Modern 80mm Sus Forks

[perry]

Come on Dave your an engineer , you must have realized you can lower a suspension fork . I'm really surprised this isn't common on here .

http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomme ... &pagenum=1

It is pinkbike so expect a lot of pinkbike type replys in those 80 pages , About 60 pages are " can I lower my xyz ?"

I'd go for an older BAM arch marzocchi , the M arch would look too new and you can find some later ones that don't have the early Z1 premium . For very little money you could have some low , stiff ( think of all that stanchion overlap ) forks that are marzocchi plush and the matching 10 year service life too .

50mm

 

[cyfa2809]

wow perry hers for that man! i have recently versed my self in taking apart forks (took apart my brand new £250 forks :roll: ) but learnt about fork! (i learn by destruction, i broke a latop once, then fixed it by learning ). i noticed on that link that ofrks can be highered, how feasible is this? going from 105 to maybe 120?

 

[Neil G]

Another vote for Fox here. Got some Float RLC 100s on my Hei Hei (2004 model I think) dropped to 80mm and they're nice, look sweet too in grey

 

[Caramba Kid]

Come on Dave your an engineer , you must have realized you can lower a suspension fork

I design structures in reinforced concrete & steelwork, can just about cope with stripping, cleaning & re-greasing RC35

Thanks for all the advice guys, think I'll be going with the majority & sourcing a Fox fork.

 

[MikeD]

Reba and 10 mins fiddling with spacers. They'll go to 80 with the bits in the box, or craft some extra spacers and go shorter.

 

[stedlocks]

I've got a manitou r7 absolute ..... It's so plush and very light.... And it's red!