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Explosive_Cornflake

Went o get a few bits done on my bike the other day, and was told that thre suspension is buggered really,a nd it'd be as cheap to get a new one.
Bike i'm cycling is http://www.scottusa.com/product.php?UID=5920
with a Suntour XC-60 fork on it.
Any advice as to getting this online, or maybe #spening a small bit more on something a lot better?
Need to get a new mid chain ring also.
Thanks.

Enduro

What are you using this bike for. If its commuting you don't need any suspension, and you can just get the cheapest fork of any kind. If its mountainbiking you need to decide how much you're willing to spend to get a good fork. Have a look at www.chainreactioncycles.com for an idea of the range of forks available for mountainbiking (including 1 or 2 cheapos).

Explosive_Cornflake

It's main use is around dublin, but i do be very hard on it. I'm back home for the summer, so i might take it off road now.
Thanks for the link, i'll give it a go.

Trojan

If you're getting a suspension fork replacement, then a cheap one is usually pretty crap. Then again, you can probably ask around bike shops and find a 2nd hand one which someone is swapping out off a bike they just bought.

Personally, I considered (and still am considering) swapping my stock susp. fork for a rigid Kona - it's ~100 quid, but much lighter and more useful for the commuting I'm doing.

Go rigid.

Explosive_Cornflake

I'd go rigid, but i also have a road bike (trek 1000) so that's the rigid part of my cycling, i want the MTB for doing stuff i can't do on my road bike.
Just had a quick look at forks.
Anyone any views on this?
Suntour 2005 XCP 75 Lockout
1.1/8" 75mm Black

Alkers

Try the for sale section on www.mtbireland.com - follow rider talkbalk on the left hand side. Post up that you want a cheap set of forks and I'm sure someone will be able to sort you out.

mockerydawg

At the very same price you should go for the Marzocchi 2005 MZ Comp. Any MTBer will tell you Marzocchi is THE manfacturer for reliable and tough forks. 5 of the bikes in our garage are running Marzocchi's and we've never had a problem. Definitely the way to go.

Explosive_Cornflake

mockerydawg wrote:

At the very same price you should go for the Marzocchi 2005 MZ Comp. Any MTBer will tell you Marzocchi is THE manfacturer for reliable and tough forks. 5 of the bikes in our garage are running Marzocchi's and we've never had a problem. Definitely the way to go.

Great, thats the kind of advice i want, cuz i haven't a clue about forks, thanks.
(that really sounds like i'm being sarcastic, but i'm not!)
I shall look into that.

Enduro

Just to back that up, if you're using it for MTBing, then the Marzocchi MZ-Comp is definitely the best of the budget forks. Nothing costing less is worth buying, and it performs as well as many forks costing a lot more. The only disadvantage is weight, but if you're not racing then that shouldn't be a big issue.

If you're buying the fork online, be aware that fitting a fork can involve a few intimidating steps, but nothing that you can't do yourself with a bit of online help, and a few basic tools. If your buying it new you should ask the shop the cut the steerer to the right size for you. If you're buying it second hand, amke sure its not cut too short for your bike.

Explosive_Cornflake

I took the old one off the other day, and put it back on again, just to figure out how to do it, so i should be ok for the new one. Should be able to cut it myself also, got an angle grinder, but probably better going in with a 12" hack saw, would be cleaner.
Thanks.

Explosive_Cornflake

E Mailed Chain Reaction Cycles about the arzocchi 2005 MZ Comp and they say it's discountinued and they wont be getting it back in.
Checked the site now, and they've cleaned it up a lot.
Anymore recomendations for me? ?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=167&CurrentPageIndex=0&SortExpression=PRICE_ASC