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All fair points - I'm like that bloke in the fast show that can't make a decision on my own...
I'm totally lost now. So what forks for a slow XC racer who can't make up his mind....
Right - panic over, order some Magura Durins or whatever they're called. I just can't get excited about forks, at all. They're dull!
Did you try a stiffer wheel first? It may just have been that your current wheel needed a good true up...
Quite surprised to hear about just how flexy these SID's are! Makes me glad I decided to go for Reba's in the end, though I suppose if you're buying a 15mm axle version then I doubt they suffer from the same problem.
Magura Durins. Or any other RS fork other than a SID will work, such as a high-end Reba.
I had twisted lowers on my SID WC forks, TF tuned replaced the lowers with some SID XX ones under warranty (1 year old). A couple of rides on and they are starting to twist again.
If the wheel is nearer one stanchion than the other, take the wheel out, flip it over and put it back in, if the same happens, you have twisted lowers.
Mboy - well, I did sort of. I stuck another wheel in and it too was off to the left by a fair margin. At that point I thought what's the point in throwing good money after bad and bought the Maguras. The benefit is that they'll match my new MT8's so I look factory...ahem
I think the twisted lowers is more of an issue than they're letting on. The annoying thing is that I thought about buying bolt-thru lowers for them (£220 if anyones interested) but they only come in the 120mm setting and won't work with anything less.
What's also interesting is the lack of new 26 XC forks you can get hold of now. 29ers you're laughing, 26 and you're stuck with a much smaller choice...