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Time for my beloved E150 to go off for a service again, which got me pondering, should I look at a new fork for my Enduro.....
If so, it ideally needs to be ;
20mm bolt through ideally, as I like a bit of torsional stiffness (fnaar)
160ish mm of travel
Ideally with a travel adjust for climbing - Love the terribly named "attitude adjuster" on the E150. One flip of the switch and it's a 4" climbing fork, another flip and it's a 6" trailmuncher!
Light enough for aforementioned climbing
Burly enough to handle a bit of a beating
Mainly going to be used for trail centre warrior type riding, so bonus points for any added car park pimpery! 😉
So, what's flavour of the month at the moment?
You want one of those Bos Deville things really, don't you, posh boy. I'm astonished you even have to ask 😉
If it's spending its life at trail centres and posing around the city why not go for 140mm (max)?
Much more fun.
For the car park you have to be looking at Fox first, although to more knowledgeably car park rider may also accept a Bos.
For actual riding I would be looking at the Marzocchi 55 ATA, stiff, long service intervals and apparently a welcome return to their better days.
Revelation Ti any day of the week. I would seriously not consider putting anything else on the front of my bike.
oh, except maybe a DT XMM 150. kinda makes the phrase above null and void. Rev purely for workhorse factor and can be serviced by a farm yard animal armed with only trotters and a turnip. DT is very well damped and super stiff, plus a bit of "not of the norm" penache.
From the various comments on here seems like BOS are suspect quality ATM, and inconsistent service.
For 32mm forks the Rev's look best, being lighter and needing less maintenance than the Fox 32. If you go 36mm the Fox is lighter than the Lyrik and probably more reliable. IIRC you can have either of them modified to 150mm max travel
Chunky, the frame's a 6"er, so would like to keep it balanced.
Lunge, that's the perfect reply, thanks! 😉
My own money - 2007 Z1 'zocchis RC2
My own money if I didnt already have the above and could see myelf parting with them to shed some weight - RS Sektors, then get the pushed at the 1st service effectively making them Revs with a coil spring. Or 44/55 RC3Ti (even the 55 is a lb and a bit lighter!).
Someone else Money - Fox 36 Float, kashima, with all the toys.
I just bought a recon'd Lyrik DH 2step air, seems nice enough ATM
And super value 🙂
I am just building a enduro frame up and found 2010 rs rev race 150mm travel 3.57lbs with remote poploc for £341 at merlin if you join vip club, arrived next day
BOS are suspect quality
?
what have you heard ? haven't read anything bad about the deville.
Coming from the E150 you will find 32mm forks a flexy disaster. To keep stiffness and improve quality you want some 36 Talas with the new 2 stage travel adjust or some Lyriks either 2 step or coil u-turn. The 2 step is faster to change between the travel settings but the coil is smoother. The 36 is the lightest and probably most expensive.
I_Ache - Member
Coming from the E150 you will find 32mm forks a flexy disaster.
That was a worry. The E150 is stiffer than a well fluffed pronstar.
The Fox 36 Float Kashimas look all da bling shizzle......Worth the money? Or Lyriks, which look like they're well rated from this thread!
The thing with Fox forks is that they look nice and they perform well but they are bloody expensive and the service intervals are tiny. I have a pair of RS coil forks on Mrs Aches bike that havn't been serviced since they were brought in 2006. Im sure they could run better then they do at the moment but if these were fox forks the stantions would have disintegrated by now.
CaptainMainwaring - Member
From the various comments on here seems like BOS are suspect quality ATM, and inconsistent service.
[Pastcaring +1..]
Where are those thread? All the BOS threads I've seen rave about the forks and the only negative comments just seem to be xenaphobic towards the french...
(not being adversarial to your post, just interested)
For actual riding I would be looking at the Marzocchi 55 ATA, stiff*, long service intervals and apparently a welcome return to their better days.
I lol'd, then I lol'd again.
*true
Time for my beloved E150 to go off for a service again, which got me pondering, should I look at a new fork for my Enduro
Why ditch the E150? Sent mine to TF Tuned a while back who did the 'Mick Mod' and it's now hard to fault apart from an annoying creak which I can't track down. It really suits the bike. A bit off topic I know, but I love the AFR shock too - solid, so easy to service and has become plusher over time.
I've got some 36 talas on my pitch and they are great, as stiff as someone who's had a bucket of Viagra and then been fluffed for a week, oil change takes 10-15 minutes with basic tools and light too allthough not as light as an e150 jobby, rrp on 36's is high but deals can be found if you look around
The 'zochi 55 Ti RC3 should be on your shortlist.
I've fallen in love with the 44 version for a trail bike. The 55 would probably be perfect for something a bit bigger.
[EDIT] Admittedly no "Talas" adjuster but easy to tune out any diving [/EDIT]
@zippy
i think he was just trolling 😐
hmmm 😳
I've had Fox 36 Floats for a year now. I'm notoriously hard on kit and I was a bit scared of the service interval stuff but went for them anyway. I stripped them last night for the second time and as with the last time they looked brand new inside… shame I've pretty much destroyed the outside 🙄
I was thinking of Deville etc next time but I think there is another year+ in these so... as has been posted above... why change?