Last year I built a bike for a friend. It started out as a cheap FB Marin, but needed a fair bit of work. I ended up replacing most of the parts with bits from my stash, and refurbed the rest. Turned out quite nice aside from the forks, which were crappy scyc affairs and weigh a ton.
He was well happy with the bike, but he's after a higher rise stem which I'm sorting, but if like to also rid him of the low rent forks as I think it will transform the bike and they are the only bad component on the bike now, and aside from wheels, the only bit I didn't replace.
The challenge is, he's very tall, and the frame is an XL, so I am looking for a fork with s straight 1 1/8 steerer of 215mn plus (I can't remember exactly, possibly even 230mm). It also needs v bosses. I'd have happily donated any of my spare forks, but none had long enough steerers.
I'm not to fussy on options, I'm fronting it as a gift so prefer not to blow too much. Anything would be better than what's on there now. I'd prefer something that's fit and forget, so probably coil or elastomer to save him having to worry about air pressures. He's not the kind of guy to maintain his bike after a ride, so something that won't end up with rusty chrome stanchions would be helpful.
No need for adjustability but a bonus if it is there.
26 inch qr wheel.
Anyone got anything!
He was well happy with the bike, but he's after a higher rise stem which I'm sorting, but if like to also rid him of the low rent forks as I think it will transform the bike and they are the only bad component on the bike now, and aside from wheels, the only bit I didn't replace.
The challenge is, he's very tall, and the frame is an XL, so I am looking for a fork with s straight 1 1/8 steerer of 215mn plus (I can't remember exactly, possibly even 230mm). It also needs v bosses. I'd have happily donated any of my spare forks, but none had long enough steerers.
I'm not to fussy on options, I'm fronting it as a gift so prefer not to blow too much. Anything would be better than what's on there now. I'd prefer something that's fit and forget, so probably coil or elastomer to save him having to worry about air pressures. He's not the kind of guy to maintain his bike after a ride, so something that won't end up with rusty chrome stanchions would be helpful.
No need for adjustability but a bonus if it is there.
26 inch qr wheel.
Anyone got anything!
