Hey all,
Looking for a new fork for a pretty special build I'm putting together. Here in Europe, the EXT Era V2 and the Intend Edge are more or less same price, so can disregard price differences completely. I love Intend's stuff and would really like to try the Edge, but at the same time EXT is a suspension specialist and should probably be able to create something superior to a small CNC-shed from Germany. Obviously, it won't be possible to test them prior to making the decision.
The way I see it, the Era likely has a more intricate damper, but probably also has a heavier base damping vs the Edge.
In terms of the spring, I think both of them are probably very good, so not a deciding factor. Ideally, would wish to have a coil spring, but neither have this option.
On the chassis side, I'm more intrigued by the USD design, even though the Era ticks all the boxes for a conventional fork with the oversized crown/steerer interface, floating axle etc. I want to believe that the Edge would have less stiction being hand assembled in low volumes.
How would you go about choosing between these two forks? If it matters at all, the bike is based on an Ibis Ripmo V2 equipped with a Cascade Components link and an EXT Storia v3 as a rear shock. Looking forward to your input, and if anyone has had the privilege to test both forks, would be super interesting to hear your thoughts!
Looking for a new fork for a pretty special build I'm putting together. Here in Europe, the EXT Era V2 and the Intend Edge are more or less same price, so can disregard price differences completely. I love Intend's stuff and would really like to try the Edge, but at the same time EXT is a suspension specialist and should probably be able to create something superior to a small CNC-shed from Germany. Obviously, it won't be possible to test them prior to making the decision.
The way I see it, the Era likely has a more intricate damper, but probably also has a heavier base damping vs the Edge.
In terms of the spring, I think both of them are probably very good, so not a deciding factor. Ideally, would wish to have a coil spring, but neither have this option.
On the chassis side, I'm more intrigued by the USD design, even though the Era ticks all the boxes for a conventional fork with the oversized crown/steerer interface, floating axle etc. I want to believe that the Edge would have less stiction being hand assembled in low volumes.
How would you go about choosing between these two forks? If it matters at all, the bike is based on an Ibis Ripmo V2 equipped with a Cascade Components link and an EXT Storia v3 as a rear shock. Looking forward to your input, and if anyone has had the privilege to test both forks, would be super interesting to hear your thoughts!
