Teaming Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Hiya Looking to buy a new 24" jump bike and was wondering what suspension forks were probably the best forks money? Looking for around 100-120mm travel. Don't want to spend too much. (not over 200). I've got a pair of marzochhi comps on my kona shred at the moment and I'm quite keen on them, but I wouldn't mind something a bit lighter... Jackery (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!aNT! Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 marzocchi comps to heavy...try a set off 66's... as for 24in ive been looking for any price catergory, but they are hard to come by, jus use a set of 26in with a disc, thats what 24severn and dmr do... !aNT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaming Posted October 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 marzocchi comps to heavy...try a set off 66's... as for 24in ive been looking for any price catergory, but they are hard to come by, jus use a set of 26in with a disc, thats what 24severn and dmr do... !aNT! Yea, I may have to do that. I don't really want to use the comps because of the weight and my front end doesn't half weigh a tonne. Its so hard to lift up for manuals and bunnyhops, etc. I'll have a looksie at these 66's. I'm really keen on the DMR rhythm at the moment. Anyone had any experiences with them? Look immense (Y) Jackery.... (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 66's ? better get your money out lad, they are pushing over 500 nicker, if your going for cheap then look at the 06 mx's, they have a re-designed crown which is stronger than last years, if your looking for the lighter weight then these will be fine, if not then a set of dirt jumper 3's are also a good fork, nice and cheap, really strong but they do weigh a bit. Have a look around, read some reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R*B Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 ARRGH!!! Crazy people... The marzocchi 66 is a long travel extreme freeride fork... Put it on a jump bike and not only will it completely screw up the geometry, it'll snap your headtube clean off... Not to mention the fact that they start at well over your budget and weigh more than your comps, whatever comps you're reffering to. Very few 24" specific forks on the market for the record, 26" with a disc is the way forward, or just no front brake for jumping. Since you think marzocchis weigh too much I won't suggest dirt jumpers, so why not try some nice Manitou Stance Statics? Cheap, and from what I've heard, pretty solid... I'm a Marzocchi man myself. Personally I'm not a fan of DMR frames but alot of people are so... Whats wrong with your Shred? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nay Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 i got a pair of SR SUNTOUR XCP-75's for £55. there not anything special but realy good for the money, there magnesium, and there adjustable and have mounts for v-brakes and disk brakes. they are made for 26inch wheels but ive been running them with 24inch wheels for about 2 months and ive had no trouble. i bought them second had from a guy round the corner but i have seen similar budget forks in decathalon at merryhill ranging from £40 - £60. they are no where near as good as marzocchi's and rock shox but for the money there incredible, i'd recomend them to anyone. the only down side is that they only have about 75mm travel, abit on the short side realy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R*B Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 i got a pair of SR SUNTOUR XCP-75's for £55. there not anything special but realy good for the money, there magnesium, and there adjustable and have mounts for v-brakes and disk brakes. they are made for 26inch wheels but ive been running them with 24inch wheels for about 2 months and ive had no trouble. i bought them second had from a guy round the corner but i have seen similar budget forks in decathalon at merryhill ranging from £40 - £60. they are no where near as good as marzocchi's and rock shox but for the money there incredible, i'd recomend them to anyone. the only down side is that they only have about 75mm travel, abit on the short side realy. They'd kinda be a downgrade from his current forks I'm afraid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaming Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 I'm not a fan of DMR frames but alot of people are so... Whats wrong with your Shred? I'm finding it a bit too heavy and beefy. I want something that is quite a lot lighter and smaller. The DMR frames are quite small and they are quite thin, so thats what I'm looking to get hopefully (Y) Nothings really wrong with it, it just doesn't suit my riding. I'll have a looks at these manitou stance statics then :D cheers for the help Jackery (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 if im right there is only one 24 specific fork the zocchi d streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaming Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 I've been looking at these.... marzochhi forks They look quite nice and are on special offer for only 130 quid (Y) Do youthink htese would go well with a DMR rhythm? Jackery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R*B Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Heh, DMRs may be thinner than Konas but that's because DMRs are steel, Konas are aluminium (steel is stronger and heavier as a general rule). D-Streets, the 24" specific forks, are way, waaaaaaaaay to heavy and only have 80mm of travel. And yeah, MX comps will do fine, they're not overly strong but they're quite light and you wont break them until you start riding alot bigger and harder. And yes, they'll go fine with the Rhythm's geometry. Smaller frames are great, I'm 6'4 and my jump bikes only a medium frame (15.5"), so much more chuckable than longer frames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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