so that in the real world, it's pretty close. If you do go for the Revs, try and get 'em with black-box damping, as it's definately worth getting - IMO it's a huge improvement on the motion control damping - especially over repeated fast hits.
The coil Revs are good, but are a bit heavier than the Vanillas, and (again IMO) the motion control damping isn't as good as the Fox Vanilla damping.
Good luck choosing 🙂
Got the Revs, will post back after a week or two trials
Cheers all for your comments