As per title. Looking for a nice xc/trail type fork. Pointing towards a reba. Any alternatives?
Not for the money.....
Something like a Fox F120 I guess, but as scapegoat says, for the money a Reba's pretty unbeatable.
Sorry blatant plug.....
My 2011/12 my magura durin only three rides old.
I don't think Fox are as tuneable as a Reba. Shameless plug for a 120 Reba RL, got it off ebay beofre I realised I could de-spacer my Reba race to 120...... 2009 at a guess.
manitou minutes are excellent, they feel much nicer than rebas, and are very tuneable.
i should add, that is just my experience of riding both forks.
What are sid's like in comparison to reba's?
[i]What are sid's like in comparison to reba's?[/i]
I find the damping in the SIDs a bit tighter. (I have both in 100mm). I have them set up to identical sag but the Rebas seem to be a bit smoother but the SIDs better tracking (the Rebas are a few years old the SIDs new). One little tip that TF tuned told me was to drop the neg chamber 10psi lower than the pos chamber for the Rebas which makes them feel really nice and plush.
@roter - interesting tip. I ended up doing that by trial and error. I also find the fork much better with lower pressures than suggested on the fork. I run 110 with 100 neg and it feels much more active( I'm 76kg).