I am undecided what fork to put on my yeti asr 7
I like both of these but does anyone know which will be the best for my frame
The ones I am looking at are about 2008 forks
Cheers Steve
Depends what you want really.
Talas needs the RC2 cartridge to be good. The basic R's are OK but can be a bit divey. They also need more looking after. My 06's go about a year before the TALAS stops working (no wind down) as I never used it it's not an issue.
The Vans will be slightly heavier but simpler. Again the RC2 will probably make a huge difference.
Do you need the travel adjust?
Is Weight an issue?
The talas are rc2 not sure about the vans
I am trying to keep the weight down to just over 30lb hopefully
Would like the travel adjust as its there in case you need it
If they are the old lowers (4 pinch bolts not the QR levers) then check for cracks.
Service is about £100 best done annually too.
The Vans use spring, the Talas use air (afaik) - quite a different feeling in terms of progression.
The van will be plusher, less divey, more reliable and less service sensitive. Also with floats and talas you tend not to get full travel, even on the biggest hits.
The talas will be lighter and travel adjustable. If you really need the travel adjust it has to be the talas, if not I would go with the van. You can use different oil weights to alter the compression on the vans, but not with talas (I don't think.)
So maybe the best option would be a u-turn Lyrik?! I currently use a 2011 Van R and an 08 coil Lyrik and like them both, but wasn't that impressed by my old talas or the 2010 floats I borrowed.
The talas is air sprung but linear. It stands for travel adjust linear air spring (I recall) and it is very possible in the basic r's to get full travel. Hence the rc2 being worth it.
Best action = Vans
Lightest + Travel adjust = Talas
Best feel/weight compromise = Float
Ok thanks everyone for the advice
And now I am going to throw another one in there that has come up
The Marzocchi 66 ATA is this fork any good
I am also going to have a look at the lyrik also
Avoid ata just binned the ata all mountain 1s I had. The cartridge auto winds down.
Must be the floats that wont get full travel then.
Ok then thanks everyone
I think I am going to go for the talas for the weight and travel
2009 onwards Talas rc2 are very good forks indeed. As mentioned above you need the RC2 damping otherwise they're divey. They have a bit more ''stiction' than floats & Vans but excellent all round.
If you're after some 66's then have a look under my profile as I have a new set of rc3ti for sale.