What Fox fork is on this Mantis???

[RockiMtn]

Looks like a modern F series, but it has brake bosses on it. Only ones I've seen are older gen Fox forks and they were all silver/grey colour.

Really cool to see a retro bike all modernized like this. Even installed an RP23 shock to the back! :shock:

 

[Thunderchief]

That's an nice looking Mantis there, a nice subtle retromod job, which I really like.

Can't help with the fork, other that to agree that it does look like an F series.

Simon.

 

[ishaw]

Looks like an rlc to me. You could get these forks with v bosses for a period. Was going to ask a question about these lowers actually, as I can get some, so was wondering if the uppers/csu from the older style forks would bolt straight on, any ideas if this is possible?

 

[PeteC]

2008 Fox F-80? I saw another one today in white with the v-brake studs. Maybe v studs were a rarer option and the majority were disc only?

 

[RockiMtn]

looks to be 2007 when they first transitioned to the white from the grey-silver, maybe a short 1 year run? i've only seen the pre-2007 grey-silver versions with brake posts before this.

http://s872.photobucket.com/user/thaibi ... 1.jpg.html

where'd you see the fork Pete? be interested in getting my hands on one.

 

[PeteC]

I did a google image search with the terms "2008 fox f80"--- roughly one out of ten images shows a fork running v brakes. Most of those pics identify the fork as an 08 f80.

 

[ishaw]

Me too. In fact I'd take a normal one as I can lay my hands on some lowers at present.

 

[ishaw]

Looking at that pic, is that an older crown/Steerer with the newer style lowers?

 

[RockiMtn]

crowns look the same to me, what difference were there? not that i'm any expert. know not a whole lot about fox forks.

 

[ishaw]

The more modern ones are more angular with the sculpting around the adjusters rather than around the crown/stantion junction I think.

Considering a transplant and respray to match a build as the grey kind of works, but black would be better.