Does Any One Ride Suspension Forks?

[Gogz-]

I haven't posted this to start a fight , all i want to know is y would you want to fit some heavy ass forks to your bike .

it cant make landing any easier especially as the weight must make you fall harder .

Edited April 22, 2008 by gogz69

[bikeperson45]

At the moment I do, toras, but thats because I have to hurry up and get a trials bike. Very heavy.

[Alex Dark]

i ran manitou six-sports on my trek for a while...and quite liked it...to be honest theres no real advantage; however i could see a point if you rode a 24"...a set of lightweight 24" compatible forks are about the same length as some 26" rigid forks, so would get the geo spot on...n fact..i think i may do that...

Marino bikes + geo of an inspired + z1 bombers = sweet ass street/trials bike

[steve@banbury-trials]

on the atomlab website there are forks that are like 60mm travel and are apparently very stiff.i would be interested to see these on a 24" trials bike sometime.

steve

[tris]

ive got a 24" onza zoot. with standard 24" forks. i always liked sus forks but now im used to not having them.

surely having 26" forks on a 24" will mess up the geo!!!! if its sold with 24" forks why would putting 26" ones on correct it??

having sus forks does help when droping of stuff. especially when you wheeling exit something, with rigid forks its really harsh when you land, suspension forks are much smoother.

[Alex Dark]

ive got a 24" onza zoot. with standard 24" forks. i always liked sus forks but now im used to not having them.

surely having 26" forks on a 24" will mess up the geo!!!! if its sold with 24" forks why would putting 26" ones on correct it??

having sus forks does help when droping of stuff. especially when you wheeling exit something, with rigid forks its really harsh when you land, suspension forks are much smoother.

26" forks give the zoot a higher bb and slacker head angle; which a lot of ople prefer....a lot of the zoots around run echo urbans or pures with a disc.

24" sus forks are round about the same height as 26" rigid forks so would give the same effect....look at the 24" ashton frmae to get an idea fo what i mean

[Tomm]

surely having 26" forks on a 24" will mess up the geo!!!! if its sold with 24" forks why would putting 26" ones on correct it??

24" forks are the same as 26" forks. The difference (on some forks) is where the V-brake/magura mounts are. Lengthwise they're the same, and if you're using a disc, you can use any fork with a disc mount.

[dan_addison]

Marino bikes + geo of an inspired + z1 bombers = sweet ass street/trials bike

Z1 bombers on a street bike? are you a machine?

[Revolver]

I think i'm ryan leech.

I do the shoulder thing when I trackstand.

anyway, I gapped just short of what I can on my mod on my handsome dog, which albeit is a light frame, (and has liiight sus - Zocch EXR comp) is considerably (x2 - x3) heavier.

So there.

Why do trials on that bike?

Well, because I do, it gives me the option of blasting down stairs (or up), the added ability of bunnyhops, the choice of doing freeride on the same bike, and because of the gears, the ability to go places

Now, suspension on an actual trials bike is pointless. It will outweigh the back end.

Funny though, my handsome dog is a trials frame. Sort of.