I was sort of third wheel to an interesting debate on this after my ride this am.
A riding group was debating if the performance gains from a higher end suspension fork begin to level off earlier and harsher on a 29er than they would on 650b, 26ers, and all full suspensions.
There were (supposedly) a couple or reps there among them that were basically saying that a serious rec rider doesn't need to fork out $700-1000+ on a high end fork for their HT 29er because you just don't get your moneys worth. Its better to spend $300-600 on mid grade fork, and play with higher volume tires and air pressures. The money you saved can give you much better performance if spent in other areas.
I just moved to a 29er and put a mid grade fork on it expecting to upgrade to a high end fork maybe next season after I had a bit of time to adapt to the new wheel size. Maybe I don't need to??
A riding group was debating if the performance gains from a higher end suspension fork begin to level off earlier and harsher on a 29er than they would on 650b, 26ers, and all full suspensions.
There were (supposedly) a couple or reps there among them that were basically saying that a serious rec rider doesn't need to fork out $700-1000+ on a high end fork for their HT 29er because you just don't get your moneys worth. Its better to spend $300-600 on mid grade fork, and play with higher volume tires and air pressures. The money you saved can give you much better performance if spent in other areas.
I just moved to a 29er and put a mid grade fork on it expecting to upgrade to a high end fork maybe next season after I had a bit of time to adapt to the new wheel size. Maybe I don't need to??