New fork advice

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I'm thinking about a new set of forks for my MTB, the old ones haven't had much use however I feel I bought the wrong ones. I bought them when I was getting back into MTB and went for them because they where, I thought good bang for my buck. They are RockShox Recon Silver TK. They were amazing compared to the knackered shit that was on there before. However the more I ride the more I notice I'm too heavy for it. The preload and compression are up to max, but there isn't much adjustment. Only 3 clicks on the preload. I'm 18 Stone, so at the upper end of the charts, by all accounts I need to buy heavier springs for my forks however I was thinking about getting some air forks instead, I figure this is much easiest than hunting down a new set of springs for 3 year old forks. I would like remote lockout too just wondering if anyone had suggestions and what to look for.

I want to go S/H as new I guess I'm looking at £250+ which I don't really want to spend.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Oh, and needs to be 9mm QR, preferably 100mm and 1 1/8 and preferably black.
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

At your weight you will probably need to put heavier weight springs/oil/more air pressure in any fork you get anyway. I'm 16 stone and I always need to go for heavier springs/oil/more air even with products that are designed for hard dirt jump/DH use.

It's a bummer you've said it has to be a 9mm axle as I reckon you could get a decent RockShox Pike for £250 second hand but you will struggle to get one that isn't a 20mm axle. There are a lot of versions of the Pike with coil and air sprung versions so you'd need to do your research. They have just released a complete overhaul of the Pike this year so I'd imagine that the older versions will come down in price. They've been around since 2004 though so I wouldn't really go any older than 2010ish if you can help it.

They are a great all round fork. You can use them for trail riding/all mountain/whatever buzzword you want, XC and some light DH/dirt jumping. They have the remote lockout you want, rebound adjustment/motion control and also have adjustable travel.

Here are 3 that I found on ebay without really looking:

Pike 454 Air

Pike 426 Coil

Pike 351 Coil

I think the 9mm axle thing is going to hold you back quite a lot but then I don't really know much about proper XC forks so if that's what you're after you'll have to wait for someone else to chip in. There's a small chance that you will be able to convert your hub to a 20mm axle but that would depend on your hub and you being lucky!
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I think it is fairly old Deore Hub, I can't image it would be able to be upgraded.
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

If you're interested. On-one make a reasonably priced adaptable hub that comes with spacers to fit 9, 15 and 20mm axles.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Picking up a set of Revelation 426 Air Forks later today, they have adjustable travel as well as Air and Poploc really looking forward to testing them out, Now does anyone want a set of Hardly used Recon Silver TK's Laughing

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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Just wanna say these Revelations have been a revelation! It has made the front sharpen up so much on my bike, I guess I put that down to being able to set it up for my weight! The pop lock too is priceless for climbs.
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

It's very similar to a motorbike - good suspension and good tyres will make a massive difference to how a mountain bike feels. Trouble is that for some top of the range mountain bike forks and tyres you're not too far off some Öhlins stuff for your motobike Laughing

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