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[Closed] Going from Coil to Air Forsk

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I'm probably going to replace my 2005 [2006?] Fox Vanilla R with something newer.
Everything in the 120/130mm travel bracket seems to be air these days, how much difference will I notice on the trail?


 
Posted : 09/04/2012 8:40 pm
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Slightly different forks as I'm going between a coil Boxxer and an air Pike but I don't really notice much difference between the two when I'm actually riding. The coil one feels smoother when bouncing/riding around a car park but when riding the air one feels just as good to me.


 
Posted : 09/04/2012 8:43 pm
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Crap. Thread title fail.


 
Posted : 09/04/2012 9:06 pm
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An air fork will tend to have a rising rate, a coil more linear. whether you notice or not I don't know - I like the rising rate as its soft and supple at the beginning without blowing thru its travel easily but I can hardly tell the difference myself


 
Posted : 09/04/2012 9:27 pm