What retro Suspension fork is best??

[Copey]

Hello Chaps,

I am pondering the Rascal build over the Christmas break and was wondering what suspension fork would be best for it?

I am 206 lbs and quite aggressive, so the Judy SL's currently on my Fisher AL-1 won't cut it. The Mag 21's on the FUNK were pretty solid, but I want to do some XC racing on the Rascal next year, so need something pretty sturdy..

There are some Manitou 2's on it currently, so maybe its as simple as installing the spring kit's I see on the Bay??

Cheers

Mark

 

[Inigo Montoya]

There are some Manitou 2's on it currently, so maybe its as simple as installing the spring kit's I see on the Bay??

they had no damping at all. just the elastomers or springs which makes a pretty horrid ride. i have a manitou sport on my everyday ride and it sucks quite a bit. looks great though
suprised to hear you don't like the judy sl...

 

[Copey]

I was suprised about the SL's too.. I might have had a bad experience with them..

 

[MJN]

Especially as you liked the Mag21,which I thought was well noodley.

 

[Pickle]

Mag21's are the way to go

 

[SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum]

198lbs and the 95-97 Judy SL's have always served me well. Have them on a number of bikes. My son runs them too!

 

[missmyfat]

None of them!

 

[dyna-ti]

Z2 Bam
Try and knock absolute Fu** out of them and they'll laugh back at you
Z1 Will knock Fu** out of you

Secretly designed by Carlsberg

 

[Dr S]

Judy DH that were on my YoEddy were pretty good with Speedsprings fitted. Mind you- I like AMP forks so don't take any notice of what I say.

All my Retro machines are now fully rigid (apart from Mrs S's Specialized which has Tange Struts), give it a try, it's bone shakingly fun!

Si

 

[Elev12k]

RondWP Hydro Pro II ...if you can get air in them ! (as their pump is crap)