Any suggestions for an upgrade of RockShox 35 Gold RL DebonAir 29" BOOST Fork / 130mm?
Tempted to go 140mm with a better damper (Charger for RS or equivalent for Fox/Manitou/Velvet/etc). Hoping not to wreck the geometry much 😉
It's for a PX Vandal that I use for everything locally to Guernsey (XC, Enduro and...DH 🙂
An RS Pike sounds about right for you. That nice shiny grey/silver would look good with a Ti frame too
I'd only up the travel if really think you need to. The vandal has a 65 degree head angle which is pretty slack for a do-it-all bike. I went from 130mm to 150mm on my old Stanton slackline and regretted it. I think it rode better with the shorter fork . Biggerer isn't always betterer
^ true as lowered my forks 20mm back to standard optimum and they look better too 😉
Perhaps a DVO Sapphire would suit ?
My Scandal came with the RS 35 set at 140mm, although it was advertised at 130mm - have you actually measured yours?
And you can't go wrong with a Pike, I use one on it in winter - wheel/tyre reason.
Any suggestions for an upgrade of RockShox 35 Gold RL
What's wrong with it ?
What are you wanting to be better ?
How much do you want to spend now?
How much might you want to upgrade later?