[justintendo]

hi everyone. i have been putting a new bike i got thru its paces for awhile now, and im starting to think the stock fork is holding the bike back. its a 2010 hardrock disc, 19". i am 6'2 and about 200 with backpack. i dont know if you are supposed to, but you cant feel any damping goin over and thru stuff. just spring. lots of a "stiction" feeling...like it kinda chatters its way thru the stroke. im used to dirtbikes and street stuff that you can feel a lil plushness. what would a good replacement be thats proportionate to this bike. i was thinking of adding a lil damping to the steering by gettin 100mm travel instead of the stock 80mm. the stock fork is a sr suntour xct-v2 sf8. does this thing even have oil in it?, lol.

 

[Zoke2]

going to a 100mm fork will slacken the HTA about one degree and slow the steering down ... but its done everyday so it will work. how much are you looking to spend on a new fork?

 

[justintendo]

i would say up to about 250 or so. a lil more if i really had to. i do a lil bit of all kinds of riding...pavement, trails, hardpack...i guess a lockout would be nice when im on the road. thats good you say its about one degree, thats probably a good lil adjustment to help with the higher speed bumps

 

[Zoke2]

you might look at the RS Tora better than what you have and its at a good price and it has lockout

 

[justintendo]

i see alot of people like those...which model would be best? their website doesnt list any differences among them.

 

[Zoke2]

did you click the link i posted ... its the Tora 318 Coil U-Turn .... decent damper and ext rebound adj and compression w/lockout and travel adj and it accepts V brakes or Disc brakes

 

[justintendo]

thank you, thats probably the one ill go with..can you get parts for these to rebuild them?

 

[Zoke2]

yes parts are available