Dipping a Toe Into Suspension Forks

[mickle]

Got a bad elbow - change your bars for some with greater sweep.

 

[MacB]

Got a bad elbow - change your bars for some with greater sweep.

already done that M, I use Mary Bars with 40 degrees of sweep and it is a big help....I may well be able to get away with fully rigid, I am at the moment, but the last surgery has cost me many months off the bike. More importantly it has cost me a fantastic amount of cash feeding my bike building habit to keep myself amused during recuperation. I know it is a form of insanity in building up bikes when you aren't actually allowed to ride....but hey....nobodies perfect.

Worst case scenario...I don't like them and somebody gets a great bargain on some Rebas

 

[Cubist]

Gotta get those Rebas. I just cannot fault mine (Reba Race 100mm on a 26 QR.) If you have the wherewithall then future proof it with Maxle Lite. If it costs the same, then the converter kits for your wheels are only 15 quid. That way, you can be certain that the moment you do lose your marbles and hit the trails/stray off the towpath , then you'll be well-equipped to do so.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

already done that M, I use Mary Bars with 40 degrees of sweep and it is a big help....I may well be able to get away with fully rigid, I am at the moment, but the last surgery has cost me many months off the bike. More importantly it has cost me a fantastic amount of cash feeding my bike building habit to keep myself amused during recuperation. I know it is a form of insanity in building up bikes when you aren't actually allowed to ride....but hey....nobodies perfect.

Worst case scenario...I don't like them and somebody gets a great bargain on some Rebas

Have you ever tried Fleagles?

 

[MacB]

Have you ever tried Fleagles?

looked but not tried, I'm pretty happy with the Marys

 

[GrumpyGregry]

looked but not tried, I'm pretty happy with the Marys

Got fleagles on the mtb. Love em. Love em to bits. With bar ends too. Gets lots of stares in the car parks but dang they work.

 

[MacB]

Well I ordered the Rebas with the standard 9mm QR, I decided it's more than adequate for my current and perceived future needs. Most of my riding you lot would probably consider tame for a Cross bike let alone a MTB. If I get brave or feel the urge I'll upgrade at a future point.

Many thanks for all the help though and coming next.....how to tune your forks

 

[MacB]

Got fleagles on the mtb. Love em. Love em to bits. With bar ends too. Gets lots of stares in the car parks but dang they work.

Darn, mooching last night and my finger slipped so now have a set of Fleegles en route. I already have a short 60mm stem that they can work with.

Actually it had crossed my mind that the rise on the Marys may be too much now that I've gone for the 100mm forks, so the Fleegles give another option...and they were only £20.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Darn, mooching last night and my finger slipped so now have a set of Fleegles en route. I already have a short 60mm stem that they can work with.

Actually it had crossed my mind that the rise on the Marys may be too much now that I've gone for the 100mm forks, so the Fleegles give another option...and they were only £20.

Fleegles + On one 50mm stem in Gold on 100mm Reba's is a dead comfy combo. The bar ends are, of course, a crime against fashion.

The fleegles do make the bike wider than some doorways though!

 

[MacB]

Fleegles + On one 50mm stem in Gold on 100mm Reba's is a dead comfy combo. The bar ends are, of course, a crime against fashion.

The fleegles do make the bike wider than some doorways though!

mate I have bar ends inboard of the grips on one set of Mary bars...I've long since given up being concerned about appearance to others.

Hopefully this will work out quite well as I'd been wondering about whether I'd need to flip the Marys or use a negative stem. Still won't know until it's all built up...couldn't give a stuff about doorways

 

[GrumpyGregry]

mate I have bar ends inboard of the grips on one set of Mary bars...I've long since given up being concerned about appearance to others.

Hopefully this will work out quite well as I'd been wondering about whether I'd need to flip the Marys or use a negative stem. Still won't know until it's all built up...couldn't give a stuff about doorways

bloke in my LBS does!

 

[MacB]

bloke in my LBS does!

that just means you need more tools and more training

 

[GrumpyGregry]

that just means you need more tools and more training

Nah. I like to drive him nuts by bringing it in even if all I want in an inner tube. A boardman sat there amongst all his high-end Elsworths and Spesh's makes him go a funny colour. I won't leave the mtb locked outside his shop see. Magnet for the local scrotes. The mtb is self serviced for everything bar fork rebuilds/servicing when they send it away to fishers.