onzatrip Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hey peeps does people know what forks ryan lecch uses on his norco as i want to go suspension forks???cheerstrisP.S cant find info anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 marzocchi mx pro's i think.....i wouldn't if i were you, its pretty gay to be honest, the suspension absorbs all your power away from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatrip Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 i know it will affect the bike alot but i would like to see how they feel because when leech uses them it tends to very stretty! and thanks for what they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudders22 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 The forks are definitely marzochhi, but i have a feeling that they are custom made for him. They probably feature a lower travel than most standard forks,and the internals are probably customized to help them respond better in trials.If you want to go for a sus fork my advice would be go for a short travel fork, and run it with a hard spring/high air pressure. This wil make trials easier, asless of your energy will be lost in the fork, but will allow the forks to give you that bit of help if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 They were (a year or two ago) a set of MX Comps, lowered to 80mm travel. Originally reduced by whacking a stonking great load of washers inside, but I'm not 100% on what they are now. Check his website for some info perhaps - there was certainly some up before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Yea they are custom made. They've got shortened travel and lowers.I'd get them, using toras at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I have EXR comp forks, 130mm, but you could lower them.Its on my BSX bike, and I'm soon to upgrade to pikes. I'd reccomend them if you could get hold of some of them, but the travel would definately be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyMilton Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hey peeps does people know what forks ryan lecch uses on his norco as i want to go suspension forks???cheerstrisP.S cant find info anywhereHe rides a really really stiff Ex bomber, easy as to make it, all you need is a light xc fork, then get big forks spacers(internal), put them in the fork, them ajust to hopw much travel you want. I got showen when I did a fork maintence course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otaylor38 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 i dont know but i wouldnt use suspension forks if i was u. not very good for trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be trials rider Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hey peeps does people know what forks ryan lecch uses on his norco as i want to go suspension forks???cheerstrisP.S cant find info anywherewell looking at the art of trials vid just before and he has a set of modded bombers onthey look like they move about 1 inch if that so i cant see the point especially for trials hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabiot Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I have a Rocky Mountain Flow 3 and it has Marzochi Dirtjam Pro suspension forks. Its a good bike for riding around, doing some smaller drops, trails and I'm trying now to learn trials on it. I like it so far but if I stick with trials for a bit I am without a doubt getting a mod bike if I can find one with a couple gears and a seat. The shock is nice and all, it gives me some extra spring when trying to do bunnyhops and stuff. This is nice because I'm still learning the technique and I find the extra spring helps hold the tire up in the air longer so I have a little more time to think "okay, jump, tuck, push"On the other hand, endos and front wheel stuff is a little... weird. I have the fork with about 80lbs of air pressure and the highest setting on the spring. There isnt a whole lot of play in the shock but sometimes when I do something, it'll feel stiff and then as more weight is shifted overtop of the bike I can feel it sink in a little.So, yeah get something with a spring and air I'd say... make it as stiff as possible. Look in the book that comes with the fork, set the air pressure to maybe 5-10lbs above what it suggests for your weight and go from there. The point is, you want a little bit of squish when you compress and get ready to explode, but little enough that when you move on the front wheel you dont have to try to compensate for suddenly being 2 inches closer to your wheel and quite possibly over your balance point.Wear a helmet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 If your going to set the Suspension to pretty hard, it's sort of defying the point in having Suspension, you may as well just have some lightweight forks an replace your puny arms with something a bit springier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 just get some lightweight forks and reduce the travel with spacers..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehman GU Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 carnt go wrong with a set of rock shox dukes there xc specific but they'll take some hammer there air aswell which saves a fair bit of weight and there also ajustible damping so you can tweak them to the max they have aluminum top caps and bits so they look pimp and also garuntees they wont explode. finally they have v brake or disk mounts so u can run vee magura or disk whatever your prefernce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 From some earlier posts, why would he be using MX pro's when there the base fork...Probably custom ones either made for him, or made for trials thata re hard to get hold of.DJ3's may be pretty good for trails although it may be odd for 20" as they are 24,26" forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_malcolm Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 From some earlier posts, why would he be using MX pro's when there the base fork...Probably custom ones either made for him, or made for trials thata re hard to get hold of.DJ3's may be pretty good for trails although it may be odd for 20" as they are 24,26" forks.becasue they dont weigh a lot, pretty resisant and not very expensive to replace, also easy to replace.dj3's would be to big and bulky and heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 on the atomlab site they have suspensioon forks that are meant to be very stiff .have a look at them mate.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 a mod bike if I can find one with a couple gears and a seat.this doesn't exist!Unless... you modify a hope proII hub to fit in a mod, get a supershort derallieur cage and the world's smallest cassette to go on it.You also need the revell chain tensioners to mount the derallieur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam w Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 He used to use the mx pro's but now uses the new chassis of the XC series. I use the 2008 mx pro LO's with the lock out cartridge removed, and the travel reduced to around 50mm.(To reduce the travel you need to add a spacer to the pumping rods - a section of seatpost or similar tube works well. Just cut it to the length you want to reduce them by. You can go up to around 40mm without needing a new spring.)I also run the air pressure quite high - around 90psi, and the rebound quite fast.Hope that helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neomember Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 (edited) Yeah, i saw one for sale a few weeks ago on eBay. Custom made to Ryan Leech specifications. 50mm if i recall correctly. A bit heavy though at just over 4 pounds. Considering that some other Marz XC are well under 4 pounds.Freakin' nice fork. Went out for about 150$. I was tempted.A Marzocchi 4X World Cup looks interesting also if you can remove some travel. It's relatively light and pretty strong. But it comes with a 20mm axle. Edited May 16, 2008 by neomember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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