Looking for something cheap? Clearance? How much you willing to spend?

 

Clearance for 2.4 Ardents. Not cheap. I've seen some fox forks on ebay for under $400

 

What's your priorities: weight, reliability, cost, etc.?

General all around XC, a reba is pretty hard to beat. Light with quality travel and they don't need much servicing at all.

 

Another vote for the reba. They are hard to find with a straight steerer tube, but well worth it.

 

Reliability. An old standard that the manufacturer will continue to support for a while

 

rockshox recon silver. a little heavier than the reba, but will last forever with new o-rings and oil (unless you mess something up doing the rebuild). If compression dampening is important, swap out the TK lockout with a compression damper from a Sektor. both have 32mm steel stanchions, so the damper is compatible.

 

Recon silver rl and gold rl both have motion control (low speed compression). The gold has aluminum uppers and is lighter than the silver. I have a recon silver tk and it is a great fork. Easy to work on and quite stiff for a 32mm, significantly stiffer than the fox float 32 that it replaced. That fork was a noodle compared to the recon. I am 240lb and it works great as an xc fork along with some lighter trail duties. The recon can also be adjusted from 80mm-100mm-120mm using spacers.

 

ebay has a bunch of 100mm maguras for low 400s. I still run my 2007 magura laurin 130mm. still the best fork i have ever ridden.

 

Good to know. I feel like I'm going to wear this thing out, and I want to stick with the old standard for as long as possible.

 

I have 2 Magura Wotan and I love the action, it's slightly different than fox or rockshox but it's great. I don't know about their shorter travels forks but their line up of 140mm and up are just awesome.

I'm not in the market for new fork right now but when I do it will be Magura.

 

I have a 2009 fox 32. 150mm travel choked down to 100 with a rebuild maybe 5 hours on the fork... Minor nick in the kashima but nothing major... Pm me if interested id let it go cheap as for its sitting in a pile of forks i dont use

 

I've had my eye on the X-Fusion Velvet, seems like a good fork to have down in the lab. It'll take 650b and I like the external travel adjustment, the combination of which opens up all kinds of possibilities for mischief.

Market is a little dry right now, fantastic deals pop up from time to time, although not so much for Fox forks it seems

 

Definitely not a fork I see on the trail. Very rare around here. Maybe more in Europe. I have replaced the seals, pretty simple. Not sure about the cartridge.

 

What kind of frame is this going on? If its one that has a 44mm head tube, you can probably go with a tapered fork which would widen your choices by a ton. All you'd need is a new bottom cup for your headset which runs around $40.00.

 

Should I get a rock shox recon silver tk 26" solo air or the same thing in coil? I'm a rook and I could use a helpful pointer into which one is better for me and why? What I think The differences are is that the coil is heavier but has better rebound. There's probably more to it. Or is there another option I should consider for less than 200? I mostly ride xc and some hard trails too so I would like lock out.


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Should I get a rock shox recon silver tk 26" solo air or the same thing in coil?

The advantages of a metal spring are simplicity, reliability and feel. Not much to go wrong with a spring and not much maintenance needed. They also tend to feel more linear but air forks are not that bad these days.

Main downsides are weight and limited adjustment. Most forks at the lower end seem to come with springs that suit someone on the lighter side of average, probably because most bikes are bought by/for teenagers, So if you are a lot lighter or heavier then you won't be getting the best out of the fork. Lighter and stiffer springs are available but they're not cheap so few people buy them.

An air fork is lighter and lets you adjust the spring to do pretty much exactly what you want by altering the air pressure. In my opinion this one feature is worth the trade over a coil.

They tend to be surprisingly reliable but do need the odd service to keep them that way. All forks need serviced but air ones have extra stuff to do.

The lockout on a fork is a feature of the damper so, all else being equal, will be the same on either a coil or air fork. Similarly, rebound is a separate feature that has little to do with the type of spring. The better the fork, the better the rebound will be, irrespective of the type of spring.

For general cross country, I'd go for an air fork any day.

 

I have a lowered 1 1/8 lyrik rc2dh on my hardtail....

 

Manitou R7 is a great one. I really like their Absolute+ dampers.

 

there is an ebay add for these that states 26 and 27.5 compatibility. accurate?

 

^ I'm not sure what it is that you are asking, but I will say I don't necessarily trust the descriptions posted by some ebay sellers. I try to research any purchase beforehand using manufacturer specs and ask specific questions to the seller. It's always better to see the item in question in the pics posted rather than a stock photo.

Also, Fox will tell you that you cannot run a 650b wheel in their 26 forks (voids the warranty), even though many of those forks will fit a 650b wheel and tire. Other manufacturers, like X-fusion in the case of the Velvet (my current fork), that a spacer should be used to limit travel so if the fork bottoms the wheel/tire won't hit the crown. The spacer is usually 10mm, so 100mm becomes 90mm travel.

Some of the older Marzocchi forks are solid, but the crown bridge may inhibit/limit 650b choices.

 

i was thinking about trying to fit a 26 dirt wizard in there, roughly the diameter of a 27.5
thanks

 

Too good to be true.

Hello,

There are no 27.5 R7 forks, R7's are only made for 26" wheels.

Have a great weekend,

Eric O'Gallagher l
Warranty & Technical Support

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