i have a - i belive a 1998 marin muirwood with matching colour RST 381S forks is this right ? because according to bikepedia they came with RST 281forks. and could somebody tell me what the real differance in forks would do regarding rideability
There's a service article for RST 281s here which might be useful to compare with your 381s.
From memory I dont think there was much difference apart perhaps from the travel...?